Special Education Archives

Trustees to Vote on High-Performing Dailey Elementary’s Charter Renewal

April 14, 2020

Morris E. Dailey Elementary Charter School, one of the academically higher-performing elementary charters in California, is up for charter renewal at Wednesday's Fresno Unified School District board meeting. In a report to the school board, district staff s...

Coronavirus Stretches California’s Special Ed System to the Brink

CalMatters

April 1, 2020

By Elizabeth Aguilera and Ricardo Cano, CalMatters In Modesto, Claire Lazaro is working full time while caring for her kids with autism. Nearly 800,000 students in California receive special education se...

Local Coalition Ensures Special-Needs Students Aren’t Forgotten During Closures

Nancy Price

March 26, 2020

Providing distance learning for most students is challenging, as teachers and parents are finding out while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the challenges are multiplied for special-need...

Photo of a young boy talking to a psychologist

Fresno Unified Lags Neighbor Districts in School Psychologist Hires

Nancy Price

January 29, 2020

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...

Fresno County’s Top Teacher Is Welding Instructor at Court School

Nancy Price

November 21, 2019

Fresno County's top educators for 2019 are welding teacher Greg Barragan, Sanger administrator Dennis Wiechmann and Parlier administrator Praxades Torres III. They were honored Thursday evening at the Educator ...

Photo of a special ed storage and teachers office at Figarden Elementary School before it was cleaned up.

Will Nelson Rid FUSD of the Incompetent and the Indifferent?

Bill McEwen

November 20, 2019

Some of the photos accompanying this column make me wonder if Fresno Unified will ever get its act together. Listen to this article: https://d28jd3p91iwyr0.cloudfront.net/public/polly_audio/nelson.80d...

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Straight Talk From Bob Nelson on the State of Fresno Unified

Bill McEwen

August 8, 2019

Bob Nelson begins his third year as superintendent of Fresno Unified radiating his trademark optimism but with eyes wide open and hands gripping a full plate of big challenges. Bill McEwen "This is the single greatest thing that's ever happen...

He Once Struggled to Read. Now He’s on State Board of Ed.

Bill McEwen

June 10, 2019

Educators throughout the state applauded when Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed former Sanger Unified School superintendent Matt Navo to the California Board of Education in April. Besides being a pioneer in colla...

Special Ed Problems Are Real. The Fresno Unified Script Isn’t.

Bill McEwen

May 15, 2019

Fresno Unified leaders carefully drew up Tuesday night's roll-out of the special education budget for the next school year. Assistant Superintendent Brian Beck presented a summary of the Council of the Great...

Speaking Truth to Power on Behalf of Special Ed Students

Bill McEwen

May 2, 2019

It's called speaking truth to power. And, Wednesday night, five women dedicated to special education students and families delivered the truth to the most powerful leaders in Fresno Unified. Opinion Bill McEwen It was a remarkable, dram...

After Arrest, Gym Owner Defies California Again to Reopen

South Valley Man Arrested for Marketing Herbal Mixtures as COVID Treatment

Are COVID Death Counts Accurate? Here’s How Fresno County Makes the Call.

Will City Settle High Profile Police Shooting Case? Fresno Council Considers Next Move.

Over 300 Free COVID-19 Tests Done at NW Fresno Site

South Valley Man Arrested for Marketing Herbal Mixtures as COVID Treatment

Are COVID Death Counts Accurate? Here’s How Fresno County Makes the Call.

Owner Says She Will ‘Take a Stand’ After State Agency Hits Clovis Restaurant for Violation.

Fresno Movie Theaters Aren't Quite Ready to Open. Here's What They're Doing.

McDonald’s Is Giving Out Totally Free Fries Today for National French Fry Day

Washington’s NFL Team Drops ‘Redskins’ Name After 87 Years

Don’t Risk Your Health by Attending Harvard Block Sale: Soria

Walters: The SF-LA Economic Gap Is Growing Wider

Walters: Will California’s Schools Reopen Their Doors?

COVID-19 Exposes Why Postal Service Needs to Get Back Into Banking

Opinion: A More Accurate Name Is ‘Selective Black Lives Matter’

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

The Electoral Map Is Tilting Badly Against Donald Trump Right Now

Ex-Bush Officials Launch Super PAC Backing Biden Over Trump

Trump’s Superpower Turns to Kryptonite

With Student Gathering, Trump Gets a More Boisterous Crowd

Trustees to Vote on High-Performing Dailey Elementary’s Charter Renewal

Coronavirus Stretches California’s Special Ed System to the Brink

Local Coalition Ensures Special-Needs Students Aren’t Forgotten During Closures

Fresno Unified Lags Neighbor Districts in School Psychologist Hires

Fresno County’s Top Teacher Is Welding Instructor at Court School

Will Nelson Rid FUSD of the Incompetent and the Indifferent?

Straight Talk From Bob Nelson on the State of Fresno Unified

He Once Struggled to Read. Now He’s on State Board of Ed.

Special Ed Problems Are Real. The Fresno Unified Script Isn’t.

Speaking Truth to Power on Behalf of Special Ed Students

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