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Walters: Local Governments Are in Distress

November 13, 2019

California’s economy has been booming for most of this decade and has generated a cornucopia of tax revenues for state and local governments. The state has benefited most, because it collects income taxes. Californians’ taxable incomes have been soaring, es...

Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes

Nancy Price

October 18, 2019

Clovis Unified and Central Unified trustees will vote next week on whether to put multimillion-dollar school bond measures on the March 3 ballot, the same ballot that will contain a $15 billion state facilities...

California Schools May Allow Medical Cannabis on Campuses

AP News

October 10, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California schools will get to decide if parents can administer medical marijuana to their children on school campuses. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday he signed the legislation that rever...

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Walters: Holding Schools Accountable

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

October 9, 2019

Educational accountability is attracting a lot of political attention — or perhaps lip service — these days in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two bills touted as bringing more accountability to education. Dan Walters Opinion One, Ass...

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AP Exclusive: Colleges Got $60M From OxyContin Family

AP News

October 5, 2019

BOSTON — Prestigious universities around the world have accepted at least $60 million over the past five years from the family that owns the maker of OxyContin, even as the company became embroiled in lawsuits ...

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Fresno Unified to Voters: How About a $500M Bond Measure?

Nancy Price

October 3, 2019

After hearing about overwhelming support from voters surveyed about a potential $240 million bond measure, Fresno Unified trustees want to see if voters would be willing to double down — even though the distric...

US Universities See Decline in Students From China

AP News

September 23, 2019

BURLINGTON, Vt. — After a decade of booming enrollment by students from China, American universities are starting to see steep declines as political tensions between the two countries cut into a major source of tuition revenue. "I wouldn't describe it as ca...

NCAA Urges Gov. Newsom Not to Sign ‘Fair Pay’ Bill

AP News

September 11, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Board of Governors wants Gov. Gavin Newsom to reject a new attempt to pay college athletes. "We've explored how it might impact the association and what it might do. We believe it wou...

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Report: Clovis, Sanger Districts Among Best at Closing ‘Achievement Gap’

Nancy Price

September 10, 2019

Clovis and Sanger unified school districts are among seven in California that are making the most progress in closing the so-called "achievement gap" for students of color and those in poverty, according to a n...

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Survey Says: Huge Support for Central Unified’s Potential $120 Million Bond Measure

Nancy Price

September 9, 2019

It looks like Central Unified School District voters would be willing to hike their own property taxes if it means improving the quality of their Fresno-area schools, including replacing portable classrooms with permanent buildings and renovating school librar...

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Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

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Leading White Democrats Court Black Votes; Some Find Trouble

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

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Walters: Local Governments Are in Distress

Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes

California Schools May Allow Medical Cannabis on Campuses

Walters: Holding Schools Accountable

AP Exclusive: Colleges Got $60M From OxyContin Family

Fresno Unified to Voters: How About a $500M Bond Measure?

US Universities See Decline in Students From China

NCAA Urges Gov. Newsom Not to Sign ‘Fair Pay’ Bill

Report: Clovis, Sanger Districts Among Best at Closing ‘Achievement Gap’

Survey Says: Huge Support for Central Unified’s Potential $120 Million Bond Measure

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