Local Education Archives

Coats for Kids Program Keeps Central Unified Students Warm in Winter

November 21, 2019

Winter will be a little warmer for hundreds of Central Unified School District kids who received new coats and spiritwear sweaters on Wednesday. The cold-weather gear was made possible by grants from Granvil...

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

CalMatters

November 21, 2019

California voters have resoundingly approved tens of billions of dollars in state school construction bonds over the last two decades. But a new survey suggests that voters have yet to similarly warm up to the ...

Fresno Unified Opts for $325M Bond Measure To Keep Lid on Tax Rate Hike

Nancy Price

November 20, 2019

After considering bond measures as large as $500 million — and the tax rate hikes that would result — the Fresno Unified School Board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to put a $325 million bond measure on th...

Photo of school secretary aiming a pistol at a shooting range

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Nancy Price

November 18, 2019

News stories and social media reports about threats and shootings at schools lead many to conclude that schools are inherently unsafe places, when in fact children are safer there than elsewhere, consultant/aut...

Photo of students holding their hands in the air as they are evacuated in Parkland, Fla.

Workshop Seeks to Help Valley School Staffs ID Potential Threats

Nancy Price

November 14, 2019

Valley educators and law enforcement officials will gather Monday in Fresno for a three-day workshop designed to help staff more readily identify threats to student and staff safety, including potential mass sh...

Requested Probe of Trustee Payne Falls One Vote Short

Nancy Price

November 8, 2019

The State Center Community College District board decided — for the second time this year — not to investigate trustee Eric Payne over allegations of misconduct. Payne was accused of misuse of a rental car p...

Fresno Unified Wrestles With How Big to Make Bond Measure

Nancy Price

November 7, 2019

Faced with lower community support for a bond measure that would hike property taxes, the Fresno Unified School Board appears split on whether to ask voters to greenlight a $500 million bond measure. The boa...

Time to Feed the D.O.G.! Fresno State’s Day of Giving Is Here.

gvwire

November 6, 2019

There are at least 24,139 reasons that you should consider donating on Fresno State's third annual Day of Giving. That's the number of students attending the university this fall. Listen to this article...

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

Nancy Price

November 5, 2019

Less than a month remains before the deadline to get a bond measure on the March 3 ballot, but Fresno Unified School District is still waiting for the results of a second community survey to gauge support for b...

Walters: Will Spending More Fix Our Schools?

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

November 3, 2019

Former state legislator Ted Lempert is personally and professionally committed to improving the wellbeing of California’s children. Lempert, the president of Children Now, has tirelessly advocated to improve...

Next up in Fair's New Sculpture Garden: 'Tedford Tuff'

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Prather Resident Named Cal Fire’s Second-in-Command

California Justices Reject Law Requiring Trump Tax Returns

Why Are There So Many Filipino Nurses in California?

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Hall of Fame Cornerback Willie Brown Dies at Age 78

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

Hyder Stays Hot, But Bulldogs Fall to Gaels

Niners Rookie Deebo Samuel Emerging as Key Target

California Needs You: A Veteran’s Call to Service

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Camels in Fresno? That’s Not Bizarre — it’s (the Islamic Center) Bazaar!

Mayors for Pete: Buttigieg Hunts for Support in City Halls

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role

Coats for Kids Program Keeps Central Unified Students Warm in Winter

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

Fresno Unified Opts for $325M Bond Measure To Keep Lid on Tax Rate Hike

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Workshop Seeks to Help Valley School Staffs ID Potential Threats

Requested Probe of Trustee Payne Falls One Vote Short

Fresno Unified Wrestles With How Big to Make Bond Measure

Time to Feed the D.O.G.! Fresno State’s Day of Giving Is Here.

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

Walters: Will Spending More Fix Our Schools?