With $2.5 billion in facilities needs identified by consultants and school staffers, Fresno Unified has the seemingly insurmountable task of trying to find enough money to bring schools up to snuff. At a recent workshop, the board reviewed those needs and also talked about putting a new $500 million bond...
Is It Time to Tear Down and Rebuild This Fresno School?
With $2.5 billion in facilities needs identified by consultants and school staffers, Fresno Unified has the seemingly insurmountable task of trying to find enough money to bring schools up to snuff. At a recent workshop, the board reviewed those needs and also talked about putting a new $500 million bond...
New Fresno Performing and Arts Center Opens Its Doors. Here are Some Fun Facts.
Wednesday was a big day for Fresno Pacific University, where officials gathered for the official ribbon-cutting to herald the opening of the new Warkentine Culture and Arts Center. It's the first new building to be built on the southeast Fresno campus in the past 20 years. Al and Dotty...
Valley College Students Needn’t Go Hungry, Says One Who’s Been There
In the Central Valley, where hundreds of miles of fertile farmland yield a third of all the produce grown in the United States and farmers brag that they are feeding the world, college students often go hungry while trying to juggle classes and family demands. Additionally, the COVID pandemic...
New $28 Million Arts Center Breaks Ground at Reedley College
A dusty corner of the Reedley College campus was the focus of great excitement Wednesday morning with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new McClarty Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Harold McClarty, owner of HMC Farms, said that when he was asked why his family was making a significant...
Tax + Gas Dollars = Program Boosts at Reedley College, Fresno State
Reedley College got a big boost in September when Assembly Member Dr. Joaquin Arambula presented a $1 million check for the college's Aviation Maintenance Technology and Flight Science programs. The funds, contained in the taxpayer-supported state budget, will help expand job training and opportunities in the region. But specifically, it...
Pandemic Pummeled Community College Enrollments. Clovis is Sole Exception.
Enrollments at most Fresno-area community colleges dropped after the pandemic hit in March 2020, closing classrooms and putting most classes online. The exception was Clovis Community College, which had a 6% enrollment increase from fall 2019 to fall 2020, according to an analysis of California Community Colleges data by EdSource....
Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’
Adam Hernandez oversaw prescribed fire and fuels management for the Sierra National forest before leaving the U.S. Forest Service last year. He now teaches wildland fire technology at Reedley College and offers a unique perspective into how the USFS was trying to manage the forest before the Creek Fire ravaged...
Donated Coats Will Keep 4K Fresno Unified Kids Warm This Winter
Thousands of Fresno Unified School District students will be a little warmer this winter, and they can thank an anonymous donor. The district plans to hand out the coats first to homeless students in coordination with FUSD's Project ACCESS program. The Salvation Army helped store the coats. “Thanks to a...
Chancellor: State Center Classes Will Be Online for Spring Semester
Most classes for students in the State Center Community College District will continue to be online for the spring 2021 semester, chancellor Paul Parnell announced in an email. The district's top priority is the safety of students, faculty, and staff, and so officials have remained in closed contact with local...