Central Valley

January 18, 2024

Helping teen parents finish high school

When Giselle Meza found out she was pregnant, she had no idea when or if she would finish high school. But now, after joining a teen parent program, she's committed to graduating.

January 10, 2024

Hanford program supports teen parents while they finish high school

The HOPE program allows students with children to bring their kids to school, so they can work toward a high school diploma while receiving mentorship, supplies and peer support.

December 13, 2023

Hope for West Fresno now comes in the form of a college campus

The newest Fresno City College campus, West Fresno Center, is a beacon of hope for a community long redlined and marginalized.

Betty Márquez Rosales

The post-pandemic jump in students missing school

August 10, 2023

California's dramatic jump in chronically absent students part of a nationwide surge

Since the pandemic, the number of chronically absent students has doubled to 13.6 million, including about 1.8 million from California.

Betty Márquez Rosales, Mallika Seshadri, And Daniel J. Willis

Podcast

October 20, 2022

Kids or cops: who should use this library building?

Kids say the library is a safe place to do homework, read and have fun. City leaders say the building would be better for a police station.

October 7, 2022

How California’s newest community college is shaping its identity

Madera Community College grows enrollment in a rural region and wins key $1 million grant.

August 14, 2020

Coronavirus compounds education challenges in Central Valley

Don Shalvey of San Joaquin A+ talks about how to increase college attainment, and Brian Biedermann, the new superintendent of Stockton Unified, says distance learning is going well, but 8 to 10 percent of students not accounted for on online rolls.