Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, is celebrating Arab American and South West Asian North African, or SWANA, Heritage Month this April by compiling a list of books by Arab
Empire Elementary, Fremont Elementary, Fritsch Elementary and Mark Twain Elementary were four of 300 schools from 36 states across the country to receive a $5,000 grant through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries awarded $1.5 million in library grants this year.