May 6, 2026 As we enter the month of May, we are excited to begin our fifth annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. This is a special time for our schools and community to recognize and honor the rich history, culture, resilience, and contributions of Jewish Americans and the many ways they have […]

  May 6, 2026   Dear Berkeley Unified Community,   May is a time to honor the generations of Asian American and Pacific Islander families, elders, educators, artists, activists, laborers, storytellers, and community leaders whose resilience, brilliance, and contributions continue to shape our communities, our state, and our country in profound ways. Here in the […]

April 2026 (a continuación en español) Dear Berkeley Unified Community,   In April, we continue our commitment to equity and inclusion by recognizing Arab American & South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African (SSWANA) Heritage Month across Berkeley Unified. This month is an opportunity to honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of Arab American and […]

    **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –– Berkeley Unified School District and Berkeley Federation of Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement**   The Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract framework covering July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. “This […]

February 5, 2026   This year marks a profound and historic milestone. It has been 100 years since the first organized Black history celebration was launched in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. What began as a week of study was a bold act of […]

  Dear Berkeley Unified Community, As you may be aware, there has been a call for a nationwide “shutdown” on January 30 in response to concerns about immigration enforcement and civil rights, encouraging “no work, no school, and no shopping.” We recognize that these are challenging and emotional times for many in our community. Berkeley […]

  Dear Berkeley Unified Community: (La traducción al español se publicará en el sitio web mañana.) In January, we celebrate Disability Awareness and History Month in BUSD. In fulfillment of BUSD’s mission to enable and inspire our diverse student body to achieve academic excellence and make positive contributions to our world, this observance reflects our […]

    December 19, 2025   Greetings BUSD Family, (A continuación en español) As we come to the close of the first half of the school year and move into the winter holiday season, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to our entire Berkeley Unified community. Thank you to our students […]

  December 2, 2025   Dear Berkeley Unified Community, (A continuación en español) Over the past several months, the District and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers (BFT) have been working consistently toward a new contract. We have had many productive and thoughtful discussions, and we have reached tentative agreements on 13 of the 21 items […]

  November 24, 2025   Dear Berkeley Unified Parents and Caregivers, (A continuación en español) I want to share some recent news and historic firsts for BUSD that give all of us another reason to be #BerkeleyPROUD! The California Department of Education (CDE) has released the  2025 California Dashboard, an online tool districts use to […]