What seemed to be a simple trip to Mexico over winter break took an inauspicious turn when nine-year-old Berkeley student Rodrigo Guzman realized he could not come back home. Read More…
Berkeley Unified School Board President Leah Wilson announced Tuesday that she will resign her post, citing concerns about a potential conflict of interest with her new job as the Court Executive Officer for the Alameda Superior Court.
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If passed, Assembly Bill 199, the “Choose California” bill, would mandate that state institutions purchase foods from California farms so long as their prices are not more than 5 percent more expensive than identical items from outside the state. Read More…
Britt Alamo has spent the last six years teaching eighth grade at Berkeley’s Longfellow Middle School, but without an increase in pay in the last four years, she finds herself in a difficult situation. Read More…
It hurt my heart to learn about the shooting death of another young man in Oakland. It hurt even more when I realized I knew him: Tyler Jamison. The Feb. 12 Daily Cal article about a “Berkeley teenager shot in Oakland identified by police” deepened the pain. Instead of learning Read More…
The city of Berkeley is preparing for significant reductions in funding for social services as a result of cuts related to the federal sequester.
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The Berkeley Unified School District hired a new consulting firm to continue its extensive search for a permanent superintendent. Read More…
A Berkeley Unified School District teacher is no longer employed by the district after being arrested and charged for allegedly driving under the influence and possessing a controlled substance. Read More…
Fewer Berkeley High School students are bringing weapons to campus and going to class drunk or stoned, according to recent data from a new self-reported survey. Read More…
Tucked away in the leafy Berkeley Hills, a newly relocated school has added to the air of multicultural diversity in the school system. With a cozy cottage-like feel, Berkeley’s historic Hillside site no longer bears empty hallways but instead provides a haven for families looking for bilingual education for their Read More…