How Berkeley Unified has begun to spend its COVID-19 funds
The district has allocated $3 million of $16 million in COVID relief money. The money is going toward individual schools, technology replacement, special education assessments and more.
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Election 2020
Laura Babitt, Ana Vasudeo win school board seats with campaigns for smart school reopening, student safety
The two candidates will take over for Judy Appel and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, who are both retiring from the board.
Distance learning equity, student safety are critical issues for Berkeley School Board candidates
In a race with no incumbents, six candidates are running to fill two seats during an academic year upended by COVID-19.
Election 2020: School Board candidates answer Berkeleyside questions
Meet your Berkeley School Board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election: Laura Babitt, Jose Luis Bedolla, Esfandiar Imani, Michael Chang and Ana Vasudeo.
Election 2020: Who is Jose Luis Bedolla?
Meet Jose Luis Bedolla, one of six Berkeley School Board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
Election 2020: Who is Ana Vasudeo?
Meet Ana Vasudeo, one of six Berkeley School Board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
Recent stories
Berkeley Unified seniors will graduate in person this June
The graduation will be split into several ceremonies held at Berkeley High’s stadium June 4-6.
Berkeley schools fund has handed out $400K directly to families in need
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Berkeley Public Schools Fund has given no-strings-attached payments to over 450 families.
James Manuel, Berkeley High girls volleyball coach, dies at 37
Manuel, who revitalized the school’s volleyball program and turned its players into a family, died April 22.
Added period at Longfellow Middle School aims to address inequity
Smaller classes and more electives are also in store, but the community remains divided on how best to address persistent disparities.
School board surprised by recommendation to expand police presence in Berkeley high schools
School resource officer program wins over committee but school board members still question if police are needed to keep schools safe.
Missteps, lack of transparency plagued Berkeley Unified school reopening planning
Blunders did not delay the return to in-person instruction, but the district was less than forthcoming with Berkeleyside throughout the process.
Update: COVID-19 outbreak linked to unmasked BHS boys basketball tryouts
This is BUSD’s first COVID-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic. The city asked the district to pause tryouts for all sports but hybrid learning will continue as normal.
‘We’ve waited for this a long time’: Berkeley students grades 3-8 go back in person to school
On April 12, students in grades 3-5 went back five days per week and middle schoolers began hybrid learning.
‘What if that was my grandparents?’— Berkeley students mobilize against AAPI racism, call for improved education
The organizers of a 300-strong rally held Friday in Oakland, three Berkeley High eleventh graders, think schools can do more to educate young people about Asian Americans.
Middle and high school students will return to school for a few hours a week
Berkeley Unified and the teachers’ union reached an agreement Tuesday on a hybrid learning schedule.
First-day jitters, songs and celebratory pancakes: A taste of Berkeley’s back-to-school day
What was back-to school-day like today? We followed three students and two teachers as many elementary students went back onto campuses after the long months of lockdown.
