Central Unified's School Board will once again try to bridge the community divide over the renaming of the neighborhood school formerly known as James K. Polk Elementary. The results of a recent district survey show that there is still strong support in the community for maintaining Polk's name on...
It’s Polk No More. Trustees Vote to Strip Slave-Owning President’s Name from School
Malachi Suarez and his family cheered Tuesday night when the Central Unified School Board voted 5-2 to rename James K. Polk Elementary School because of Polk's slave-owning and racist history. It was Malachi's GATE project more than two years ago that started him on a lobbying effort to change...
These Valley Elementaries Are Among California's Best
Nineteen elementary schools from Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties are being honored as 2020 California Distinguished Schools for their outstanding education programs and practices by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. Listen to this article: The schools were selected because they are closing achievement gaps among disadvantaged...