BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Berkeley Unified School District
Local Schools
MAY 01, 2022
BUSD faces sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuit
Three female custodian workers filed a lawsuit against BUSD alleging a failure to prevent against sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination.
Local Schools
MAY 01, 2022
BUSD faces sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuit
Three female custodian workers filed a lawsuit against BUSD alleging a failure to prevent against sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination.
Local Schools
APRIL 17, 2022
CA student vaccination bill paused due to low vaccination rates
Low vaccination rates in young children have prompted a California Senate bill requiring vaccination in students to be placed on hold.
Local Schools
APRIL 17, 2022
CA student vaccination bill paused due to low vaccination rates
Low vaccination rates in young children have prompted a California Senate bill requiring vaccination in students to be placed on hold.
Local Schools
APRIL 14, 2022
‘Not acceptable’: Virtual academy, equity concerns stew in BUSD meeting
Facing potential closure, Berkeley Unified School District's virtual learning academy received support from the community at a BUSD board meeting Wednesday.
Local Schools
APRIL 14, 2022
‘Not acceptable’: Virtual academy, equity concerns stew in BUSD meeting
Facing potential closure, Berkeley Unified School District's virtual learning academy received support from the community at a BUSD board meeting Wednesday.
Learning 2022
APRIL 06, 2022
Educational climate literacy readies young people for understanding, action
Despite the intimidating reality that we are living amidst human-caused climate change, climate action has faced political and informational roadblocks.
Learning 2022
APRIL 06, 2022
Educational climate literacy readies young people for understanding, action
Despite the intimidating reality that we are living amidst human-caused climate change, climate action has faced political and informational roadblocks.
Learning 2022
APRIL 05, 2022
UC Berkeley student organizations, BUSD work to diversify STEM pipeline
As UC Berkeley STEM majors graduate, they enter a world where women are underrepresented. For many, this male-dominated landscape is all too familiar.
Learning 2022
APRIL 05, 2022
UC Berkeley student organizations, BUSD work to diversify STEM pipeline
As UC Berkeley STEM majors graduate, they enter a world where women are underrepresented. For many, this male-dominated landscape is all too familiar.
Local Schools
MARCH 29, 2022
Berkeley school district braces for rise in COVID-19 cases following spring break
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.
Local Schools
MARCH 29, 2022
Berkeley school district braces for rise in COVID-19 cases following spring break
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.
Local Schools
MARCH 17, 2022
Longfellow Middle School locked down over alleged weapon
Longfellow Middle School underwent a lockdown after school staff learned that a former student who had returned to the school allegedly may have had a weapon, according to a press release from Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Superintendent Brent Stephens.
Local Schools
MARCH 17, 2022
Longfellow Middle School locked down over alleged weapon
Longfellow Middle School underwent a lockdown after school staff learned that a former student who had returned to the school allegedly may have had a weapon, according to a press release from Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Superintendent Brent Stephens.
City
MARCH 10, 2022
Berkeley school district discusses future of virtual learning academy, strategic plan
Nearly two dozen community members signed up to speak during Wednesday night’s Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, school board meeting, many of them voicing concerns about the status of the district’s virtual learning academy.
City
MARCH 10, 2022
Berkeley school district discusses future of virtual learning academy, strategic plan
Nearly two dozen community members signed up to speak during Wednesday night’s Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, school board meeting, many of them voicing concerns about the status of the district’s virtual learning academy.
Local Schools
MARCH 07, 2022
Ka’Dijah Brown elected as youngest president of Berkeley school board
At 30 years old, former BUSD student Ka’Dijah Brown has been elected as the youngest president ever of the Berkeley school board.
Local Schools
MARCH 07, 2022
Ka’Dijah Brown elected as youngest president of Berkeley school board
At 30 years old, former BUSD student Ka’Dijah Brown has been elected as the youngest president ever of the Berkeley school board.
City
MARCH 07, 2022
Berkeley school district to stop requiring indoor, outdoor masking March 14
Indoor and outdoor masking will be optional at all Berkeley Unified School District schools and facilities starting March 14.
City
MARCH 07, 2022
Berkeley school district to stop requiring indoor, outdoor masking March 14
Indoor and outdoor masking will be optional at all Berkeley Unified School District schools and facilities starting March 14.
