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…
BUSD test scores still outpace Alameda County and California, but gaps persist
Longfellow Middle School students walk the hallways between class periods on their first day of school in 2024.…
‘That was not exciting’: Former site of Oxford Elementary sold for $3M to real estate developer | Local Schools
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, approved a $3 million bid for the purchase of the district’s…
How Berkeley school district is preparing for possible ICE actions
Signs made by migrant advocates and members of community organizations in the East Bay supportive of Berkeley’s sanctuary…