Fresno Unified School District Archives

When Will ‘All Means All’ Happen at Starr Elementary?

March 22, 2019

"All means all" is a slogan Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson often uses to describe inclusion efforts at California's fourth-largest school district. However, past and present trustees and parents argue that the district is not living up to the mott...

chalkboard drawing of a school bus filled with kids

How To Fix FUSD Bus Driver Shortage? Make It Full-Time Job.

Myles Barker

March 20, 2019

School bus driver shortages are a nationwide problem, prompting school districts to cancel routes and causing students to arrive late to school. Fresno Unified, the fourth-largest school district in Californ...

African American Task Force Strives To Close FUSD Achievement Gap

Myles Barker

March 13, 2019

After attending high schools in Fresno Unified and Clovis Unified, Adonai Howard noticed stark differences. "I feel like I learned more my freshman year at Clovis High School than I did the three years I was...

Special-Ed Meeting Canceled After Trustee Terry Slatic Arrives

Myles Barker

March 7, 2019

A meeting to discuss changes at Starr Elementary School involving special-education students was canceled Thursday afternoon shortly after Trustee Terry Slatic arrived. "I made it crystal clear that it is not my meeting, and that I am there to learn, to gai...

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 s...

Fresno Trustees Want Students Learning English Faster

Myles Barker

February 15, 2019

Several Fresno Unified trustees made it clear at their meeting Wednesday that they want to see the district's English Learner program raise its game. Among the improvements the trustees seek: Accelerating En...

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 in attending the town hall can register here. Un...

Slatic’s Attorney Says Superintendent Trying to Cast Trustee in Bad Light

Bill McEwen

February 1, 2019

The attorney representing embattled Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic says that Superintendent Bob Nelson is trying to tarnish the trustee's reputation because Slatic's aggressive efforts to improve the distr...

College Is Coming to Southwest Fresno. Will Students Be Ready?

Myles Barker

January 30, 2019

In a few years, students will be able to take courses toward a nursing degree at Fresno City College's planned satellite campus in southwest Fresno. Fresno City College President Carole Goldsmith delivered t...

Young children cooling off in front of air conditioner.

What’s Next From FUSD’s Measure X? Air Conditioning for All.

Myles Barker

January 10, 2019

One thing appears certain in Fresno Unified's near future: Every school will have air conditioning. The topic dominated the district's special school board meeting Wednesday, which focused exclusively on setting priority projects for Measure X construction ...

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Will Andrew Janz Run for Mayor or Try Again for Congress?

Town Hall Aims To Improve Special Education in Fresno Unified

When Will ‘All Means All’ Happen at Starr Elementary?

How To Fix FUSD Bus Driver Shortage? Make It Full-Time Job.

How’s the Economy? Count the Cranes to Find Out.

Last Grants Coming for Endangered Route 66 Restoration Effort

After a Decade, Wallows Finally Releases Band’s First Album

Iditarod Competitor Whose Dogs Quit Says They Got Spooked

Ichiro Walks Off Into History in ‘Sayonara’ at Tokyo Dome

Opinion: New York Abortion Law Allows Infanticide

California Lawmakers Debate How to Prevent Another College Admissions Scandal

White Nationalism, Born in the USA, Is Now a Global Terror Threat

Wild Chase Reveals FUSD Failure to Support Troubled Student

Notes on Spiral Garage Appraisal

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

When Will ‘All Means All’ Happen at Starr Elementary?

How To Fix FUSD Bus Driver Shortage? Make It Full-Time Job.

African American Task Force Strives To Close FUSD Achievement Gap

Special-Ed Meeting Canceled After Trustee Terry Slatic Arrives

FUSD Teachers, Parents Voice Special Ed Concerns at Town Hall

Fresno Trustees Want Students Learning English Faster

Town Hall Aims To Improve Special Education in Fresno Unified

Slatic’s Attorney Says Superintendent Trying to Cast Trustee in Bad Light

College Is Coming to Southwest Fresno. Will Students Be Ready?

What’s Next From FUSD’s Measure X? Air Conditioning for All.

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