BUSD approves K-5 literacy curriculum, discusses financial uncertainties

BUSD Budget Survey and April 17 Budget Town Hall / Encuesta Acerca del Presupuesto de BUSD y Reunión Estilo “Town Hall” Acerca del Presupuesto el 17 de Abril | Berkeley Unified School District

April 11, 2025   Dear BUSD Community: (a continuación en español) Like many other California school districts, BUSD finds itself in uneasy fiscal times, facing rising costs and bleak state funding news. As we work to develop our budget for the 2025-2026 school year, we anticipate having to balance this budget by nearly $8 million. […] The post BUSD Budget Survey and April 17 Budget Town Hall / Encuesta Acerca del Presupuesto de BUSD y Reunión Es…

BUSD approves K-5 literacy curriculum, discusses financial uncertainties

The district has struggled to bridge equity gaps in literacy over the last several years, with a 2022 data analysis by The Daily Californian finding that racial performance gaps in ELA were the fifth highest in the state.