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Can This Retired Marine Whip Fresno Unified into Shape?

January 8, 2019

The biggest culture collision in the history of Fresno Unified School District is underway. On one side is retired Marine Maj. Terry Slatic, who was elected to succeed trustee Brooke Ashjian in November. Opinion Bill McEwen I've spent a...

Illustration that depicts pictures of Rata High School on a classroom bulletin board

Special Ed Teachers Put Finishing Touch on Renovated Rata High

Myles Barker

December 18, 2018

Fresno Unified is getting ready to reopen a high school dedicated to special education students after the holiday break. To prepare for the students' return to Florence Rata High School on Jan. 7, teachers a...

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Improving Special Ed Top Priority For New FUSD Trustees

Myles Barker

December 7, 2018

Three new members will join the Fresno Unified School Board on Wednesday, and all say improving special education will be among their top priorities. "That is something that is very high on my list," said Te...

Photo of a parent videoing a school musical with a smart phone

‘Sweet’ Holiday Sounds Break Heart of Mom With Excluded Son

Bill McEwen

December 6, 2018

School holiday concerts and plays are a source of great pride for parents. The singing, acting, and costumes often provide joyful lifetime memories. But the holiday program Wednesday night at Figarden Elementary School triggered anguish in Chrissy and Micha...

Photo composite of Bob Nelson and Brooke Nelson

Ashjian vs. Nelson: A Hot, Loud Debate on Special Ed

Bill McEwen and Myles Barker

November 30, 2018

Cool, calm and collected Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson has a temper after all — as you can see in the video accompanying this article. The trustee who spiked Nelson's blood pressure: Brooke Ashjia...

Everyone Gets Their Kicks at School’s Special Olympics Event

Myles Barker

October 20, 2018

Whenever Julian Lorenzo is on the soccer field, he aims to achieve one of two goals. "Be a winner and to do my best," said Lorenzo, a 7th-grade special education student at Rio Vista Middle School. "If th...

Teamwork Replaces Chaos in Fresno Unified, Leaders and Union Say

Myles Barker

October 3, 2018

One year ago, Fresno Unified teachers threatened to go out on strike over stalled contract negotiations with the district. Among the issues contributing to the impasse: a demand by teachers that the district make a commitment to reducing class sizes to help ad...

More Homework? More Taxes? Highlights from Sunnyside Area Debate.

David Taub

September 25, 2018

Mark Ratchford kept a serious face all night. He doesn’t like the direction of Fresno Unified and wasn’t shy talking about it. Ratchford, educator Karl Diaz, and incumbent Valerie Davis met Monday (Sept. 24)...

Fresno Unified Must Make Special Ed a Priority. Not an Afterthought.

Bill McEwen

August 12, 2018

Even before Bob Nelson took over as Fresno Unified superintendent, he had to know that the district's efforts to educate students with disabilities were coming up short. The many lawsuits against the distric...

Kathleen Turnipseed Did It Her Way, and Fresno Is Better for It

Bill McEwen

October 11, 2017

Opinion by Bill McEwen How do you best honor someone who gave her all to Fresno and its families while living her life out of the headlines? You could commission a statue of Kathleen Turnipseed hugging a child, smiles on their faces, and display i...

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The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

My Band of Brothers Died in Vietnam. Only They Didn’t Know It.

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

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Can This Retired Marine Whip Fresno Unified into Shape?

Special Ed Teachers Put Finishing Touch on Renovated Rata High

Improving Special Ed Top Priority For New FUSD Trustees

‘Sweet’ Holiday Sounds Break Heart of Mom With Excluded Son

Ashjian vs. Nelson: A Hot, Loud Debate on Special Ed

Everyone Gets Their Kicks at School’s Special Olympics Event

Teamwork Replaces Chaos in Fresno Unified, Leaders and Union Say

More Homework? More Taxes? Highlights from Sunnyside Area Debate.

Fresno Unified Must Make Special Ed a Priority. Not an Afterthought.

Kathleen Turnipseed Did It Her Way, and Fresno Is Better for It

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