Local Schools

Berkeley school district shows progress in reopening preparedness with online dashboards

Photo of Sylvia Mendez Elementary School
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The online dashboards show the progress of Berkeley Unified School District's plans to reopen its schools. The elementary school dashboard is currently the furthest along in its progress, but the middle and high schools are also close to completing their plans.

As schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, created online dashboards that show the progress of its plans to reopen schools across multiple grade levels.
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City

City measures funding Berkeley school district to be voted on in primaries

Three education-related measures will be on the ballot Tuesday — Measures E, H and G — all of which could have a lasting effect on students, teachers and other BUSD staff. With one measure funded by a bond issue and the other two by parcel taxes, these measures could fund everything from basic maintenance to keeping educators from leaving Berkeley for better-paying districts.
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