Fresno Unified School District slammed the teachers union on Monday over its contract demand for higher pay and smaller classes that the district says will result in red ink in the budget reserves by the third year of the contract. "Fresno Unified has opened its finances to both the factfinding...
District Says Fresno Teachers Contract Proposal Would Bankrupt Budget Reserves by Year 3
Fresno Unified School District slammed the teachers union on Monday over its contract demand for higher pay and smaller classes that the district says will result in red ink in the budget reserves by the third year of the contract. "Fresno Unified has opened its finances to both the factfinding...
Former Fresno CC Coach Ed Madec Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Chancellor
Ed Madec, the highly successful Fresno City College men's basketball who was placed on administrative leave in early 2020, was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening to shoot college officials and students, police said on Monday. A "Timely Warning" issued by the State Center Community College District provides a chronology of...
Former Fresno CC Coach Ed Madec Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Chancellor
Ed Madec, the highly successful Fresno City College men's basketball who was placed on administrative leave in early 2020, was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening to shoot college officials and students, police said on Monday. A "Timely Warning" issued by the State Center Community College District provides a chronology of...
State Department Memo Warns US Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk
As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza, the State Department is discouraging diplomats working on Middle East issues from making public statements suggesting the U.S. wants to see less violence, according to a report published on HuffPost. In emails cited by HuffPost, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do...
State Department Memo Warns US Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk
As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza, the State Department is discouraging diplomats working on Middle East issues from making public statements suggesting the U.S. wants to see less violence, according to a report published on HuffPost. In emails cited by HuffPost, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do...
District to Fresno Teachers: Read Our Proposal Before Taking Strike Vote
After days of intense negotiations that included hours of talks Friday morning, Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Teachers Association have closed the gap on many contract issues but are still divided on several key ones, district officials said Friday morning in a news conference downtown. Those issues are...
District to Fresno Teachers: Read Our Proposal Before Taking Strike Vote
After days of intense negotiations that included hours of talks Friday morning, Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Teachers Association have closed the gap on many contract issues but are still divided on several key ones, district officials said Friday morning in a news conference downtown. Those issues are...
Both Israelis and Palestinians Are Victims of Israel’s Apartheid System
The violence in Gaza and Israel is bringing horrifying new levels of human suffering to Israelis and Palestinians. Both sides have committed heinous violations of international law, and all attacks on civilians must be condemned. But if we’re serious about preventing such horrors in the future, we have to go...
Both Israelis and Palestinians Are Victims of Israel’s Apartheid System
The violence in Gaza and Israel is bringing horrifying new levels of human suffering to Israelis and Palestinians. Both sides have committed heinous violations of international law, and all attacks on civilians must be condemned. But if we’re serious about preventing such horrors in the future, we have to go...