Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Ruth Acty and Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary schools have been selected for the 2023 California Distinguished Schools Program.
Come Pride Month in 2024 California educational officials are set to debut an online LGBTQ+ cultural competency training course to be taken by public school teachers and other credentialed staff employed by the state’s 977 school districts.
The California Universal Meals program allows districts to receive necessary funding to provide public school students free meals regardless of income status.
The pandemic has taken a toll on the mental and emotional health of California’s school-age kids. So, the state Department of Education is launching a new program to offer grants to 10,000 aspiring school counselors.