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Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education member Judy Appel announced Tuesday she would be running for state assembly the CA-15 district in 2018, joining a growing field of candidates for the seat.
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The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a universal ninth-grade program for all incoming Berkeley High School freshmen which will take effect beginning fall 2018.
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The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education unanimously passed a motion Wednesday to allow members of the Design Team at Berkeley High School to continue to develop its proposal to redesign the ninth-grade course structure at Berkeley High School.
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The Berkeley Unified School District is toughening its enrollment standards with the results of a new address verification policy presented to the Board of Education last Wednesday.
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The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education reviewed the district’s priorities on professional development and the curriculum for the current academic year Wednesday night.
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In an effort toward greater academic racial equity, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education assessed recent policy changes as part of the implementation of a state-mandated academic improvement effort at its regular meeting Wednesday.
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The new semester is upon us, and this time it comes with a special treat: elections. Nov. 8 sits around the corner, and the political climate in Berkeley is hotter than ever.
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On Wednesday, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education voted to pass a resolution to place the 2016 Berkeley Schools Excellence Program, or BSEP — a measure geared toward helping reduce student-to-teacher ratios at Berkeley public schools — on the November 2016 election ballot in the city of Berkeley.
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Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Donald Evans worked for more than 18 months without renewing his credentials.
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The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education discussed the possibility of opening a new elementary school for the 2018-19 school year because of enrollment growth and limits of current school capacities at its Wednesday evening meeting.
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