Rosa Parks Elementary School Archives

Too soon, or not soon enough? Pace of school reopenings divides Berkeley

By Supriya YelimeliJan. 153:27 p.m.Jan. 18

Some Berkeley parents want an immediate return to campuses, but others have argued that even small reopenings could be dangerous.

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

By Natalie OrensteinJune 1420193:38 p.m.June 16

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.

Berkeley schools go beyond bathrooms to support gender non-conforming students

By Natalie OrensteinMay 9201712 p.m.Aug. 15

While policies elsewhere limit the rights of transgender and non-binary students, BUSD tries to be as accommodating to its gender non-conforming students as possible.