Fresno Unified School District students will have daily live instruction with their teachers when they start the school year with online learning on Aug. 17 — and for all students, from transitional kindergarten through high school, the school day starts at 9 a.m. Their teachers will instruct either from home...
Fresno Unified Lags Neighbor Districts in School Psychologist Hires
A longtime Fresno Unified school psychologist says the district needs to offer contracts to eight school psychologist interns who are being courted by a neighboring school district. Susan Wittrup, who calls the interns "the cream of the crop," says this isn't the first time that interns would have undergone intensive...
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...
Bargain Warp Speed Learning Has a Name: Dual Enrollment
Education now moves at warp speed for high school students eager to put their mark on the world. Isaak Hernandez, for example, graduated from Fresno's Design Science Early College High School and Fresno City College at the same time. And now he's at one of the most prestigious universities in...