BERKELEY'S NEWS • JANUARY 28, 2023
Matt Meyer
City
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
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.
City
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
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.
City
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
‘Our teachers feel heard’: Contract ratified between Berkeley school district, teachers union
BUSD unanimously approved two new tax measures be added to the 2020 ballot and ratified the previously tentative contract agreement with the BFT.
City
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
‘Our teachers feel heard’: Contract ratified between Berkeley school district, teachers union
BUSD unanimously approved two new tax measures be added to the 2020 ballot and ratified the previously tentative contract agreement with the BFT.
Local Schools
NOVEMBER 01, 2019
Berkeley school district, teachers announce tentative agreement in contract negotiations
The Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers announced Wednesday that a tentative agreement had been reached after more than a year of contract negotiations.
Local Schools
NOVEMBER 01, 2019
Berkeley school district, teachers announce tentative agreement in contract negotiations
The Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers announced Wednesday that a tentative agreement had been reached after more than a year of contract negotiations.
Local Schools
OCTOBER 25, 2019
Community members rally at Berkeley school district board meeting amid educator contract negotiations
On Wednesday, more than 100 Berkeley educators and community members attended the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board meeting as a campaign action item amid ongoing negotiations for educator contracts.
Local Schools
OCTOBER 25, 2019
Community members rally at Berkeley school district board meeting amid educator contract negotiations
On Wednesday, more than 100 Berkeley educators and community members attended the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, board meeting as a campaign action item amid ongoing negotiations for educator contracts.
Local Schools
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Berkeley High School teachers stage unofficial strike
Multiple Berkeley High School, or BHS, teachers stayed home Monday in an unofficial strike to protest inadequate teacher compensation.
Local Schools
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Berkeley High School teachers stage unofficial strike
Multiple Berkeley High School, or BHS, teachers stayed home Monday in an unofficial strike to protest inadequate teacher compensation.
City
OCTOBER 20, 2019
Berkeley teachers, community members hold walk-in to demand fair contracts
On Friday, local teachers and members of the community held a walk-in at Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, schools to demand a fair contract.
City
OCTOBER 20, 2019
Berkeley teachers, community members hold walk-in to demand fair contracts
On Friday, local teachers and members of the community held a walk-in at Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, schools to demand a fair contract.
City
OCTOBER 04, 2019
Educators call for caseload caps at Berkeley school district meeting
Wednesday’s Berkeley Unified School District board meeting was marked with continued controversy over educators’ pay and caseload caps.
City
OCTOBER 04, 2019
Educators call for caseload caps at Berkeley school district meeting
Wednesday’s Berkeley Unified School District board meeting was marked with continued controversy over educators’ pay and caseload caps.
Local Schools
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Berkeley Unified School District hears possible tax to raise pay for teachers
Berkeley voters could see a new special tax that aims to address Berkeley Unified School District’s, or BUSD, current teacher recruitment and retention “crisis” on the 2020 ballot.
Local Schools
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Berkeley Unified School District hears possible tax to raise pay for teachers
Berkeley voters could see a new special tax that aims to address Berkeley Unified School District’s, or BUSD, current teacher recruitment and retention “crisis” on the 2020 ballot.
Local Schools
MARCH 03, 2019
REALM Charter School merger could threaten union agreement
The planned merger of Berkeley’s REALM Charter School with a larger charter school organization, which was first reported by Berkeleyside, could jeopardize the school’s current agreement with the union, Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT.
Local Schools
MARCH 03, 2019
REALM Charter School merger could threaten union agreement
The planned merger of Berkeley’s REALM Charter School with a larger charter school organization, which was first reported by Berkeleyside, could jeopardize the school’s current agreement with the union, Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT.
Local Schools
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
'Their battle is our battle': Berkeley teachers continue support for Oakland teacher strikes
Berkeley teachers continued to stand in solidarity with their striking Oakland counterparts Tuesday morning with walk-in demonstrations at two local K-12 schools, which according to Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT, members, may precede local teachers’ pushes for similar gains.
Local Schools
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
'Their battle is our battle': Berkeley teachers continue support for Oakland teacher strikes
Berkeley teachers continued to stand in solidarity with their striking Oakland counterparts Tuesday morning with walk-in demonstrations at two local K-12 schools, which according to Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT, members, may precede local teachers’ pushes for similar gains.
