Merlin Dimas wishes she had known when she was raising her first four children just how important it is for parents to be involved in their children's schoolwork and positively motivate them. Dimas, who lives in central Fresno, is the mother of four Fresno Unified graduates and four current...
Education ‘Is The Most Important Thing Right Now in My Family Because We Are Latinos’
Francisca Albas says she's always taken an active role in her kids' education to make sure they will be successful. And so far, her hard work is paying off — her two older children, both Fresno Unified graduates, are in college. One is studying to be a teacher, the...
What Does Fresno Unified’s Parent University Need More Of? Parents.
Fresno Unified's Parent University, headquartered in a nondescript building at the corner of Blackstone Avenue and Lewis Avenue just north of downtown, provides a huge variety of programs, workshops, training sessions, and other resources to parents. But even though Parent University has been in operation for more than a...
Fresno Unified’s New Academic Chief Faced Criticism as Superintendent of Small District
Fresno Unified's new chief academic officer is coming from a Southern California school district that has been marked in recent months by friction among board members and critical news stories about her style of management as the superintendent. Dr. Natasha Baker, who has several decades of educational leadership experience,...
FUSD ‘Defamed’ Me in Investigation, Fresno Man Claims
A Fresno man is seeking damages from Fresno Unified School District after he says he was defamed in the district's investigative report on a former mid-level facilities and maintenance manager. The claim by Dominick Berarducci is included in the School Board meeting agenda packet for Wednesday's board meeting. Superintendent...
How to Strengthen Schools? Fresno High Area Trustee Candidates Shared Ideas at GV Wire Forum
Three of the candidates who are running in the Fresno High Area 5 Trustee special election talked about School Board conduct, student academic performance, cops on campus, and other topics during a wide-ranging online live forum hosted by GV Wire on Thursday. Watch: Fresno High Area Trustee Special Election...
‘Positive Spin’ Not Delivering for FUSD Kids, Says Board Hopeful
Andy Levine is drawing on his experience and connections as a longtime community organizer in his political campaign for the Fresno Unified School Board. The youngest of the four candidates for the Area 5 special election, Levine, 38, wants to represent the Fresno High area where he has lived...
Extra Cops, Less Shouting, More Demands to End COVID Mandates: Fresno Unified Meeting
The drama was a bit more low key at Wednesday night's Fresno Unified School Board meeting, thanks in part to the presence of four Fresno police officers who monitored the proceedings inside the packed board room and in the hallway outside. Unlike the meeting two weeks ago that ended...
Metal Detector Scans Now Required for Fresno School Board Meetings
Those planning to attend Wednesday's Fresno Unified School Board meeting might want to leave home a little earlier than usual to have time for newly required metal detector scanning. The board's amended agenda includes a notice that everyone entering the Board of Education room in the district's downtown headquarters...
FUSD School Board Eyes $47.8M Contract for New Farber Campus
The Fresno Unified School Board next week will consider awarding a $47.8 million construction contract and project labor agreement to build the new Francine and Murray Farber Educational Campus in southeast Fresno. The contract will be the district's second project labor agreement in which the contractor agrees to use...