The Berkeley Schools Fund provides over $1.5 million per year in grant funding and in-kind volunteer hours for projects that serve over 10,000 students. Photo: Berkeley Public Schools Fund For the first time, the Berkeley Public Schools Fund has reached $1 million in annual fundraising, according to the organization. The 32-year-old organization has collected over $13 million […]
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Cal students make crowd-funding site for Berkeley schools
Students at Emerson Elementary School with tutors from the LEARNS Program, one of the programs currently seeking a grant on the crowd-funding Friends & Family Grants website created by a group of UC Berkeley students. Photo: Diane Dew Students at Emerson Elementary School with tutors from the LEARNS Program, one of the programs currently seeking a grant […]
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Rosa Parks chickens found dead, buried on campus
The Rosa Parks Elementary School chickens one day after they were born in April. The two lighter-colored chicks, in the back left corner, were the ones that were stolen. (One of them is hard to spot and appears more like a blur.) Photo: Tanya Stiller Two chickens that were stolen from an outdoor coop at […]
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Thief steals 2 school chickens from Rosa Parks campus
The Rosa Parks Elementary School chickens one day after they were born in mid-April. The two lighter-colored chicks, in the back left corner, were the ones that were stolen. (One of them is hard to spot and appears more like a blur.) Photo: Tanya Stiller The Rosa Parks Elementary School community is asking for the […]
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Fund: 30 years of boosting, supporting Berkeley schools
Tamara Friedman, English Language Development Teacher at Berkeley High, who comes from a family of teachers, was honored at the Schools Fund Luncheon as a Distinguished Educator. Photo: Emilie Raguso In its 30 years of operation, the Berkeley Public Education Foundation has raised more than $12 million and channeled more than 750,000 volunteer hours straight […]
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Berkeley’s Education Foundation announces latest grants
BPEF awarded a $7,000 grant last year to buy 20 high-quality microscopes for King Middle School. Photo: Berkeley Public Education Foundation More than 400 Berkeley public school teachers have received nearly $200,000 in grants from the Berkeley Public Education Foundation for 2012-13, the organization announced on Thursday Dec 6. The foundation will celebrate teachers Friday […]
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Berkeley teachers honored for dedication and innovation
City Councilmember Laurie Capitelli wears a potted plant from the newly cleaned up downtown area. He promised to donate it to the largest contributor to the BPEF. The winning bid was $5,001. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD Hundreds of people gathered at HS Lordship’s restaurant Friday to honor the teachers who shine in the Berkeley Unified School […]
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Record $244,000 in grants to 400 Berkeley teachers
A BPEF grant of $44,000 will help complete the establishment of over 160 K-5 classroom libraries with consistent collections of titles. Photo: BPEF The Berkeley Public Education Foundation (BPEF) announced this week a record total of $244,000 in grants funding over 400 teachers in Berkeley public schools. “We’re counted on by teachers who are now […]
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Whole Foods Berkeley supports city’s schools
Vegetables gleaming at the Berkeley Whole Foods Tomorrow, Berkeley’s Whole Foods is hosting a school carnival from noon to 5pm at its 3000 Telegraph Avenue store to support Berkeley schools, and it will follow up on Wednesday next week by giving a percentage of its proceeds to the same cause. “We are welcoming all parents, PTAs […]
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BPEF honors three Berkeley teachers and volunteer group
Kim Laurance and Hilary Mitchell, teachers at Washington Elementary School, were honored by the BPEF. Photos: Mark Coplan Three Berkeley school teachers and a parent-run educational support organization were honored Friday at the Berkeley Public Education Fund‘s annual fundraising spring luncheon. The event, which was attended by more than 450 supporters, raised over $180,000 for […]
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Teachers celebrate BPEF grants
More than 200 teachers gathered on Friday evening for a celebration of their grants from the Berkeley Public Education Foundation. Teachers and supporters of the BPEF enjoyed a lavish spread of food — prepared by members of the BPEF board of directors — and drink at the Northbrae Community Church. BPEF awarded $185,000 this year […]
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Four honored as literacy leaders in Berkeley’s schools
The Berkeley Public Education Foundation this week recognizes four Leaders in Literacy, all of whom have shown imagination and determined effort to broaden student literacy in Berkeley. BPEF says: “We applaud their initiative, leadership, and unwavering belief that access to the written word is a pathway to opportunity, expression, and thoughtful participation in a democratic society.” The honorees will […]
