The Berkeley Revolution
A digital archive of the East Bay's transformation in the late-1960s & 1970s
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Pacific Center
Threads of Rebellion
Citizens vs. Developers
The Women and Girls of Telegraph Ave
Berkeley’s Public Schools
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Documents Tagged ‘school budget’
Berkeley and Busing—Still Short of Aims
Archive Entry Date: 5/20/1976
Eight years after the buses rolled, a LA Times reporter suggested the project of school desegregation had become ever more complicated
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
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
Administrative Staff Cut
Archive Entry Date: 04/02/1975
Superintendent Wilson recommended cuts to administrators involved in early educational development
Bus Drivers ‘Sick’
Archive Entry Date: 10/73
A largely black and female workforce took action to achieve pay equity
Union Letter of Acceptance
Archive Entry Date: 9/25/73
The bus drivers' union accepted the school board's offer
Special Meeting on Negotiations with Bus Drivers
Archive Entry Date: 9/25/73
Minutes from a special school board meeting, convened to address the bus drivers' job action
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"