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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.
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At a meeting Wednesday, members of the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education discussed the decision to make masks optional outdoors and voted to sign a petition urging state officials to fund climate literacy initiatives in California school districts.
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During its Wednesday meeting, the district approved amendments to its current policies for both students and teachers, changing the definition of “fully-vaccinated” to include the COVID-19 booster shot for those deemed eligible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Berkeley Unified School District’s Board of Education broached a variety of topics relating to success in schools for Black students at its Wednesday meeting.
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Berkeley Unified may face up to $6.6 million in budget cuts next year due to declining enrollment, pending an anticipated increase in state funding.
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The University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, organized rallies Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union building at UC Berkeley calling for job security and fair salaries.
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California’s teacher staffing shortage has impacted schools across the state. Berkeley Unified School District is no different.
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Amid efforts to safely keep students in school, the Berkeley Unified School District’s Board of Education discussed new staffing needs and budget plans at its meeting Wednesday.
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The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education met Wednesday to hear public comments, go over school reopening and graduation plans and receive an update from its Office of Family Engagement and Equity, or OFEE.
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As students, teachers and parents continue to struggle with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, is preparing to reopen its schools after an agreement was tentatively reached in February.
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