A push to reserve space on the commission for kids as young as 12 has passed a key vote and will head to the City Council.
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Meet the 6 candidates running for Berkeley school board
Ka’Dijah Brown, Mike Chang, Tatiana Guerreiro Ramos, Norma Harrison, Reichi Lee and Jennifer Shanoski are running for three seats on the BUSD school board.
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More Berkeley 4-year-olds are becoming eligible for transitional kindergarten
We visited a Berkeley Unified transitional kindergarten classroom to learn more about a growing program for the city’s 4-year-olds.
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Volunteers wanted: Help out in Berkeley Unified classrooms
The Berkeley Public Schools Fund is currently seeking classroom volunteers to tutor students and assist teachers.
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After-school staffing shortages have Berkeley parents scrambling to find care
BUSD is still looking to fill 25 staff vacancies for its after-school program. Over 300 kids are stuck on the waitlist.
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Kindergartners who integrated Berkeley schools in 1968 reunite
Classmates at Tilden Primary came together at the grounds of their former elementary school to share memories and reflect on the impact of integration on their lives.
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Plans scrapped for school district operations building but downtown parking garage will still rise
The school district reversed an earlier decision to make a new operations building part of an incoming parking garage structure on Milvia Street.
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Berkeley charter school teacher faces sexual assault allegations in civil lawsuit
Three years ago, a former REALM Charter School teacher was exonerated in criminal court of sexually assaulting a student. Now the student is filing a civil suit.
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What to expect from BUSD’s COVID-19 policies this school year
The new school year brings looser COVID-19 restrictions, with less testing and more field trips and classroom visitors.
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Student charged in Berkeley High mass shooting plot sentenced to rehab facility
The 16-year-old Berkeley High student pleaded guilty to a felony crime and his sentence includes time in a rehabilitation facility.
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She fought on behalf of her blind son. Now BUSD will make online learning tools more accessible
The National Federation of the Blind hopes a settlement the mother reached with BUSD will become a blueprint for other school districts.
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Berkeley school board votes to desegregate middle schools with new enrollment policy
Starting in fall 2023, students will be enrolled at Longfellow Middle School based on where they live. A map showing how students will be assigned their school has yet to be finalized.