The attorney who won a landmark equal pay case for a Fresno woman calls the latest Supreme Court ruling a “minor setback.” The high court ruled on Monday that the case of Aileen Rizo, a math consultant with the Fresno County Office of Education, should head back to the Ninth...
Schools Chief Yovino Wins Round at Supreme Court in Equal Pay Case
WASHINGTON — Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino won a round in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in an equal pay case brought by a former math consultant. The Court unanimously threw out a lower court ruling in favor of Aileen Rizo, who sued in 2014 when she...
County School Board Candidates in Their Own Words
The Area 1 seat on the Fresno County Office of Education board is open, and three candidates are campaigning for the seat. Incumbent Ismael Herrera opted not to run for re-election and instead is running unopposed for the Kerman City Council. The trustee for Area 1 serves the Central, Firebaugh-Las...
Resistance Finally Fading to Career Technical Education
Thirty years ago, vocational ed programs were struggling to attract students and political support. They were stigmatized as "throwaway" classes. Many educators and parents said that college preparatory classes would better prepare students for college and careers. That's not the case today. The label "vocational ed" has been replaced by...
Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt California Education?
Charter supporters, citing the need to overhaul public education, want to change how schools are run. Opponents argue that charters steer revenues away from traditional neighborhood schools, cherry-pick the best and brightest and can avoid employment and governance rules that school districts must follow. Charters, which the Legislature authorized in...
After a Record 65 Years, Cederquist Retiring from School Board
The longest-serving school-board member in the nation is retiring. For 65 years, Delbert Cederquist has served on one local school board or another. He has been a member of the Fresno County Office of Education board since 1994. “There comes a time. I’m 86 and it's time,” Cederquist said from...
One Charter School Fights for Survival. Another Wants to Open.
Two charter schools — one new and one looking for a renewal — hope that the Fresno County Office of Education answers their pleas. After being rejected at the local school board level, the One & Only Academy and Kepler Neighborhood School made their cases to the five-member elected board...