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GO Public Schools Group Wants a Seat at Fresno Unified’s Table

May 9, 2018

Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson's leadership skills will be tested tonight by the last item on the board agenda. For nearly a year, the nonprofit GO Public Schools Fresno has met with parents and community leaders to hear their concerns about Fresn...

Poor Academic Performance Is Kepler Charter School’s Undoing

David Taub

May 9, 2018

The front page of a Fresno Unified fact-finding report bluntly lays out its recommendation: “Deny the Kepler Neighborhood School Charter Renewal Petition request. The charter school has not met the standards an...

Picture of Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer

Is Dyer Opening the Door to a Political Future?

David Taub

April 13, 2018

Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer is not ruling out a future in politics. Politics 101 David Taub “I’ve never shut a door on anything. But I do know at the present time, I’m very happy serving...

Fresno Unified Has Attendance Problem … On Bond Oversight Committee

David Taub

April 10, 2018

Voters in Fresno Unified have entrusted the school board with more than a half-billion dollars in bond money. Measure Q passed in 2010 for $280 million. Measure X passed in 2016 for $225 million. Both bonds have an oversight board to make sure the construction...

Did Racial Bias Lead to Fresno Unified Hair Policy Change? Mom Says Yes.

David Taub

March 20, 2018

Fresno Unified School District is suspending enforcement of its hairstyle policy. And while neither the superintendent nor the school board president says it is in reaction to allegations of racial bias, a m...

School Shooting Protests Planned, But Students Discouraged from Skipping Class

David Taub

March 13, 2018

The three largest school districts serving Fresno say they support the First Amendment, but warn students there are consequences if they skip class in protest. Wednesday is the scheduled National Walkout Day...

Update: Downtown Guarantee Building Will Be New State Center HQ

David Taub

March 6, 2018

: Finally, State Center Community College District comes back to downtown Fresno. By a 7-0 vote in closed session, the Board of Trustees approved purchasing the Guarantee Building for $10.6 million. The seller is GBB Holdings/Arcus Private Capital. Measu...

Two Central Unified Trustees Served Recall Notices

David Taub

February 20, 2018

Central Unified School District Trustees Phillip Cervantes and Richard Solis have been served with recall papers. A grassroots group of parents served the two trustees at the Feb. 13 board meeting. The paren...

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Fresno Unified and Teachers Union Will Study Parcel Tax

Bill McEwen

January 24, 2018

A side letter in the new labor contract between Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Teachers Association calls for a joint study of potential ballot measures — including a parcel tax — to help the dis...

It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers’ Strike

Bill McEwen

January 17, 2018

Opinion by Bill McEwen The inevitable question after intense and protracted labor negotiations is, who won? The cut-and-paste answer also is predictable: everyone. The losers say it to save face. The winners — recognizing that there wil...

Should Trustees Suspend Program Helping Thousands of Fresno Students?

Not So Random Acts: Science Finds That Being Kind Pays off

Background Checks, a Metric for Gun Sales, Hit All-Time High

Californian Brings Toys for Birthday Kids Isolated by Virus

Crops Grown With Kern Oilfield Water Are Safe, Panel Finds

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

Temperance Flat Dam Put on the Shelf Indefinitely

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

Dr. Vohra: Chaffee Zoo Should Open 'Sooner Rather than Later'

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

Right Time to ‘Get Stupid Again’: Beavis, Butt-Head Comeback

Ex-Wife of ‘Da Vinci Code’ Author Alleges He Led Double Life

Walters: A Not-So-Special Election

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

Walters: Newsom Now Owns the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rediscovering America: A Quiz for Independence Day

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

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

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

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

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

Trump Rally Highlights Vulnerabilities Heading Into Election

GO Public Schools Group Wants a Seat at Fresno Unified’s Table

Poor Academic Performance Is Kepler Charter School’s Undoing

Is Dyer Opening the Door to a Political Future?

Fresno Unified Has Attendance Problem … On Bond Oversight Committee

Did Racial Bias Lead to Fresno Unified Hair Policy Change? Mom Says Yes.

School Shooting Protests Planned, But Students Discouraged from Skipping Class

Update: Downtown Guarantee Building Will Be New State Center HQ

Two Central Unified Trustees Served Recall Notices

Fresno Unified and Teachers Union Will Study Parcel Tax

It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers’ Strike

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