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Deadlock nearly sent Visalia Unified seat to special election. Here’s who will fill last vacancy.
The field of four candidates applied to succeed resigned trustee Christopher Pope. Deadlock among the board nearly triggered a June special election for a five-month provisional term. At the last second, it was averted.
December 9, 2021
Fresno State to revisit library namesake Henry Madden over antisemitic writings, Nazi sympathies
President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval announced in a message to the campus Monday that he has commissioned a task force to review the naming of the Henry Madden Library.
November 30, 2021
Carole Goldsmith tapped as next State Center Chancellor
Carole Goldsmith, president of Fresno City College, is getting a major upgrade in title and responsibilities.
November 29, 2021
Visalia Unified trustee resigns amid row over remarks made to gay teacher
A Visalia Unified School District Trustee has resigned from the board following derogatory remarks he made to a district teacher.
November 10, 2021
Staring down substitute teacher shortage, one Valley school district ups the ante with new bonuses
One bonus is a preemptive strike for missing teachers for Nov. 12, the day after Veteran's Day.
November 4, 2021
Visalia Unified trustees tap Blair to “heal relationship with the community”
The competition for the open seat on the Visalia Unified school board included one of its ousted Superintendents.
November 3, 2021
Report: Fresno State eyes ditching shift to distance learning after Thanksgiving
The idea, floated publicly while the Delta variant raged, is on the verge of being dropped as university officials consult with public health experts, a report says
October 28, 2021
Could an ousted Visalia Unified Superintendent wind up on its Board?
Todd Oto, a former Visalia Unified Superintendent, is among the candidates vying to replace the recently-departed John Crabtree.
October 27, 2021
Watch: Valley parents rally against vax mandate in Monday school walkout
Pushback to Gov. Gavin Newsom's first-in-the-nation vaccine mandate for California's school children hit a fever pitch on Monday.
October 19, 2021
School Daze: Is another proposed pot shop too close to a Fresno school?
Fresno cannabis retailers are not allowed to be within 800 feet of a school. But, what happens when Fresno Unified’s signature alternative education campus will be built within 800 feet of a retailer?
October 17, 2021