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Fresno area high school wants to ban cell phones from campus. It’s delaying its plan, again.
Bullard High School’s new policy banning student access to their cellphones and other smart devices during the school day is being postponed again.
October 3, 2022
Calif. reverses course after trying to hide bad K-12 test scores until after 2022 election
California's K-12 test scores likely show pandemic-related declines. They were almost hidden from public view while State Superintendent Tony Thurmond campaigned for re-election.
October 2, 2022
CSU Probe: Castro’s defense of handling Fresno St. exec’s sex harassment was “not always credible.”
An investigator found that then-Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro had a "blind spot" when it came to a top aide, Frank Lamas, who received a golden handshake amid a litany of Title IX sex harassment complaints.
September 29, 2022
DA charges Kern Co. school board member with voter fraud, misappropriation of funds
A Bakersfield area school board member is facing a bevy of criminal charges ranging from voter fraud to the misappropriation of public funds.
September 28, 2022
COS eyes its own moonshot: incubating a four-year university experience in Tulare Co.
With no four-year university within Tulare County, the area's top junior college wants to close the gap with a fresh bond measure.
September 27, 2022
Ex-Fresno Unified principal Vollhardt pleads not guilty in child abuse case
The former principal of Wolters Elementary did not appear in court to enter his plea on charges of child abuse and child endangerment over shoving an autistic child.
September 27, 2022
Fresno St. president on money-losing stadium naming rights deal: “Beneficial” in the long-run
Fresno State President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval is hinting at a break with media marketing company Learfield Sports.
September 19, 2022
13-year-old brought 150 fentanyl pills to Bakersfield junior high. Exposure caused a school official to overdose.
A 13-year-old student at Chipman Junior High was arrested for carrying the incredible amount of deadly opioids, disguised as Percocet, on campus.
September 12, 2022
A ballot bonanza for Visalia voters as Council, school board races come into focus
Two governing boards in Tulare County are set for to be political hot-beds this November as several candidates have filed to run.
August 24, 2022
Costa rolls out bill to grant millions to Fresno State, other regional universities
Millions of dollars in grant funding could be on the way to Fresno State and other regional universities across the country that are in economically distressed areas.
August 23, 2022