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Fresno Unified only interviewing internal superintendent candidates. Here’s what we know

Despite public outcry for more transparency, the Fresno Unified School District has announced closed-door interviews with internal candidates for the next superintendent. Community leaders, including ... read more

Local Leaders Must Put Their Shoulders Into Making Fresno 'Education City USA'

Fresno leaders keep searching for the silver bullet that will make California's fifth-largest city sparkle. And they just keep shooting themselves in the foot. Over the past three decades, our local ... read more

Sanger Trustee Injects Race Into Fresno Unified Superintendent Search

Fresno Unified Board President Susan Wittrup refutes a racism charge made by a Sanger school trustee about the superintendent search. read more

12 weeks, $40,000 spent, can a new superintendent search for Fresno Unified succeed?

After spending 12 weeks and $40,000 on a search that focused on internal candidates, the Fresno Unified School Board announced a new search that will be broader and include external applicants. At ... read more

California’s third-largest school district draws back search for superintendent in tense moment

In a split decision, the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees voted to pause its search for a new superintendent and expand the search nationwide. read more

Giving kids a ride to class increases attendance. Fresno schools succeeds with novel idea

These are kids that want to be at school, whether it’s because for social reasons, for food, for safety, they want to come to school.” ... read more

Fresno Unified to expand outdoor W-Fi access at most of its schools

Fresno Unified School District will expand outdoor Wi-Fi access at 94 of its school campuses, the school board approved earlier this summer. The move will provide students as well as staff and campus ... read more

Fresno Unified’s hot-mess search for new superintendent gets a needed reboot | Opinion

Hopefully emotions have cooled now that the Fresno Unified School District board has rebooted its search for a new superintendent. A moment of calm can afford the trustees the chance to develop a ... read more

City council votes unanimously to allow northwest Fresno Costco to relocate

The Fresno City Council voted 7-0 to allow the Costco on West Shaw Avenue to relocated toHerndon and Riverside ... read more

Fresno Unified teachers rally with threat to strike

More than a thousand members of the Fresno Teachers Association rallied Wednesday evening vowing to strike if the union and the Fresno Unified School District fail to reach a new contract by Sept. 29, ... read more

Will Clovis Unified add a board member for its new school area? Here’s what we know

In the Spotlight is a Fresno Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email tips@fresnobee.com. Clovis Unified School District is on the verge ... read more

Giving kids a ride to class increases attendance. Fresno schools succeeds with novel idea

one of the five community schools that Fresno Unified School District set up last year with a $7.1 million grant from the state. Starting with a washer and dryer to assist students and families ... read more