An old woodshop classroom building tucked away on the campus of Tehipite Middle School in central Fresno is the proposed site for a new esports center where online gamers, coders, and tech kids can gather for tournaments. Esports is more than just play — it's a multibillion-dollar industry with an...
FUSD, Builder Ask Supreme Court to Review Ruling in No-Bid Contract Suit
Harris Construction Inc. and Fresno Unified School District are asking the California Supreme Court to review a recent appellate decision in a lawsuit that claims the district's award of a no-bid construction contract to build Gaston Middle School in southwest Fresno was illegal. Harris filed a petition for review of the...
Quinto Now in Malibu. FUSD Parting Pact Includes Year’s Pay, $39K in Retirement Contributions.
Fresno Unified School District is paying $39,000 in retirement plan contributions in addition to a year's pay totaling $287,385.25 to former deputy superintendent/chief financial officer Ruth Quinto, who remains on paid administrative leave through Sept. 30, 2021. The School Board approved Quinto's resignation agreement by a vote of 4-3, with trustees Carol...
No Holiday Break for 1,500 FUSD High School Students
While most Fresno Unified students and staff are enjoying a break from studies and work over the holidays, more than 1,500 high schoolers are skipping the break so they can bring up their grades. For the first time, the district is holding a Winter Credit Recovery Session over the holiday...
District Weighs Shifting $59 Million in School Site Spending to Nab State Dollars
Fresno Unified trustees face a dilemma — the district has the opportunity to lasso millions of dollars in state funds to help build career and technical education classrooms at high schools, but that would mean postponing promised projects at other schools. The board discussed options Tuesday night at a special...
District Hopes Its Struggling High Schoolers Will Sign Up for New Winter Break Session
Fresno Unified high schoolers who need extra time to pull their grades up from Ds and Fs will have the option of a few extra weeks of schooling over the Christmas holiday break. Winter session will be offered districtwide for the first time starting Dec. 21, said Jeremy Ward, executive...
Is Local High School Mascot Racist? Debate Over ‘Warrior’ Image Intensifies.
The Warrior mascot of Fresno High School is under fire from critics who say that the cartoon of a Native American man in war paint is racist and must be removed. But the image also has its share of supporters who claim that the mascot is a beloved tradition that...
School Board Candidates Report Fundraising Totals in Home Stretch
In Fresno, with the absence of city or countywide races, most of the attention in the local election is on school boards. Candidates reported their final pre-election fundraising totals, through Oct. 17. State Center Area 2 Is the Most Costly Race For the State Center school board — which governs...
Fresno State Reports Record Enrollments This Fall Despite Closed Campus
A record 25,300 students enrolled in Fresno State classes in the fall semester, about 5% more than the fall semester of 2019, even though the campus has been closed because of the coronavirus. Fresno State is bucking a national trend of lower enrollments at colleges and universities sparked by the...
Boys & Girls Clubs Ready for New Role as Virtual Learning Hubs for Students
The Zimmerman Club has been a ghost town since April 1 when the site just north of downtown Fresno and other Boys and Girls Clubs of Fresno County closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Diane Carbray hopes that's about to change. Carbray, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls...