School children campaigning for Measure E1 at the Solano Stroll in September. Photo: Yes on Measure E1 Campaign Since 1986, Berkeley public schools have benefited from smaller class sizes, libraries, music and arts instruction thanks to the infusion of funds from the Berkeley Schools Excellence Program (BSEP). The parcel tax has been renewed with voter support in […]
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Address verification work continues for Berkeley Unified
The Bonar Street headquarters of the Berkeley Unified School District. Photo: Kaia Diringer The Berkeley Unified School District has continued its stepped-up efforts to cut down on enrollment fraud during its second year of widespread home visits and address verifications prompted by a new policy adopted by the School Board last year. Wednesday night, the board got […]
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Berkeley School Board to consider new elementary campus; BSEP tax measure meetings kick off Thursday
The BUSD School Board, seen here in December, meets tonight, Feb. 24. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD Berkeley could get a new elementary school in 2018 to help reduce and even out school population sizes around the district, as well as other possible benefits, according to a staff report prepared for the Feb. 24 School Board meeting. School […]
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Berkeley School Board primer: enrollment and capacity, recess restriction, emergency preparedness
The Berkeley School Board, at an August 2014 meeting. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley School Board, at an August 2014 meeting. Photo: Mark Coplan/BUSD The Berkeley schools Board of Education meets tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 5) for a closed session at 6 p.m., followed by its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Follow along via the Nov. 5 agenda packet. The board will […]