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 FTA says the district should dip into its substantial "rainy day" reserves fund to make...
Fresno, Clovis Districts Investigate Racist Incidents Involving Student, Staff
The Fresno State chapter of the NAACP is asking Clovis Unified alumni to talk about whether they experienced or witnessed racial discrimination during their school years. The online survey is in response to reports that a Buchanan High School student posted racist content on Snapchat, including an image "explicitly promoting...
Fresno Unified Will Expand Summer Meal Sites, Hand Out Food Boxes
Fresno Unified School District will provide grab-and-go meals through the summer meal program at 22 sites, more than twice as many as last year, Superintendent Bob Nelson said Tuesday afternoon. In past years the free meals were available at district high schools, but the number of sites has been expanded...
Fresno Unified to Parents: Please Take Survey on Reopening Schools in August
Fresno Unified parents can weigh in on what they would like to see schools look like when they reopen in August by answering a survey posted on the district's website or through the Parent Portal. The survey includes questions about how students who previously took a bus could get to...
SW Fresno Pastor Reflects on George Floyd Killing, Says Jerry Dyer Needs to ‘Switch Hats’
Pastor Paul Lawrence Binion II delivers a unique, calming, and reassuring gospel when he speaks. "God has a sense of humor," Binion said during a Tuesday morning interview via Zoom. "He brings me to Fresno and then he puts in my life all these white people who really love me."...
Derek Carr to 2020 Grads: Don’t Miss Out on Alternative Ceremonies
COVID-19 has put the kibosh on traditional large-scale graduation ceremonies in May and June for the Class of 2020, but graduates are being celebrated in new and different ways. The celebrations are virtual for now, but districts and colleges are vowing still to have the real deal, either later this...
Should Trustees Suspend Program Helping Thousands of Fresno Students?
English language and math test scores have climbed faster for Fresno Unified elementary school students whose school day is extended by 30 minutes and whose teachers get an extra 10 days of training each year. A recent report to trustees shows that in the 40 so-called "Designated Schools," student improvement...
Fresno Unified Projects Big Budget Cuts but No Layoffs
Dire financial times are ahead, not only for the next school year but likely several more as well, but no staff layoffs or pay cuts are being considered at this time, Fresno Unified deputy superintendent Ruthie Quinto said Wednesday night. Quinto provided an overview to trustees of the latest version...
Fresno Unified Gives New Student-Tracking ‘Assignments’ to Teachers
Fresno Unified School District has unveiled a new way for district and school leaders to identify which students are not being reached and then develop plans to engage them. The data being collected comes from weekly teacher assignments in the ATLAS Gradebook tool. The new tool, which was rolled out...
Fresno Unified Summer Academy Will Focus on Closing Learning Gaps
Thousands of Fresno Unified School District students will get an invitation this month to attend Summer Academy online classes that will focus on math, literacy, class credit recovery, and other academic needs. The district also will offer enrichment programs through its new Summer Camp, which will be open to Summer...