Bill McEwen

Special Ed Problems Are Real. The Fresno Unified Script Isn’t.

May 15, 2019

Fresno Unified leaders carefully drew up Tuesday night's roll-out of the special education budget for the next school year. Assistant Superintendent Brian Beck presented a summary of the Council of the Great City Schools special ed recommendations. ...

Love of Teaching Powers Her Amazing Sprint to a Fresno Classroom

Bill McEwen

May 13, 2019

Kaylee Gutierrez is among the 19.3% of students who enter Fresno State as freshmen and get their diplomas four years later. But she did something else that had university officials jogging their memories. ...

11 Important Things to Know About Janz vs. Brand

Bill McEwen

May 9, 2019

The Fresno mayoral election is starting out hot and before the March primary will make all those before it seem like dinner debates in an arctic basement. Opinion Bill McEwen The entry of A...

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2019

(Editor's Note: This is an updated version of Bill McEwen's Jan. 10, 2019, column on the financial challenges facing the Marjaree Mason Center.) Domestic violence again is sending tremors through our community. Opinion Bill McEwen A day...

If California Stopped Giving Away Billions, It Wouldn’t Need New Taxes

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2019

You'd think that California, which boasts the world's fifth-largest economy, would have ample tax revenue for schools, roads, and a public safety net. But, in some people's eyes, the taxes and fees generated...

Speaking Truth to Power on Behalf of Special Ed Students

Bill McEwen

May 2, 2019

It's called speaking truth to power. And, Wednesday night, five women dedicated to special education students and families delivered the truth to the most powerful leaders in Fresno Unified. Opini...

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

Bill McEwen

April 30, 2019

As soon as he became superintendent in 2017, Bob Nelson publicly acknowledged serious, heart-breaking problems in Fresno Unified's often-criticized special education program. The criticism hasn't relented even as Nelson has become the social media face of t...

An Assembly Seat Isn’t Worth What’s Ahead for the Arambulas

Bill McEwen

April 25, 2019

Please, can someone close to Joaquin Arambula talk sense to the assemblyman? He's in desperate need of a lucid, heart-to-heart conversation from somebody close, somebody he respects. Opinion Bi...

What Does Fresno Want in Next Police Chief? Everything.

Bill McEwen

April 24, 2019

Retired judge Robert Oliver summed up the 90-minute community conversation Tuesday night about picking Fresno's next police chief this way: "What I heard was, people are looking for a strong communicator, wh...

The Days of Rubber-Stamping Liquor Licenses Are Over

Bill McEwen

April 22, 2019

The shameful City Hall ritual of rubber-stamping liquor licenses finally faces its deserved demise. For decades, residents, school officials, and ministers have sought to convince city officials the last thing Fresno needed was another place selling booze. ...

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Special Ed Problems Are Real. The Fresno Unified Script Isn’t.

Love of Teaching Powers Her Amazing Sprint to a Fresno Classroom

11 Important Things to Know About Janz vs. Brand

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

If California Stopped Giving Away Billions, It Wouldn’t Need New Taxes

Speaking Truth to Power on Behalf of Special Ed Students

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

An Assembly Seat Isn’t Worth What’s Ahead for the Arambulas

What Does Fresno Want in Next Police Chief? Everything.

The Days of Rubber-Stamping Liquor Licenses Are Over