Council of the Great City Schools Archives

What Fresno Unified’s Top Officials Learned This Summer at Harvard

September 5, 2019

When six Fresno Unified trustees and the superintendent traveled to Boston this summer, it wasn't so they could take in a ballgame at Fenway Park, go on a sightseeing tour of the Boston Common or Old North Church, or tuck into a Cape Cod picnic. Their desti...

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 ev...

Fresno Unified Must Make Special Ed a Priority. Not an Afterthought.

Bill McEwen

August 12, 2018

Even before Bob Nelson took over as Fresno Unified superintendent, he had to know that the district's efforts to educate students with disabilities were coming up short. The many lawsuits against the distric...

'I'm Being Raped': Weinstein Accuser Details Alleged Assault

Borgeas Targets Controversial AB 5 With Town Hall, Legislation

Lawmakers Eye Limits on Local Housing Project Fees

Poll: Most Americans Support Equal Rights Amendment

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

How Is This Poor, Rural District Keeping Kids in School?

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

The New Thing for California Politicians? Sweet Charity

Eminem Drops Surprise Album, Advocates Changes to Gun Laws

Expert Panel Says 113 Species Need Urgent Attention After Australia’s Bushfires

Hard Practice Energizes Bulldog Women in Bounce-Back Win

Auschwitz Museum Upset at Scene in Amazon Series ‘Hunters’

Opinion: Sierra Tree Deaths Punctuate Climate Urgency

How Is This Poor, Rural District Keeping Kids in School?

Karbassi, Neighbors Respond to Tragedy With Good Ideas

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the US Census

Video: Dyer vs. Janz in GV Wire Mayoral Forum

ICYMI: ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Michael Greger

Video: Alonzo vs. Maxwell in GV Wire City Council Forum

Rabbi Rosove: Two-State Solution Only Road to Peace for Israel, Palestine

Sanders vs. Bloomberg Scenario Is Like a Jewish Joke Turned Ominously Real

It Looks Like People With No Real Interest in Bloomberg Are Signing up to Be Grassroots Campaigners Because He Pays $2,500 a Month

Debate Night Brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders Attacked by Rivals

Sanders Surges Into National Lead in New Post-ABC Poll

What Fresno Unified’s Top Officials Learned This Summer at Harvard

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

Fresno Unified Must Make Special Ed a Priority. Not an Afterthought.

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