At Berkeley High, false fire alarms are disrupting class and vexing officials
At Berkeley High, about 3,200 students plus staff are required to evacuate to the football field whenever a…
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…
BUSD outperforms state on CAASPP exam, remains ‘committed to continuous improvement’ | Local Schools
Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, students met and exceeded state standards for English Language Arts, or ELA,…
Berkeley High parking garage development is back on the table
Plans to build a three-story parking garage for Berkeley High staff on a Milvia Street lot across from…
Berkeley teacher scammed of her $70,000 life savings
Special education teacher Danielle White, 31, lost her life savings to phone scammers in October. Credit: Danielle White…
How Berkeley Unified is responding to SNAP cuts
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Berkeley school district puts new restrictions on cellphones
Berkeley High School teacher Hasmig Minassian has already instituted a cellphone ban, requiring her students to place their…
Berkeley High cancels DÃa de los Muertos amid fears of ICE raids
A community altar at a DÃa de los Muertos festival in Fruitvale in 2021. Credit: Citizen reporter The…
Mayor Ishii defiant, hopeful in State of the City Address | City Government
Following the announcement of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or CBP, agents’ imminent arrival in the Bay Area,…
How Berkeley schools aim to keep students safe with feds in Bay Area
Protesters sing at the entrance of the Coast Guard Base in Alameda on Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: Florence…
Developer buys old Berkeley school with plan to build housing
Oxford Elementary was vacated in 2020 after a report found it could sustain significant structural damage during an…