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Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

June 13, 2019

After 43 years of bare-knuckled brawling, the leaders of Fresno Unified and its teachers union tried something different in hope of getting a better result. Bill McEwen Opinion It worked. And that's good news for the district's students...

Fresno Unified, Teachers Agree on Historic 3-Year Contract

Bill McEwen

June 12, 2019

The Fresno Teachers Association and Fresno Unified School District have reached tentative agreement on a three-year contract that runs through June 2022. Superintendent Bob Nelson announced the agreement at ...

Composite of FTA and Fresno Unified logos with a children walking to school warning sign

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

Bill McEwen

June 10, 2019

Since dramatically avoiding a strike at the last minute early in 2018, Fresno Unified leaders and the teachers union have gone to great lengths to keep their public comments positive. Opinion Bill...

FUSD Teachers, Parents Voice Special Ed Concerns at Town Hall

Myles Barker

February 21, 2019

Parents and teachers came together Wednesday night to share their views on improving special education programs in Fresno Unified schools. The district has faced criticism for years that it doesn't adequately support its special needs students. Fresno Uni...

Town Hall Aims To Improve Special Education in Fresno Unified

Myles Barker

February 5, 2019

Improving special education at Fresno Unified is the goal of a Fresno Teachers Association's town hall Feb. 20. The discussion will start at 4:30 p.m. inside Hoover High School's library. Those interested...

Photo of incumbent Christopher De La Cerda and challenger Veva Islas

De La Cerda Takes Heat for Misrepresenting Endorsements

Myles Barker

October 17, 2018

McLane High School area trustee Christopher De La Cerda misrepresented his endorsements to local media, the Fresno Teachers Association said in a tweet Tuesday afternoon. The first instance was with The Fres...

Teamwork Replaces Chaos in Fresno Unified, Leaders and Union Say

Myles Barker

October 3, 2018

One year ago, Fresno Unified teachers threatened to go out on strike over stalled contract negotiations with the district. Among the issues contributing to the impasse: a demand by teachers that the district make a commitment to reducing class sizes to help ad...

Newsom: I Will Appoint Valley Reps to UC, CSU Boards as Gov

David Taub

June 1, 2018

Gavin Newsom found a receptive audience at the Teamsters 431 hall in Fresno on Friday (June 1) afternoon. Politics 101 David Taub Speaking to about 100 supporters, Newsom played the hits: g...

Cal Johnson Isn’t Running. Olivier Might. A Look Ahead to FUSD Election.

David Taub

May 30, 2018

Looking ahead to the November election, the Fresno Teachers Association is holding a school board candidates town hall Thursday night (May 31). Four Fresno Unified trustee areas are up for grabs. And at leas...

GO Public Schools Group Wants a Seat at Fresno Unified’s Table

Bill McEwen

May 9, 2018

Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson's leadership skills will be tested tonight by the last item on the board agenda. For nearly a year, the nonprofit GO Public Schools Fresno has met with parents and community leaders to hear their concerns about Fresn...

Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge

Trump, Outsider Turned Insider, Sells Himself as Rebel for 2020

Investigation: Many US Jails Fail to Stop Inmate Suicides

Trump Threatens to Deport Millions Beginning Next Week

Fact Check: Trump's Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

Big Break: Warriors Get Nine Days Before NBA Finals

Thanks to Warriors (Ouch), Everyone Can Get a Free Taco Today

Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge

Modesto Educator, Avid Rock Climber Dies in Yosemite

Weakling or Bully? The Battle Over CEQA, California's Iconic Environmental Law

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

Your Dog Isn’t a ‘Furry Little Human.’ A Bioethicist Explains.

What Orwell’s ‘1984’ Tells Us About Today’s World, 70 Years After It Was Published

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Preventing 2020 Campaign Cyberattacks Won't Be Easy or Cheap

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Fresno Unified, Teachers Agree on Historic 3-Year Contract

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

FUSD Teachers, Parents Voice Special Ed Concerns at Town Hall

Town Hall Aims To Improve Special Education in Fresno Unified

De La Cerda Takes Heat for Misrepresenting Endorsements

Teamwork Replaces Chaos in Fresno Unified, Leaders and Union Say

Newsom: I Will Appoint Valley Reps to UC, CSU Boards as Gov

Cal Johnson Isn’t Running. Olivier Might. A Look Ahead to FUSD Election.

GO Public Schools Group Wants a Seat at Fresno Unified’s Table

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