NEW YORK — Republicans have begun to concede defeat in the evolving fight to preserve the House majority. The party's candidates may not go quietly, but from the Arizona mountains to suburban Denver to the cornfields of Iowa, the GOP's most powerful players this midterm season are actively shifting resources...
Listen to Marshall Tuck's Vision for California Schools
Marshall Tuck, a candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, sat down with Louis Freedberg and John Fensterwald of EdSource to talk about his vision for California's public schools. You can hear the interview in this podcast on EdSource. In the interview, EdSource notes, Tuck "also responds to the finding in...
Trustee Candidates Forums for McLane, Bullard Are Tonight
There will be a minimum of two new trustees joining the Fresno Unified School District board after the November election. And, with two candidates facing incumbent Valerie Davis in Area 3 (Sunnyside High School) and Veva Islas challenging incumbent Christopher De La Cerda in Area 4 (McLane High School), there is...
Edison Area Trustee Candidates Offer Their Visions for Fresno Unified
The November election will bring new representation for the Edison High School area on the Fresno Unified school board. After 12 years as a trustee, Lindsay Cal Johnson decided not to run for re-election. He will exit having made good on perhaps his biggest promise to Edison area families: The...
Barack Obama's Return: Good or Bad for Democrats?
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years out of the White House, former President Barack Obama is facing another political test. To the delight of many Democrats, he's stepped back into the fray that former presidents often try to avoid, campaigning for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterms and blasting the political...
Primary Night: Dems Go for Diversity, GOP for Trump Choices
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrats embraced diversity Tuesday in a primary night of firsts, while Republicans in Minnesota rejected a familiar face of the GOP old guard in favor of a rising newcomer aligned with President Donald Trump. In Vermont, Democrats rallied behind the nation's first transgender nominee for governor....