Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced massive cuts to California's education budget due to revenue losses in the economic recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The May Revision of the 2020-21 proposed $203 billion budget includes $99.7 billion for K-12 schools and $18.6 billion for community colleges and public universities....
Fresno Unified Will Serve Meals During Spring Break After All
Fresno Unified School District announced Monday that meals will be served at school sites during Spring Break, an about-face from the district's original plan to discontinue meals during the week leading up to Easter Sunday. Community activists had urged the district to keep serving meals so that no children —...
Central Unified Ends Classes Until April 20. Clovis Out Until April 14.
A veteran district school employee told GV Wire on Friday that Central Unified School District classes are over until Monday, April 20. Two weeks of the closure coincide with the district's spring break, which is April 6-19. Superintendent Andy Alvarado then confirmed the closure in an official announcement that was...
Central Unified Supt. to Board: New High School Should Stand On Its Own
Central Unified School District's new high school at Ashlan and Grantland avenues in west Fresno should be an independent entity and not a third campus of Central High School, which now spreads across its East and West campuses. That's the recommendation of Superintendent Andy Alvarado to the trustees, who are...
These Valley Elementaries Are Among California's Best
Nineteen elementary schools from Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties are being honored as 2020 California Distinguished Schools for their outstanding education programs and practices by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. Listen to this article: The schools were selected because they are closing achievement gaps among disadvantaged...
Central Unified Mulls Lowering Fees for New Home Construction
The cost of new homes built in Central Unified School District is likely to go down slightly. The Central Unified board on Tuesday will vote on lowering developer fees that are collected to help pay for new schools. If the board approves the change, Central's fees would be $5.16 per...
Kaiser Permanente Grants Help Local Schoolkids Get Fit, Stay Hydrated
There's a whole lot less sitting around in after-school programs at Fresno Unified School District these days after a $75,000 grant from Kaiser Permanent Fresno helped buy new equipment and hire staffers to help kids get fit — and stay there. Earlier this month students at Jefferson Elementary got to...
Survey Says: Huge Support for Central Unified's Potential $120 Million Bond Measure
It looks like Central Unified School District voters would be willing to hike their own property taxes if it means improving the quality of their Fresno-area schools, including replacing portable classrooms with permanent buildings and renovating school libraries. A survey last month of 404 voters showed that 69% would be...
West Fresno Satellite Campus Gets Giant $1 Million Check
Fresno City College's West Fresno satellite campus is still a couple years away, but there should be plenty of training equipment for nursing and automotive students on opening day. On Aug. 16 Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula presented an oversized check representing the $1 million in state funds he obtained this year...
Tilley School Building Opens to Fanfare, Excitement — and Lots of Panther Pride
The start of the new school year can't come soon enough for Nicholas Diaz, a fourth-grader at Central Unified's Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary School. He was among the hundreds of students, parents, educators, district employees, and public officials who gathered Thursday evening to celebrate the opening of the school's new...