Fresno Unified Trustee Susan Wittrup says the district's administration needs to respond more quickly to trustee queries, and not "sanitize" information by putting a positive spin on it. Wittrup's comments came during the board-superintendent communication portion of Wednesday's School Board meeting. She prefaced her remarks by praising the district staff...
Former FUSD Trustee Breaks Silence Over $3,500 Wine & Dine Allegations
Former Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic, who is being investigated by the California Fair Political Practices Commission over whether he improperly reported a dinner gift from Superintendent Bob Nelson, said Friday that he was never told Nelson had established a fixed price meal when he ordered expensive bottles of wine...
Time for Change or Status Quo? FUSD Trustee Candidates Weigh in on Issues
Voters in four of Fresno Unified School District's seven trustee areas will decide in the Nov. 7 election who will be at the political helm of the state's third-largest school district. The candidates include four incumbents — longtime Trustee Valerie Davis, with nearly two decades on the School Board, and...
Andy Levine Is Apparent Winner in FUSD Area 5 Trustee Election
Longtime Fresno High area resident Andy Levine surged to an early and seemingly overwhelming lead in the race to elect the Fresno High Region's new School Board trustee in votes counted Tuesday. The updated vote count released by the Fresno County Elections Office after 8:49 p.m. Tuesday showed Levine,...
Fresno High Region Voters Face Trustee Ballot Deadline Tuesday
Voters in Fresno Unified's Area 5 have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to turn in their ballots for the special election to choose a successor to the late Carol Mills. The candidates are retired teacher Russ Allen, retired firefighter Andrew Fabela, teacher and community organizer Andy Levine, and retired parole...
Fresno High Area Candidates Agree on Need for FUSD to Boost Academic Scores
Candidates for the Fresno Unified Area 5 trustee seat agreed at Thursday's forum that the district's dismal record of academic performance — only two out of 10 Fresno Unified high school graduates meet literacy standards — but shared different ideas on how to turn things around. Only a few...
Check Your Mailbox for Fresno High Trustee Ballot
Thousands of ballots for the Fresno Unified Area 5 trustee election were mailed out this week by the Fresno County Elections Office and should be showing up in your mailbox if you live in the Fresno High region. Voters have several options on how to cast their ballots but...
Who’s Running in Bullard Trustee Race? One In, One Out, One Maybe
Fresno School Board candidate Kurt Madden told GV Wire on Thursday that he's dropping his campaign for the Bullard High Area 7 Trustee seat in November's election. But there's still three candidates in the race, at least for now: educator Terri L. Edwards, who filed her candidate intention statement...