BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Karen Hemphill
City
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Outgoing Berkeley school board members deliver parting statements, call attention to implicit bias
Berkeley Unified School District Board President Josh Daniels and board member Karen Hemphill participated in their final meeting as board members Wednesday night, delivering advice and parting thoughts.
City
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Outgoing Berkeley school board members deliver parting statements, call attention to implicit bias
Berkeley Unified School District Board President Josh Daniels and board member Karen Hemphill participated in their final meeting as board members Wednesday night, delivering advice and parting thoughts.
City
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Teachers urge Berkeley Unified School District board to raise employee wages
Members of both the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and the Berkeley Council of Classified Employees spoke during public comment in front of audience members holding signs that read, “Living wages for BUSD employees.”
City
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Teachers urge Berkeley Unified School District board to raise employee wages
Members of both the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and the Berkeley Council of Classified Employees spoke during public comment in front of audience members holding signs that read, “Living wages for BUSD employees.”
Election 2018
OCTOBER 24, 2018
6 Berkeley school board candidates vie for 3 open seats in upcoming election
Six candidates — Ty Alper, Norma Harrison, Dru Howard, Abdur Sikder, Julie Sinai and Ka’Dijah Brown — will be vying for the three open board seats.
Election 2018
OCTOBER 24, 2018
6 Berkeley school board candidates vie for 3 open seats in upcoming election
Six candidates — Ty Alper, Norma Harrison, Dru Howard, Abdur Sikder, Julie Sinai and Ka’Dijah Brown — will be vying for the three open board seats.
City
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Berkeley Federation of Teachers questions BUSD standardized testing plan
Citing worries about the standardized testing mandated to start next week, members from the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT, addressed the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, school board at its Wednesday meeting — its first meeting of the school year.
City
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Berkeley Federation of Teachers questions BUSD standardized testing plan
Citing worries about the standardized testing mandated to start next week, members from the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT, addressed the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, school board at its Wednesday meeting — its first meeting of the school year.
City
JULY 03, 2018
Berkeley Unified School District approves budget, accountability plan at last meeting of school year
The Berkeley Unified School District board approved next year’s budget and made recommendations for the Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, at the board’s Wednesday meeting.
City
JULY 03, 2018
Berkeley Unified School District approves budget, accountability plan at last meeting of school year
The Berkeley Unified School District board approved next year’s budget and made recommendations for the Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, at the board’s Wednesday meeting.
City
APRIL 29, 2018
Berkeley Unified School District approves $860K in budget additions
The board approved hiring a districtwide bilingual substitute teacher, who will speak both English and Spanish. The approved programs also include a $25,000 Berkeley High School African American Studies 50th Anniversary program and a $300,000 Structured Literacy Instruction program.
City
APRIL 29, 2018
Berkeley Unified School District approves $860K in budget additions
The board approved hiring a districtwide bilingual substitute teacher, who will speak both English and Spanish. The approved programs also include a $25,000 Berkeley High School African American Studies 50th Anniversary program and a $300,000 Structured Literacy Instruction program.
City
APRIL 12, 2018
Berkeley school board considers consolidating REALM Charter School
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.
City
APRIL 12, 2018
Berkeley school board considers consolidating REALM Charter School
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.
City
APRIL 02, 2018
Berkeley Unified School District begins path to better special education services
Berkeley Unified School District is making its special education programs more cost-efficient and suitable to the needs of its students.
City
APRIL 02, 2018
Berkeley Unified School District begins path to better special education services
Berkeley Unified School District is making its special education programs more cost-efficient and suitable to the needs of its students.
City
MARCH 01, 2018
BUSD discusses updates to new 9th grade program, hiring timeline
BUSD discussed updates Wednesday for the “Universal 9th Grade” program that will be implemented into Berkeley High School for the 2018-19 school year.
City
MARCH 01, 2018
BUSD discusses updates to new 9th grade program, hiring timeline
BUSD discussed updates Wednesday for the “Universal 9th Grade” program that will be implemented into Berkeley High School for the 2018-19 school year.
City
DECEMBER 07, 2017
Decision to build district employee housing still under consideration by BUSD
The decision to build district employee housing is still under consideration after the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, voted at its meeting Wednesday to consider the option if the district pursues a 2020 facilities bond.
City
DECEMBER 07, 2017
Decision to build district employee housing still under consideration by BUSD
The decision to build district employee housing is still under consideration after the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, voted at its meeting Wednesday to consider the option if the district pursues a 2020 facilities bond.
