Election 2020: Who is Laura Babitt?
Meet Laura Babitt, one of six Berkeley School Board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
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Election 2020: Who is Michael Chang?
Meet Michael Chang, one of six Berkeley School Board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
Election 2020: Who is Esfandiar Imani?
Meet Esfandiar Imani, one of six Berkeley School Board candidates in Berkeley’s November 2020 election.
Berkeley schools are soon eligible to open. But the question is, when?
Community transmission rates, a long list of logistics and multiple sets of standards will determine when they can move forward.
Berkeley schools are relying on technology to kick off distance learning this fall, with mixed results
Berkeley schools are back in session, and technology can be both a solution and an obstacle when it comes to distance learning during a pandemic.
In brief
Berkeley schools’ Ed Hub closed due to poor air quality, low supplies
The Ed Hub is running low on Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots, but BUSD hopes to have more hotspots by next Wednesday if it can reopen.
In brief
We want to hear from you about the first week of distance learning at Berkeley schools
We want to hear from parents and students about the successes and the challenges as they navigate the first week of remote learning.
Berkeley Unified releases proposed school schedules, distance learning timeline for fall
BUSD is continually updating its plans, but the five new schedules offer a broad view of the upcoming school year.
In ‘heartbreaking’ decision, Berkeley schools superintendent calls for all fall classes to be online
BUSD is pivoting on plans for a hybrid back-to-school model as local COVID-19 conditions worsen, with all students distance learning when school begins in August.
School notebook: ‘Not-so-dire’ budget cuts, re-envisioning school policing, a fire at BUSD, Oxford renovations, grab-and-go meals
Berkeley school news — in brief.
In brief
Renovations underway at historic Berkeley Community Theatre
The $45 million project, scheduled to be completed in summer 2022, will redo the 3,500-seat community theater and the Florence Schwimley Little Theatre.
What will ‘back to school’ look like in Berkeley? BUSD plans for hybrid learning — if COVID-19 restrictions ease
BUSD will pair in-person classes with distance learning for K-12 students beginning in August — if, and only if, county and local shelter-in-place guidelines move to the next phase of reopening.
