BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 31, 2023
Malcolm X Elementary School
Local Schools
AUGUST 22, 2022
Berkeley teachers crowdfund for classroom resources
To meet their students' needs and fund books and special projects, BUSD teachers have resorted to crowdfunding to obtain classroom resources.
Local Schools
AUGUST 22, 2022
Berkeley teachers crowdfund for classroom resources
To meet their students' needs and fund books and special projects, BUSD teachers have resorted to crowdfunding to obtain classroom resources.
Local Schools
JUNE 22, 2022
‘We say gay’: Berkeley school district clashes with restrictive LGBTQ+ Florida legislation
Florida's Parental Rights in Education law limits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. While students in Berkeley don’t anticipate similar actions in their state, some regard it as a warning.
Local Schools
JUNE 22, 2022
‘We say gay’: Berkeley school district clashes with restrictive LGBTQ+ Florida legislation
Florida's Parental Rights in Education law limits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. While students in Berkeley don’t anticipate similar actions in their state, some regard it as a warning.
Local Schools
MAY 22, 2022
‘Like a dungeon’: Man alleges abuse at Malcolm X Elementary School
An anonymous plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Berkeley Unified School District on May 16, alleging sexual abuse when he was a fifth grader at Malcolm X Elementary School more than 25 years ago.
Local Schools
MAY 22, 2022
‘Like a dungeon’: Man alleges abuse at Malcolm X Elementary School
An anonymous plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Berkeley Unified School District on May 16, alleging sexual abuse when he was a fifth grader at Malcolm X Elementary School more than 25 years ago.
Local Schools
MAY 10, 2022
Bike to the Moon Week launches fitness, sustainability for BUSD schools
Students, families and faculty of Alameda County school districts are gearing up to collectively travel 286,900 miles this week, their goal of reaching the distance to the moon using alternative modes of transportation.
Local Schools
MAY 10, 2022
Bike to the Moon Week launches fitness, sustainability for BUSD schools
Students, families and faculty of Alameda County school districts are gearing up to collectively travel 286,900 miles this week, their goal of reaching the distance to the moon using alternative modes of transportation.
City
NOVEMBER 08, 2021
Berkeley elementary schools hold vaccine clinics for children ages 5 to 11
BUSD anticipates opening three COVID-19 vaccination clinics following FDA authorization of a modified Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
City
NOVEMBER 08, 2021
Berkeley elementary schools hold vaccine clinics for children ages 5 to 11
BUSD anticipates opening three COVID-19 vaccination clinics following FDA authorization of a modified Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
Local Schools
NOVEMBER 06, 2020
Berkeley school board discusses phased reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic
Wednesday’s Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board meeting focused on the phased reopening of Berkeley elementary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local Schools
NOVEMBER 06, 2020
Berkeley school board discusses phased reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic
Wednesday’s Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board meeting focused on the phased reopening of Berkeley elementary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local Schools
JUNE 25, 2020
Berkeley school district executive Maggie Riddle set to retire
Maggie Riddle, executive director of pre-K through eighth grade schools for Berkeley Unified School District, is set to retire July 1 after 26 years of being an educator.
Local Schools
JUNE 25, 2020
Berkeley school district executive Maggie Riddle set to retire
Maggie Riddle, executive director of pre-K through eighth grade schools for Berkeley Unified School District, is set to retire July 1 after 26 years of being an educator.
Local Schools
APRIL 27, 2020
Berkeley teachers, families adjust to distance learning
At the beginning of March, Berkeley Unified School District closed all of its schools indefinitely, forcing teachers, parents and administrators to rapidly adapt to a situation unlike any other.
Local Schools
APRIL 27, 2020
Berkeley teachers, families adjust to distance learning
At the beginning of March, Berkeley Unified School District closed all of its schools indefinitely, forcing teachers, parents and administrators to rapidly adapt to a situation unlike any other.
Local Schools
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Berkeley teachers, supporters rally at school district board meeting
On Wednesday, about 400 teachers, students and community members rallied before the Berkeley Unified School District board meeting for a contract campaign led by the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and Berkeley Council of Classified Employees.
Local Schools
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Berkeley teachers, supporters rally at school district board meeting
On Wednesday, about 400 teachers, students and community members rallied before the Berkeley Unified School District board meeting for a contract campaign led by the Berkeley Federation of Teachers and Berkeley Council of Classified Employees.
Law & Justice
APRIL 18, 2019
About 50 report illness after choral performance at Malcolm X Elementary
About 50 students reported feeling dizzy and faint after singing in the Malcolm X Elementary School auditorium Thursday, according to a Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, statement.
Law & Justice
APRIL 18, 2019
About 50 report illness after choral performance at Malcolm X Elementary
About 50 students reported feeling dizzy and faint after singing in the Malcolm X Elementary School auditorium Thursday, according to a Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, statement.
