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Fresno Unified Parents Must Decide by July 31: Campus or Online?

July 9, 2020

If parents want their kids to attend Fresno Unified School District's online school for the new school year, they will need to opt in by July 31, Superintendent Bob Nelson said Thursday. Parents who don't reserve a seat for their kids for the eLearn Academy...

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McLane’s New Pool Full of Promise, Empty of Swimmers for Now

Nancy Price

July 2, 2020

The water shimmers invitingly over the 11 swimming lanes in the massive blue-tinged pool, which according to a nearby sign has a maximum occupancy of 434. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the brand-new ...

Football Players Back on the Field at Fresno-Area Schools, But No Tackling Yet

Nancy Price

June 25, 2020

Football practices look considerably different at high schools in the Fresno area this summer as teams adapt to restrictions designed to help protect players from the coronavirus. For now, at least, there's ...

Pastors Accuse FUSD Trustee Slatic of Abusive, Racist Rant at Bagel Shop

Nancy Price

June 22, 2020

Two Fresno pastors have lodged complaints with Fresno Unified School District that allege trustee Terry Slatic was belligerent, used profane language, and told one minister to "go back to the barrio" in a March meeting. The district said in a news release d...

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How Do FUSD Black Students Spell School Success? R-E-A-D-I-N-G

Nancy Price

June 19, 2020

Branya Robinson, a soon-to-be fourth-grader at Storey Elementary, has been reading a history book that highlights the accomplishments of African American women. Most people know Josephine Baker as a wildly p...

FUSD Employee Accused of Forcible Sex with a Minor

Nancy Price

June 18, 2020

A longtime Fresno Unified School District employee was arrested Tuesday by Fresno police sexual assault unit detectives on multiple counts of forcible sex with a minor and oral copulation. Police said Terry ...

Face Masks, One-Way Hallways Proposed in Fresno School Reopening Plan

Nancy Price

June 17, 2020

Hallways would be marked with one-way signs, facial masks would be "strongly encouraged/required," and football player conditioning could begin as soon as Monday under a proposed Fresno Unified schools reopening plan that trustees will consider at tonight's bo...

Fresno Unified Investigates ‘Offensive’ Tweets About DACA but Not Anti-Trump Facebook Posts

Nancy Price

June 16, 2020

Fresno Unified School District has launched another investigation of an employee's social media postings that have been deemed offensive. "Fresno Unified recognizes that we need to provide an environment in ...

With Reopening on Horizon, Fresno School Leaders Survey Students and Staff

Nancy Price

June 12, 2020

Fresno Unified wants to know what's on the minds of its 74,000 students and 10,552 staffers as the district shapes its plans to reopen schools in August. Emails have been sent to students and staffs with lin...

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Teachers Union: FUSD Should Protect Health Fund in 2020-21 Budget

Nancy Price

June 9, 2020

The Fresno Teachers Association says Fresno Unified School District's proposals to balance the 2020-21 budget could result in higher healthcare costs for employees and will reassign teachers from much-needed special assignment roles. In addition, the ...

Trustees Keep Fresno Cops on Campus but End ShotSpotter

US Bets $500M on Untested Company to Inject COVID-19 Vaccine

Trump Wears Mask in Public for First Time During Pandemic

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Props to You, Californians: A Preview of What’s on Your November Ballot

Five Myths About COVID-19 Politicians Insist Are True

Temperance Flat Dam Put on the Shelf Indefinitely

Pandemic, Water Costs, Consumer Behavior Lead to $2 Billion in Ag Losses Thus Far

Country Group Lady Antebellum Changes Name to Lady A

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Singer Says Lawsuit Over Lady a Name Is ‘White Privilege’

City Supplies COVID-19 Masks for Saturday’s Harvard Block Sale

I Faced a Challenge One of Every Three People in America Has: Depression and Anxiety

COVID-19 Exposes Why Postal Service Needs to Get Back Into Banking

Opinion: A More Accurate Name Is ‘Selective Black Lives Matter’

Walters: Imperial County, the COVID-19 Epicenter

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Biden's VP List Narrows: Warren, Harris, Susan Rice, Others

Ex-Bush Officials Launch Super PAC Backing Biden Over Trump

Trump’s Superpower Turns to Kryptonite

With Student Gathering, Trump Gets a More Boisterous Crowd

Fresno Unified Parents Must Decide by July 31: Campus or Online?

McLane’s New Pool Full of Promise, Empty of Swimmers for Now

Football Players Back on the Field at Fresno-Area Schools, But No Tackling Yet

Pastors Accuse FUSD Trustee Slatic of Abusive, Racist Rant at Bagel Shop

How Do FUSD Black Students Spell School Success? R-E-A-D-I-N-G

FUSD Employee Accused of Forcible Sex with a Minor

Face Masks, One-Way Hallways Proposed in Fresno School Reopening Plan

Fresno Unified Investigates ‘Offensive’ Tweets About DACA but Not Anti-Trump Facebook Posts

With Reopening on Horizon, Fresno School Leaders Survey Students and Staff

Teachers Union: FUSD Should Protect Health Fund in 2020-21 Budget

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