The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education announced their decision to slow down the process of hiring a new district superintendent, in light of community criticism. Read More…
Newly released Berkeley Unified School District statistics reveal slight to moderate improvement in closing the district-wide achievement gap, though not all of the yearly target goals have been met. Read More…
The Berkeley Unified School District will begin interviewing applicants this week for the superintendent position that will be vacated by current District Superintendent Bill Huyett when he retires in June. At a special closed session meeting on May 2, the district’s Board of Education selected between seven and 10 of the Read More…
In an online letter addressed to the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education, a local teacher urged the board not to go through with their likely plan of hiring Dr. Edmond Heatley as the district’s new superintendent. Read More…
Last week, 48 teachers in the Berkeley Unified School District received pink slips, signifying that another wave of staff layoffs could be on its way in the upcoming months. In light of the cuts to public education in Gov. Jerry Brown’s preliminary budget released in January for the upcoming fiscal Read More…
With its ornamental tower and spacious steps, Old City Hall has long held an impressive presence in the heart of Berkeley at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Despite the building’s humble grandeur, a plaque left of the entrance reminds visitors that “this building does not meet structural standards for Read More…
With Berkeley Unified School District facing a reduction of nearly $7 million if Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax hike is not approved, the district’s Board of Education will discuss a proposed budget cut plan for the 2012-13 school year at its meeting Wednesday night. The proposal on Wednesday’s agenda assumes that Read More…
As the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education convenes for the first time this month, the board is planning on doling out an all too familiar verdict. Soumya Karlamangla is the assistant city news editor.
Following the opening of Berkeley Unified School District’s first charter schools last month, the district held a public hearing Wednesday to gather community opinions about a proposal for a new charter school. Weiru Fang covers local schools.
Berkeley High School’s staff is starting out the school year with a renewed focus on attendance and communication, according to a letter sent out Wednesday to the high school community. Soumya Karlamangla is the assistant city news editor.
