Cramming for exams is a long-standing strategy for students looking to get ahead in their most challenging academic courses. Now, California Health Sciences University in Clovis is employing a variation of the concept to prepare its potential students for the rigorous admissions process they'll need to ace to pursue a...
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...
Gift From the Heart Helps Fresno State Students with MS
When Fotini Alfieris was in her senior year at Fresno Pacific University, she had to drop out. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis — a disease of the central nervous system affecting the flow of information from the brain to the body. At the time, Alfieris said lost her vision in...
Fresno City College Goes Extra Mile to Serve Community
Fresno City College is expanding opportunities for high school students and the general public to earn credits toward a college degree by starting neighborhood campuses at Edison and Sunnyside high schools. Fresno City College President Carole Goldsmith delivered the news during the first State of the College Address Wednesday morning...
It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers' Strike
The inevitable question after intense and protracted labor negotiations is, who won? The cut-and-paste answer also is predictable: everyone. The losers say it to save face. The winners — recognizing that there will be more contract battles in coming years — smartly refrain from rubbing the losers' noses in the...
It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers' Strike
The inevitable question after intense and protracted labor negotiations is, who won? The cut-and-paste answer also is predictable: everyone. The losers say it to save face. The winners — recognizing that there will be more contract battles in coming years — smartly refrain from rubbing the losers' noses in the...