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California Launches Career Passport Pilot to Connect Workers With Skills-Based Jobs
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (276+ words) California on Wednesday launched the pilot phase of the California Career Passport, a digital workforce tool designed to connect job seekers with employers based on skills and experience rather than a four-year college degree. The pilot demonstration phase begins Wednesday…...
Three Fresno Unified Schools Shed Their Native American Mascots
1+ day, 27+ min ago (244+ words) Three Fresno Unified schools are getting new mascots and nicknames in compliance with a pending state law. The Tenaya Middle School Braves will henceforth be known as the Titans, the Tioga Middle School Tomahawks become the Hawks, and the Lowell…...
Fresno Unified Educators and Parents Outraged Over Vice Principal Reassignments
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (641+ words) Fresno Unified educators and community members are pushing back against principal and vice principal reassignments, voicing concerns to district leadership and trustees. The district is directing the lateral movement of five principals and 26 vice principals, prompting widespread concern across school…...
Fresno Unified Leadership Reassignments Draw Widespread Parent and Staff Concern
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (641+ words) Fresno Unified educators and community members are pushing back against principal and vice principal reassignments, voicing concerns to district leadership and trustees. The district is directing the lateral movement of five principals and 26 vice principals, prompting widespread concern across school…...
How Will Superintendent Misty Her's Classroom Work Shape Literacy Plan?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (118+ words) GV Wire reporter Anya Ellis talks with KMPH Fox 26 "Great Day" anchor Karl Cooke about Fresno Unified's Superintendent Misty Her's "hands on" approach to learning. The superintendent worked closely with classroom teacher Ana Bustos at Mayfair Elementary to dramatically improve…...
Shaw, Barrera Lead Big in CA Education Superintendent Race
2+ week, 50+ min ago (313+ words) In early returns for the state superintendent of public instruction, Sonja Shaw had nearly 25% of votes, followed by Richard Barrera at almost 20%. Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified school board, made headlines in 2023 when she took on the current…...
Fresno City College, Fresno State Offer Free Public AI Training This Summer
2+ week, 1+ day ago (496+ words) Fresno City College and Fresno State are partnering on two free public workshops this summer aimed at helping community members develop practical artificial intelligence skills. The five-hour hands-on trainings, sponsored by Granville Homes, will be held June 6 at the Fresno…...
Steve Ward Strived for Perfection in Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring
2+ week, 1+ day ago (585+ words) Perhaps only Steve Ward, the math teacher, could calculate the number of students he positively impacted during his 43 years with Clovis Unified School District. There would be the Clovis High students he taught during his 16 years as a mathematics instructor....
UC Profs Says California Students Can't Do Math. They Want SAT/ACT Back
2+ week, 5+ day ago (453+ words) Saying the "UC's mission is at risk," a letter signed by hundreds of math and science professors and nearly all mathematics chairs at the University of California system calls for SAT and ACT test requirements to be reinstated. They want…...
Clovis High School Under Shelter-in-Place as Police Search for Threat
2+ week, 5+ day ago (111+ words) Clovis High School was placed under a shelter-in-place order Friday morning as police searched for a threat on the campus, according to the Clovis Police Department. Police said at 8: 57 a. m. that officers were searching for a threat in coordination with Clovis…...