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Secret Search or Meet the Finalists? Debate Rages as Fresno Nears Its Superintendent Pick

Fresno Unified trustees will meet Wednesday to discuss superintendent finalists. What's not clear is whether trustees will announce the next superintendent or whittle the list. Fresno Unified Board President Valerie Davis previously told GV Wire they would likely select the new superintendent Wednesday. After GV Wire published the names of...

Fox News Host? A Sheriff? Is There a Republican Who Can Finally Win Statewide in CA Again?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After more than a decade being exiled from the governor’s office in California, Republicans are eyeing growing voter frustration with the dominant liberal politics of the state as a launching pad for a comeback next year. Though lacking...

Why Fresno Unified Tried to Keep Superintendent Search Secret

The Fresno Unified school board is purposely keeping its superintendent search secret. All board members signed a nondisclosure agreement with a search firm assisting them in finding a new leader for the state's third-largest school district. The main reason, several board members and the consultant firm the board hired said,...

Fresno Unified Trustees Passed Over a National Superintendent of the Year

Fresno Unified trustees have passed over a former national superintendent of the year in their search for the district's next chief executive. In 2020, the American Association of School Administrators named Gustavo Balderas as the national superintendent of the year for his work with Eugene School District. That year, he...

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