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...
Clovis Unified Turns to i-Ready to Boost Elementary Math Education
A couple years ago Erin Parker and other Clovis Unified School District educators were looking for ways to boost English and math scores for students from disadvantaged communities. Their research turned up a lot of possibilities, but the i-Ready Diagnostic Assessment stood out, the Fancher Creek Elementary principal recalled. "We...
Student Performance Lags on Nation’s Report Card
ATLANTA — America's eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading, according to the latest results from the Nation's Report Card. But there were some exceptions to the findings, which also showed declines among fourth graders in math. Mississippi and the...
The Children's Movement Keeps Its Focus on Success for All Children
What would you do if you had $250 million to spend on early childhood services? Linda Gleason, founding director of The Children's Movement of Fresno, said that question turned out to be a stumper, at least initially, for officials focused on improving the education, health, and well-being of youngsters. But...
The Children's Movement Keeps Its Focus on Success for All Children
What would you do if you had $250 million to spend on early childhood services? Linda Gleason, founding director of The Children's Movement of Fresno, said that question turned out to be a stumper, at least initially, for officials focused on improving the education, health, and well-being of youngsters. But...
Job One for Fresno Unified Bureaucracy? Self-Preservation.
The notion that Fresno Unified School District's mission is to educate and equip children to succeed as adults was shredded Thursday at Starr Elementary School. Rather than let Trustee Terry Slatic observe a meeting about how the district intends to improve classrooms for special education students, the district staff told...