Hundreds of Berkeley High School students skipped their last class Thursday, instead deciding to hold their own rally in support of the March 1 Day of Action just hours before local teachers gathered at the same spot. Before joining the Berkeley Federation of Teachers demonstration at 4:30 p.m., high school Read More…
A state senator introduced an amendment to Proposition 13 Monday, urging the legislature and California voters to alter the measure to allow greater funding to local schools. Read More…
The Berkeley Unified School District’s Board of Education announced May 31 that it would be broadening its search for the new district superintendent despite its original plans to have selected a candidate by the beginning of June. The board decided to extend the search because they were not satisfied with 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…
Berkeley High School set a new record this week — not for academics or athletics — but for the longest soul train dance line, as recorded by the Guinness World Record. Weiru Fang covers local schools.
Following his latest rejection, the lead petitioner of a proposed charter school in Berkeley is looking to appeal to the Berkeley Unified School District — again.
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.
In terms of graduation rates, Berkeley Unified School District students consistently outperform their peers across the state and county, according to recently released statistics.
Berkeley Unified School District’s first week enrollment fell lower than projected this year, short of last year’s total by nearly 100 students. About 275 students below the district’s projected enrollment of 9,666, the district is now reevaluating its budget information.
