Washington Elementary School Archives

Ka’Dijah Brown, 30, is the Berkeley school board’s youngest ever president

Ka’Dijah Brown, 30, is the Berkeley school board’s youngest president ever

March 22022March 22022

Ka’Dijah Brown, the board’s leader since December, shared her views on racism in Berkeley schools and decisions the board could have made differently.

Renaming of Berkeley school delayed as parents decry erasure of Asian American activist

By Ally Markovich

Feb. 182022Feb. 192022

Yuri Kochiyama, who fought for the civil rights of Black and Japanese Americans, was briefly removed from consideration as Washington Elementary’s new namesake, following complaints she’d once praised Osama bin Laden.

A first day ‘like no other’: Berkeley classrooms are again full of students

By Ally Markovich

Aug. 162021Aug. 162021

After 18 months, all Berkeley schools opened for full, in-person school today. Here’s what it looked like.

Finally, a chance to learn in person at Berkeley Unified’s summer school

By Ally Markovich

July 82021July 102021

With pressure mounting for schools to address learning loss, BUSD takes care to prioritize socio-emotional enrichment.

BUSD will rename Jefferson and Washington elementary schools in broader ‘Black Lives Matter’ push

By Supriya Yelimeli

June 122020June 122020

Board member Ka’Dijah Brown emphasized that renaming of the schools is only a small step in the district’s work to address systemic racism.

Let them eat lunch: Parents and kids say Berkeley schools have too-short mealtimes

By Natalie Orenstein

June 142019June 162019

Berkeley Unified is famous for its lunch program, but kids are coming home from school with barely eaten sandwiches and tales of scarfing down food, sometimes in as little as five to 10 minutes.