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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Berkeley school board considers consolidating REALM Charter School

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At their meeting Wednesday, Berkeley Unified School District Board members discussed proposed expenditures, as well as a measure that would consolidate REALM Charter Schools into one school for sixth through 12th grades.
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City

Sunday, June 18, 2017

BUSD school board approves BHS universal 9th-grade redesign

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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City

Thursday, June 8, 2017

1 percent wage raise for teachers in BUSD, Berkeley Federation of Teachers agreement

The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT, a labor union that represents more than 800 BUSD teachers and school staff, have reached a tentative agreement in 2017-18 and 2018-19 contract negotiations, according to a joint press release issued Wednesday.
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City

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Berkeley High School ranks 57th on list of best California public high schools

Berkeley High School was ranked number 57 on a list for best public high schools in California for 2017.
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City

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Petition to fire Berkeley Unified School District teacher resurfaces after Fox News interview

An eight-month-old petition to fire a Berkeley Unified School District teacher gained thousands of signatures after her Monday appearance on Fox News.
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City

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Berkeley soda tax revenue to fund cooking, gardening programs in local schools

Berkeley City Council has allocated $675,000 to the Berkeley Unified School District Gardening and Cooking Program, which will be used to fund a Health and Wellness Project — an after school workshop where elementary, middle and high school students can learn how to cook and the values of healthy eating.
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Election 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Measure Y1 could implement lower voting age for certain elections in Berkeley

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds may soon be allowed to vote in Berkeley, making the city one of just a few in the country to allow them to do so.
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Election 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

UC Berkeley development institute releases study on Prop. 51

UC Berkeley’s Institute of Urban and Regional Development released a recent study weighing the pros and cons of Proposition 51 — a state ballot measure that supports the state funding construction and renovation in California elementary schools, high schools and community colleges.
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City

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Berkeley Unified School District study finds improved literacy, declining math skills

A report published by the Berkeley Unified School District on Wednesday found that students are excelling in language skills and literacy but declining in math scores — which some attribute to a curriculum change.
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City

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Berkeley High taking action to close academic achievement gap

Over the past year, Berkeley High School staff have been meeting with parents and students to review ideas for redesigns to classrooms and teaching styles that aim to end academic achievement disparities between racial and socioeconomic groups.
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