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Fresno Unified and City Council officials made a splash at Roosevelt High’s new pool on May 17 as part of a fundraiser for the school, as well as an official inauguration for the new aquatics complex. → Read More
Fresno State University needs more mental health counselors, advocates say. Long wait times for therapy appointments at the Student Health and Counseling Center create a risk for students dealing with a crisis. → Read More
Clovis Unified students take ROP Firefighting classes on the Clovis East campus in order to prepare for the Fire Academy at Fresno City College, as well as careers at fire agencies and emergency services. → Read More
Some Fresno, California teachers and their Fresno Unified union leader say there is a longstanding culture of fear in the school district. Superintendent Bob Nelson gave voice to the matter in an email to staff. → Read More
During town hall in Fresno, California, Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley hears State Center district lacks educational support for African American students from enrollment through graduation. → Read More
A 9th Circuit Court ruling banning prayer at school meetings may impact Clovis Unified in California. The district did not open a meeting with an invocation. A Chino Valley prayer case led to the court ruling. → Read More
Fresno, California, Mayor Lee Brand and City Councilman Garry Bredefeld want businesses and private property owners to put up signs that discourage panhandling but encourage supporting Fresno Rescue Mission. → Read More
Students at Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified have a high graduation rate and college prep despite being one of California’s poorest school districts. Leaders explain their recipe for educational success. → Read More
Middle school students in Bullard Talent K8 School’s choir traveled to Washington, D.C., to compete in the WorldStrides OnStage Music Festival, where they received the Sweepstakes Award and Outstanding Group. → Read More
Fresno CA Unified trustees discussed Friday how to spend a $250 million facilities bond, a meeting that turned tense at times over auxiliary gyms, special education and a new elementary school for Sunnyside area. → Read More
A study by Educational Resource Strategies shows some Fresno, California, Unified School District elementary schools saw improved math and reading scores for low-income students by adding time to the learning day. → Read More
Madera Unified has reached an agreement with the Madera Unified Teachers Association, the district announced Wednesday, averting the threat of a strike. The union says 98.5 percent voted in favor of contract deal. → Read More
The achievement gap between black students and their peers in FUSD in Fresno, California, is an emergency, the school district board decided during a presentation on recommendations from a task force March 6. → Read More
Fresno (CA) Unified trustees Veva Islas and Keshia Thomas want colleague Terry Slatic to apologize for a Jan. 11 altercation with a student at Bullard High. They’re also concerned with an April 4 statement by Slatic. → Read More
Trustee Terry Slatic seen on video in an altercation with a Bullard High student alleges prior on campus incidents with the child so Fresno, California, Unified School District has opened an investigation. → Read More
Fresno Unified released an internal report into the incident on the Bullard High campus Jan. 11 involving Trustee Terry Slatic and a student. The report includes an investigator’s account of what likely happened. → Read More
Fresno Unified trustee Valerie Davis has been fined $968 by the California Fair Political Practices Commission for failing to report large contributions to her 2018 campaign. → Read More
Fresno Unified hired accountants Price Paige & Company to determine whether the California school district overpaid for produce in the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program. → Read More
Achuth Vinay, the younger brother of 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Ananya Vinay, won the Fresno County Spelling Bee Tuesday to earn a trip to the 2019 national bee. His winning word was “bowstave.” → Read More
Fresno County has halted processing applications for potential foster parents. The backlog stems from the provisions of the 2017 Continuum of Care Reform Act California law. Fresno focusing on emergency approvals. → Read More