Fresno Unified's school-based health clinics are remaining open to provide medical care to kids while schools are closed because of COVID-19 coronavirus. At this point, schools in Fresno and Clovis unified school districts will remain closed until April 14. Central Unified's will remain closed until April 20. Today was the...
Schools Are Closed, But Boards Are Meeting To Keep Districts Running
Update: Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson announced at a Monday afternoon news conference on coronavirus updates that Wednesday's board meeting has been canceled. ________ The boards of Fresno's three largest school districts are scheduled to meet this week, as the first of at least four weeks of local school closures...
Central Unified's Measure C Still Doesn't Have Enough Votes To Pass
Central Unified School District's Measure C bond has inched closer to victory but still lacks the 55% voter approval needed to pass, according to the latest vote totals from the March 3 primary election. But is there still hope? The Fresno County Elections Office, which released the updated vote totals...
Fresno-Area Classes Continue As Education Officials Monitor Coronavirus Risk
There are no plans now to close classrooms at Fresno-area public schools and colleges to stem a potential spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but officials say they are monitoring health advisories from county, state and federal agencies for recommendations. As of now, the California Department of Public Health is recommending...
Fresno Unified Predicts Measure M Success, Other Districts Wait For More Vote Counts
Fresno Unified School District's $325 million Measure M appears headed to victory, which seems to be eluding other local school bond measures in Tuesday's primary election. Based on current vote totals, the only other local school bond measure that seems certain of being approved is Parlier Unified School District's $11...
Local School Bond Measure Elections Are Nail-Biters
Supporters of Clovis Unified School District's Measure A bond measure were hoping for a victory celebration Tuesday evening as they gathered at a northeast Fresno eatery to wait for election returns. But when early results that showed the $408 million bond measure that was losing by a margin of 52%...
Fresno Unified Lags Neighbor Districts in School Psychologist Hires
A longtime Fresno Unified school psychologist says the district needs to offer contracts to eight school psychologist interns who are being courted by a neighboring school district. Susan Wittrup, who calls the interns "the cream of the crop," says this isn't the first time that interns would have undergone intensive...
Fresno Unified Board Says No to Bond Measure Consultant
The Fresno Unified School District board on Wednesday rejected a $30,000 contract with a San Francisco consulting firm to provide public information services for the district's $325 million bond measure that's on the March 3 ballot. Listen to this article: The contract was defeated on a 2-3 vote, with new...
Coats for Kids Program Keeps Central Unified Students Warm in Winter
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 Granville Homes and Pacific Farm Management to the Foundation for Central Schools. This is the 15th year that...
Highway City's New Community Center Puts Resources Under One Roof
Art exhibits, library books, parent education, health, and wellness — Fresno's newest community resource center is offering all that, and much more, to a community and neighborhood long thirsting for easy access to such services. The Granville-Teague Community Resource Center, the first of its kind in the Highway City community,...