Berkeley’s after-school coordinators still set to lose jobs after most other layoff notices are rescinded
Students leave their backpacks in the auditorium during the after-school program at Washington Elementary School in May 2025.…
Longfellow rebuild delayed to 2028 as costs rise
A three-story classroom building on the Longfellow Middle School campus is covered by scaffolding. Construction crews discovered severe…
350 BUSD staff notified of possible layoff or reassignment
Facing a budget shortfall, the Berkeley Unified School District announced in March 2026 that it was issuing over…
English learners still behind in Berkeley schools despite some gains
Eighth-grade Longfellow Middle School English students sit in class. File photo: Natalie Orenstein Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD)…
As feds investigate antisemitism at BUSD, some worry about a ‘witch hunt’
In this March 2024 file photo, members of the Berkeley school community packed a BUSD board meeting in…
BUSD and Berkeley teachers’ union reach impasse in ongoing contract negotiations
About 100 BUSD teachers and staff attended an October school board meeting to demand a contract with higher…
Berkeley schools’ test scores hit a major milestone
Berkeley Arts Magnet students work on in-class assignments. Credit: Natalie Orenstein The California School Dashboard results for 2025…
Berkeley Unified tightens cellphone limits for middle schoolers
Berkeley High School students arrive on campus on Aug. 16, 2021. Credit: Kelly Sullivan The Berkeley Unified School…
P.E class changes at Berkeley High won’t kick in until fall 2027
Berkeley High School students arrive on campus in a 2021 file photo. Credit: Kelly Sullivan The Berkeley Unified…