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Fresno Unified Wrestles With How Big to Make Bond Measure

November 7, 2019

Faced with lower community support for a bond measure that would hike property taxes, the Fresno Unified School Board appears split on whether to ask voters to greenlight a $500 million bond measure. The board is likely to vote on a bond measure resolution ...

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

Nancy Price

November 5, 2019

Less than a month remains before the deadline to get a bond measure on the March 3 ballot, but Fresno Unified School District is still waiting for the results of a second community survey to gauge support for b...

County Tops State Average in English, Math — if Fresno Unified Isn’t Counted

Nancy Price

October 29, 2019

Nearly three-fourths of Fresno County students scored above the state average on both English language arts and mathematics standardized tests last year. In fact, the same contingent of Fresno County student...

Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes

Nancy Price

October 18, 2019

Clovis Unified and Central Unified trustees will vote next week on whether to put multimillion-dollar school bond measures on the March 3 ballot, the same ballot that will contain a $15 billion state facilities bond measure for California's K-12 schools and pu...

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Fresno Unified Board to Superintendent: Good Job!

Nancy Price

October 17, 2019

The Fresno Unified School District board voted 7-0 on Wednesday to approve a positive job evaluation for Superintendent Bob Nelson, now in his third year at the helm of California's third-largest school distric...

FUSD Superintendent Touts Academic and Facility Improvements

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October 15, 2019

Superintendent Bob Nelson recapped achievements across the Fresno Unified School District during a noontime event in downtown Fresno Monday. It was Nelson's third State of Education address since taking the ...

ACLU: Fresno Unified Fails to Protect Bullard Black Students From Racial Hostility

Nancy Price

October 10, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union alleges in a complaint that Fresno Unified School District allows a racially hostile environment to exist at Bullard High School and failed to protect two black students from bullying, harassment, and retaliation by other stu...

Is Bullard High Accreditation At Risk? Superintendent Says No.

Nancy Price

October 9, 2019

Like all the high schools in Fresno Unified School District, Bullard High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. But unlike all the others, which have six-year accreditation...

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Fresno Unified to Voters: How About a $500M Bond Measure?

Nancy Price

October 3, 2019

After hearing about overwhelming support from voters surveyed about a potential $240 million bond measure, Fresno Unified trustees want to see if voters would be willing to double down — even though the distric...

Fresno Unified $240 Million School Bond Gets Strong Support in Survey

Nancy Price

September 30, 2019

Fresno Unified taxpayers appear willing to pay more in property taxes if it means safer, better-equipped, and more up-to-date schools and technology. A survey of 764 district residents likely to vote in the November 2020 election found strong support for $1...

Turkish Patriotism on Display Amid Syria Operation

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Success, Leadership, Philanthropy Propel Musson to Leon S. Peters Award

50 Arrested, Guns Seized in Central California Gang Takedown

Analysis: Why Is Your Cable Bill So High? The Experts Break It Down

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

Kershaw Blows Late Lead in Latest October Flop, Dodgers Done

NFL’s Wild Week 11 Included Garrett, Kaepernick, Mexico

At Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Celebrities Pay $10K an Hour to Ride Waves

Gurley, Brown Help Rams Ground out 17-7 Win Over Bears

Walters: Pension Costs Hitting Home — Hard

Walters: A Model of Mismanagement

Walters: Westlands Contract Shakes the Waterscape

Science Has Identified Common Threads in School Shootings

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

AP Exclusive: Steyer Aide Offered Money for Endorsements

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role

Attacking Trump and Billionaires, Sanders Draws Thousands in Fresno

Fresno Unified Wrestles With How Big to Make Bond Measure

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

County Tops State Average in English, Math — if Fresno Unified Isn’t Counted

Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes

Fresno Unified Board to Superintendent: Good Job!

FUSD Superintendent Touts Academic and Facility Improvements

ACLU: Fresno Unified Fails to Protect Bullard Black Students From Racial Hostility

Is Bullard High Accreditation At Risk? Superintendent Says No.

Fresno Unified to Voters: How About a $500M Bond Measure?

Fresno Unified $240 Million School Bond Gets Strong Support in Survey

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