Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, district representatives and district members of the Asian American community met Thursday for a panel on anti-Asian racism centered around its history, panelist experiences and how BUSD can improve moving forward.
The discussion was moderated by BUSD board director Ana Vasudeo and was a collaboration between the BUSD School Board, Superintendent’s Office and Office of Civil Rights as well as a new BUSD Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, group of community members.
Panelists included UC Berkeley associate professor of Asian American and Asian diaspora studies Khatharya Um, BUSD parents Julie Kono-Manning and Prashant Jawalikar, BUSD students Abigail Lamoreaux and Jessica Hipona and Berkeley High School student welfare and attendance specialist David Luu.
Berkeley school board discusses reopening, graduation plans
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The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education met Wednesday go over school reopening plans and graduation plans. The Office of Family Engagement and Equity provided an update as well.
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education met Wednesday to hear public comments, go over school reopening and graduation plans and receive an update from its Office of Family Engagement and Equity, or OFEE.
During public comment, fifth-grader Samya Van Valer and sixth-grader Violet Kessler encouraged the board to support clean water funds and utilize reusable resources rather than single-use plastics in BUSD schools.
FDA set to authorize Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15
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Following a trial of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine, which was demonstrated to be highly effective in children, the vaccine is waiting on authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for use in children ages 12 to 15. Berkeley Unified School District spokesperson Trish McDermott noted how the potential authorization would help mitigate risks for middle schools and high schools. ( Marco Verch under CC BY-SA 2.0.)
No, Kamala Harris Did Not Tell Joe Biden He’d Do ‘Whatever’ China Wants
Friday, April 30, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
President-elect Joe Biden arrives with his running mate, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to speak in Wilmington, Delaware, on the evening before the Associated Press called the race for them.
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An image shared across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, falsely quotes Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming she said during the Democratic debates that President Joe Biden would do “whatever” the Chinese government said because they gave Hunter Biden “over a billion dollars.”
When Billi Romain, manager of Berkeley’s Office of Energy and Sustainable Development, was first employed by the city of Berkeley 15 years ago, the city government had a single sustainability-focused staff member in its economic development office.
Today, Berkeley’s environmental agenda has evolved to be one of the most “ambitious” in the country, spanning several city offices to generate proactive and equitable climate solutions.
The city’s Climate Action Plan initiated in 2006 through ballot Measure G with 82% voter approval sets the tone for Berkeley’s current sustainability initiatives, according to Romain. In establishing a goal of slashing the city’s greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050, Romain added, Berkeley committed itself to a long-term path of climate “resiliency.”