Here’s a crash course on the City Council’s November elections
Half of the city council could see a change come November, and there are fourteen people running in total for the four district seats.
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The 2018 Berkeley City Council elections: Who has endorsed whom?
One factor for many voters this November is a candidate’s endorsements. Individuals of local and national renown have weighed in on the slew of candidates vying for four Berkeley City Council seats in the Nov. 6 election.
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Le Conte Elementary School renamed after Sylvia Mendez, a key figure in California desegregation
Sylvia Mendez was the plaintiff in the landmark 1947 case Mendez v. Westminster. The case challenged the “whites only” policy of four Los Angeles school districts, and ultimately the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Mendez.
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Union members call for wage increases at Berkeley school board meeting
At a Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD Board meeting, union members voiced dissatisfaction about their wages on Wednesday.
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Community member addresses allegations of excessive police force at BUSD meeting
After the last day of Berkeley High School’s Unity Week this year, two fights broke out between students near the school, which led to Berkeley Police Department allegedly using excessive force — an allegation that was discussed during the public comment section of Berkeley Unified School District board’s Wednesday meeting.
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4 BUSD students file lawsuit against BUSD, administrators, BUSD Board of Education
Four Berkeley Unified School District students filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against BUSD, the BUSD Board of Education and several BUSD and BUSD Board of Education administrators for allegedly failing to serve students with reading disabilities, such as dyslexia.
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Berkeley school district board discusses policies on undocumented students, sex harassment
Berkeley Unified School District’s board unanimously approved a policy designed to improve students’ access to educational resources and protect them from detention or deportation at its regular meeting Wednesday night.
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Berkeley school board considers sanctuaries for immigrant, undocumented students
Berkeley Unified School District may soon adopt a policy making district campuses sanctuaries for undocumented and immigrant students after the Board of Education reaffirmed the district’s commitment to student safety at its meeting Wednesday.
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Incumbents Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Judy Appel re-elected to Board of Education
Incumbents Beatriz Leyva-Cutler and Judy Appel won the two open Board of Education director positions for the Berkeley Unified School District on Tuesday, defeating their sole challenger Abdur Sikder.
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Berkeley Unified School District candidates note prior accomplishments as November election approaches
Incumbents Judith Appel and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler are running against challenger Abdur Sikder this fall in bids for their re-election to Berkeley Unified School District board. Appel and Leyva-Cutler have both been lauded for their commitment to public education in Berkeley, as well as their dedication to students’ success and help ushering in unprecedented intervention programs. Though unavailable for comment, Sikder similarly seeks to ensure that the Berkeley school district is a place where all students receive a high-quality education, regardless of background.
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