‘It’s our future’: Berkeley kids leave school to join global climate strike
Kids of all ages took to the streets in Berkeley and San Francisco to demand action on climate change.
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‘Don’t share your toothbrush’: Berkeley kids taught to be safe online
Along with purchase of 6,200 Chromebooks, BUSD has launched a "digital citizenship" curriculum covering cyber-bullying, fake news and privacy.
Water at Berkeley schools tested for lead contamination
Preliminary tests at a few sites were negative, but a new law requires EBMUD to test every BUSD school.
Berkeley families start school with ‘peace gatherings’ Friday morning
Kids and parents at a few Berkeley elementary schools promoted peace and equality at demonstrations Friday morning.
Washington Elementary parents sound alarm about overcrowding
Parents say the crowded elementary school needs more staff. The district says that is easier said than done.
Time-lapse video: A Berkeley school gets new classrooms
Over the summer, Washington Elementary School in Berkeley got a new set of portable classrooms. The new classrooms replaced a group of portables which dated back to the 1960s, even though they were installed originally as a temporary measure. The new ones come from Berkeley High School. They were removed from there in order to complete the high school’s $46 million new construction project.
Herb Wong: Visionary founder of BUSD’s jazz program
By Sarah Cline, Jazz Program Director at Berkeley High School
Illegal enrollment is boon and burden to Berkeley schools
When Sarah James went to the first meeting for her daughter’s freshman crew team at Berkeley High School, she wanted to form a carpool for the 6 a.m. practices.
Portable classroom plan at Berkeley schools delayed
A school district proposal to replace decades-old portable classrooms at Berkeley’s Washington Elementary and Berkeley Arts Magnet schools with a set of newer ones that are being removed from the Berkeley High campus, has been delayed for further consideration after concerns were expressed by parents at the schools.
Berkeley school recycling gets back on track
Berkeley schools are making a renewed commitment to recycling and composting after efforts slacked off over the past five years.
After robbery, police arrest youths with gun near school
Berkeley police have arrested three juveniles who reportedly used a gun in a robbery near Washington Elementary School on Tuesday evening, according to authorities.
School edible programs get reprieve from the feds
Three Berkeley elementary schools secure additional federal funding for their cooking and gardening programs for the next academic year.
Berkeley district votes to fund at-risk edible programs
Late last night, the Berkeley Unified School District School Board voted to authorize funding up to $350,000 for three elementary schools — Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Washington — that were in danger of losing their gardening and cooking programs for the next school year.
