Documents Tagged ‘The Berkeley Daily Gazette’
“Desegregation is Failing to Meet Education Goals”
Archive Entry Date: 03/17/1976
The Berkeley Gazette put a strongly negative spin on a superintendent's report on desegregation
School Expenses Error Discovered
Archive Entry Date: 03/13/1976
A half-million dollar overestimate in expenses potentially halved the budget deficit
Thomas Responds to Auditors
Archive Entry Date: 03/05/1976
Thomas responds to his detractors, laying the blame for the budget crisis squarely at the feet of the school board and superintendent.
“Shenanigans but no fraud”
Archive Entry Date: 03/03/1976
An independent audit of BUSD's budget practices found something funny with the money, but no illegal activity.
School Board Nixes Tax Hike Vote
Archive Entry Date: 03/02/1976
Director Louise Stoll's proposal to put a tax-rate hike on the ballot fell short
Bill Thomas Resigns
Archive Entry Date: 06/17/1975
Looming deficits prompted the district's business manager to resign under a cloud
The Rainbow Sign Can Use Some Help
Archive Entry Date: 04/18/1975
Mary Ann Pollar emphasized the educational mission of Rainbow Sign during a fundraising drive
School Specialists To Fill Teacher Vacancies
Archive Entry Date: 04/16/1975
Superintendent Wilson seeks to slim out the teacher and administrative base.
School Turmoil Finally Over
Archive Entry Date: 04/09/1975
Berkeley teachers appeared to have reached an agreement on their 1975-1976 contract
School Fine For Administrators
Archive Entry Date: 04/03/1975
The administration of experimental schools once again proved problematic for the district
“Teachers Vote ‘No’ to Strike”
Archive Entry Date: 04/03/1975
Disorder between Berkeley's many teacher organizations and their respective ballots contributes to frustration with negotiations.
Administrative Staff Cut
Archive Entry Date: 04/02/1975
Superintendent Wilson recommended cuts to administrators involved in early educational development
School Board Considering Plan to Help Minority Achievement
Archive Entry Date: 04/25/1973
The school board and their audience "had harsh words for the report"
Schools Hiring Policy Unchanged
Archive Entry Date: 04/20/1973
Director Samuel Markowitz's bid to end formal affirmative action hiring policies fell short
“Berkeley’s ‘Under-Educated’ Blacks”
Archive Entry Date: 04/19/1973
Harriet G. Jenkins, assistant schools superintendent, submits a list of recommendations to improve the district's record on minority achievement.
Only One Council Radical; Pot Wins, Split on Police
Archive Entry Date: 04/18/73
The results of the 1973 election as announced by The Berkeley Daily Gazette.
School Board Advertisement
Archive Entry Date: 04/16/1973
More conservative school board candidates were touted as the only candidates with the right "intellectual capacity" for the job
Berkeley’s Outlook Hardly Promising
Archive Entry Date: 04/13/73
Three columns of discontent from moderate and conservative Berkeleyans.
Berkeley City Council Voting Record
Archive Entry Date: 04/11/73
A curated account of city council voting records prepared by the Berkeley League of Women Voters.
April Coalition Materials Plastered on Mailboxes
Archive Entry Date: 04/10/73
"The Greater Berkeley Community" shook its fist at radical candidates for City Council
The Berkeley Daily Gazette Endorses Fraenkel-Conrat and Roh
Archive Entry Date: 04/09/1973
"A broad base of citizens supports the candidacies of both Mrs. Fraenkel-Conrat and Gene Roh."
School Board Must Face Four Major Issues Here
Archive Entry Date: 04/9/73
The School Board Director laid out the critical problems the new school board would face
Gene Roh Fights For Quality Education
Archive Entry Date: 04/05/1973
Candidate Gene Roh, probation officer and concerned citizen, threw his hat in the ring.
YES on Charter Measure
Archive Entry Date: 04/05/73
The Gazette supported a salary increase for school board directors
Teacher Here Says Berkeley Schools Won’t Hire Whites
Archive Entry Date: 04/05/1973
Beatrice Tobias predicted "the end of decent public education"
