Berkeley Federation of Teachers

Thanks to a new agreement between Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT, teachers will be granted compensation for their time spent writing letters of recommendation.

Expectations that Berkeley High School teachers write large numbers of letters of recommendation for students has given them an increasingly overwhelming workload.

Ka'Dijah Brown is running for reelection on the platform of equitably supporting underserved students, providing socio-emotional support for students and creating a safe, welcoming environment within BUSD.

Jennifer Shanoski, chemistry professor at Merritt College and president of the Peralta Federation of Teachers, is running for the 2022 Berkeley School Board.

A series of contract negotiations were approved by the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT,  Wednesday that will change teacher salaries and classroom sizes. 

The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board held their bi-monthly meeting Wednesday to discuss Latinx Heritage Month, employee health care and mental health, among other topics. 

To meet their students' needs and fund books and special projects, BUSD teachers have resorted to crowdfunding to obtain classroom resources.

As students return to school after spring break, the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, is preparing for a potential rise in COVID-19 cases.

At a meeting Wednesday, members of the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education discussed the decision to make masks optional outdoors and voted to sign a petition urging state officials to fund climate literacy initiatives in California school districts.

During its Wednesday meeting, the district approved amendments to its current policies for both students and teachers, changing the definition of “fully-vaccinated” to include the COVID-19 booster shot for those deemed eligible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.