Local Education Archives

New Doctors Say They’ll Stay Local to Address Valley Health Needs

June 3, 2020

Dr. Kenya Covarrubias didn't speak English when she began 10th grade at Washington Union High School in the small Fresno County town of Easton. But that obstacle didn't stop the motivated young woman from becom...

Fresno Unified Will Expand Summer Meal Sites, Hand Out Food Boxes

Nancy Price

June 2, 2020

Fresno Unified School District will provide grab-and-go meals through the summer meal program at 22 sites, more than twice as many as last year, Superintendent Bob Nelson said Tuesday afternoon. The district...

Fresno Unified to Parents: Please Take Survey on Reopening Schools in August

Nancy Price

June 2, 2020

Fresno Unified parents can weigh in on what they would like to see schools look like when they reopen in August by answering a survey posted on the district's website or through the Parent Portal. The survey...

FUSD Superintendent: ‘a Time to Acknowledge That Pain and Hurt’

Nancy Price

June 2, 2020

Superintendent Bob Nelson Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson said Tuesday that he joins with the rest of the community in mourning the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, a death...

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California Schools Chief Calls for New Plan on Racism, Bias

AP News

June 2, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s education chief said Monday he plans to lead an effort focusing on racism in public schools during emotional remarks about George Floyd, whose killing has left him struggling to ans...

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Fresno State NAACP: Sunday’s Peaceful Rally First in Series of Political Actions

Nancy Price

June 1, 2020

Leaders of Sunday's Fresno State student-led rally at Fresno City Hall said Monday they were grateful that it was a peaceful political expression that drew participants from all parts of the city and beyond. ...

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Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Nancy Price

May 29, 2020

Most high school sports came to a screeching halt in mid-March with the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic — cutting short the state basketball playoffs and pre-empting spring sports — but some students kept o...

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Don’t Bring a Corkscrew — Fresno State’s Tailgate Wines Soon in Cans

Nancy Price

May 28, 2020

How about a couple of cans of Tailgate Red to go with that lusciously fresh Fresno State corn that everyone is raving about — or maybe a white or a rosé? Shoppers at the Gibson Farm Market will soon find Fre...

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New Normal for Schools: No More Perfect Attendance Awards

Nancy Price

May 27, 2020

No more perfect attendance awards. Keep students 6 feet apart in classrooms as well as on buses. Wear cloth face masks. And, be aware that there could be another round of school closures ahead. Districts ...

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Central Unified Names New High School After Justin Garza on Split Vote

Nancy Price

May 27, 2020

Central Unified School District's new high school will be named after Justin Garza, the former head football coach at Central High School who lost his battle with cancer in 2017. Four board members — board p...

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Bredefeld Calls City Employees Mask Requirement ‘Stupid Proposal’

Merced Mall Reopens With Reduced Hours, Sanitation Stations

Police: Well-Coordinated Thieves Capitalize on Protest Chaos

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Bredefeld Calls City Employees Mask Requirement ‘Stupid Proposal’

Westlands Again Is Eyeing San Joaquin River Water

Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure

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Sacramento Kings Broadcaster Resigns After ‘All Lives Matter’ Tweet

Brees Says He ‘Completely Missed the Mark’ in Flag Comments

Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, Dies at 74

California Public Transit Faces Existential Crisis With COVID-19

The Alternate Racial Realities of Life in Clovis

Walters: Undercutting Legislative Transparency

Sustained Political Action And Education, Not Violence, is How to Overcome Racism: Fiala

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

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Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

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Iowa Republicans Oust Rep. King, Shunned for Insensitive Remarks

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New Doctors Say They’ll Stay Local to Address Valley Health Needs

Fresno Unified Will Expand Summer Meal Sites, Hand Out Food Boxes

Fresno Unified to Parents: Please Take Survey on Reopening Schools in August

FUSD Superintendent: ‘a Time to Acknowledge That Pain and Hurt’

California Schools Chief Calls for New Plan on Racism, Bias

Fresno State NAACP: Sunday’s Peaceful Rally First in Series of Political Actions

Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Don’t Bring a Corkscrew — Fresno State’s Tailgate Wines Soon in Cans

New Normal for Schools: No More Perfect Attendance Awards

Central Unified Names New High School After Justin Garza on Split Vote