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Berkeley Unified may face up to $6.6 million in budget cuts next year due to declining enrollment, pending an anticipated increase in state funding.
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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.
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The Superintendent’s Budget Advisory Committee, or SBAC, met Tuesday evening to discuss the Berkeley Unified School District’s, or BUSD’s, budget cuts from its general fund for the 2018-19 school year, which aim to cut between $1.8 million and $2.1 million.
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Incumbents Judith Appel and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler are running against challenger Abdur Sikder this fall in bids for their re-election to Berkeley Unified School District board. Appel and Leyva-Cutler have both been lauded for their commitment to public education in Berkeley, as well as their dedication to students’ success and help ushering in unprecedented intervention programs. Though unavailable for comment, Sikder similarly seeks to ensure that the Berkeley school district is a place where all students receive a high-quality education, regardless of background.
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