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With Schools Closed, What Options Do Working Parents Have for Kids?

August 17, 2020

The school year is starting and many working parents are facing the same conundrum they faced last spring — how do you juggle a full-time job with overseeing your kids' distance learning because schools are still closed? Pods are a growing option for famili...

Public Health to Immanuel Schools: See You in Court

Nancy Price

August 14, 2020

The Fresno County Public Health Department will seek a Superior Court injunction next week to order Immanuel Schools of Reedley to stop in-person instruction, director David Pomaville said Friday. The depart...

Fresno County to Seek Reopen Waivers for Big Creek, Hume Lake Schools

Nancy Price

August 14, 2020

Two tiny Sierra mountain schools in eastern Fresno County might get to open for classes after all. Fresno County Public Health director David Pomaville said Friday that his department next week will ask the ...

Aerial view of Immanuel Schools campus in Reedley, California

Fresno County Public Health to Immanuel Schools of Reedley: Stop In-Person Instruction Now

Nancy Price

August 13, 2020

The Fresno County Public Health Department on Thursday issued a health officer order to Immanuel Schools of Reedley to immediately close schools to in-person instruction, which began Thursday morning, or face sanctions and possible closure. Violating the or...

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Bitwise’s PodUp Helps Families Share Online Schooling, Childcare

Nancy Price

August 7, 2020

When schools abruptly closed last spring to stem the initial spread of the coronavirus, Michelle Skoor and Skoor's wife were faced with the same challenges as other parents of preschool and school-aged children...

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Clovis Unified Offers ‘Flexible Online’ Option for Kids of Working Parents

Nancy Price

August 6, 2020

Working parents who can't be home during the day while their kids are attending their Clovis Unified school online have the option of a "flexible" schedule. Social media platforms in the Fresno area and acro...

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Want to Help Your Child Manage School Stress? Tune in Thursday

Nancy Price

August 4, 2020

Distance learning, which students across Fresno County will resume when their new school year starts this month, has created anxiety, depression, and other emotional responses from kids, leaving many parents searching for help. “We really don’t know...

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What Will Online Learning Look Like This Time for Fresno Unified Students?

Nancy Price

August 3, 2020

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 kindergarte...

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Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn California’s School Closing Mandate

Nancy Price

July 21, 2020

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to overturn the mandate issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep schools closed in counties like Fresno that are on the state's COVID-19 watchlist. "I think there is no more ...

Madera Unified Schedules Sessions to Talk about Back-to-School Plans

Nancy Price

July 20, 2020

Madera Unified School District is hosting a Zoom online teleconference at 5:30 p.m. Monday to talk about the governor's mandate closing schools in COVID-19 watchlist counties such as Madera. Counties that have rising infection or hospitalization rates are p...

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With Schools Closed, What Options Do Working Parents Have for Kids?

Public Health to Immanuel Schools: See You in Court

Fresno County to Seek Reopen Waivers for Big Creek, Hume Lake Schools

Fresno County Public Health to Immanuel Schools of Reedley: Stop In-Person Instruction Now

Bitwise’s PodUp Helps Families Share Online Schooling, Childcare

Clovis Unified Offers ‘Flexible Online’ Option for Kids of Working Parents

What Will Online Learning Look Like This Time for Fresno Unified Students?

Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn California’s School Closing Mandate

Madera Unified Schedules Sessions to Talk about Back-to-School Plans

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