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 mother who is also a substitute teacher says her son was discriminated against. Superintendent Bob Nelson announced the change...
School Shooting Protests Planned, But Students Discouraged from Skipping Class
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 to remember the 17 victims killed in the school shooting Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida. According to Fresno...
Update: Downtown Guarantee Building Will Be New State Center HQ
[Update 3/07/18]: 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. Measure C funds will be used for the purchase. The 80,100 square...
Two Central Unified Trustees Served Recall Notices
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 parents are unhappy about the secrecy surrounding whether Superintendent Mark Sutton will remain with the district. Raquel Camacho,...
Two Central Unified Trustees Served Recall Notices
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 parents are unhappy about the secrecy surrounding whether Superintendent Mark Sutton will remain with the district. Raquel Camacho,...
Fresno Unified and Teachers Union Will Study Parcel Tax
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 district "reduce class sizes, improve student achievement and enhance programs that expand the learning...
Fresno Unified and Teachers Union Will Study Parcel Tax
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 district "reduce class sizes, improve student achievement and enhance programs that expand the learning...
It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers' Strike
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 will be more contract battles in coming years — smartly refrain from rubbing the losers' noses in the...
It Took All Hands on Deck to Avoid Fresno Unified Teachers' Strike
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 will be more contract battles in coming years — smartly refrain from rubbing the losers' noses in the...
UPDATE: Strike Avoided! Teachers & Fresno Unified Agree on Contract
Multiple sources told GV Wire on Wednesday morning that Fresno Unified leaders and the Fresno Teachers Association have struck a deal on a new three-year contract. Negotiators for both sides worked until 5 a.m. to get the deal done, and to avoid the district's first teachers strike since 1978. A...