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Clovis Unified School District
Legislation
October 23, 2023

Debate over parental rights vs. student rights to gender identity privacy comes to Clovis Unified

Parents, former students and educators in Clovis Unified try to thread the needle amid conflicting court rulings on gender identity.

Lasherica Thornton
Elections and Education
August 5, 2023

Clovis Unified to get rid of its at-large school board elections

Under the change, Clovis Unified residents will only be able to vote for a candidate in their area.

Lasherica Thornton
Podcast
February 24, 2022

When students counsel other students

Peer counseling can provide a safe place to work through difficult family problems, stress, and depression. What are the benefits and pitfalls?

EdSource staff
Student Well-Being
February 18, 2022

Peer counseling gains popularity as California schools beef up student mental health services

More California schools are adding peer counseling programs as they find that by talking to each other, some students find relief from stress and anxiety.

Carolyn Jones
Student Well-Being
October 18, 2021

Students, staff at mostly rural districts part of one-day vaccine protest

Thousands of California school staff and students didn’t attend school Monday in protest of a state order requiring students to be vaccinated.

Diana Lambert
Covid-19
October 15, 2021

Could new Covid testing and vaccine mandates make school staffing shortages in California worse?

School superintendents, already dealing with severe staff shortages, are concerned that testing and vaccine mandates could make matters worse.

Diana Lambert
Student Health
July 30, 2021

Confusion over mask mandate for California schools sparks tension between districts and parents

Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to allow school districts to enforce the state mask mandate has parents demanding they drop the requirement.

Diana Lambert
Local Control Funding Formula
March 9, 2020

California districts complain proposed state budget won’t cover expenses

With mandated costs rising, school districts had been counting on a larger cost of living adjustment that they’d receive next year.

John Fensterwald
Local Control Funding Formula
November 6, 2019

State audit finds education money not serving high-needs students, calls for changes in funding law

After examining three districts' spending, State Auditor Elaine Howle calls for tighter controls over Local Control Funding Formula.

John Fensterwald
Social and Emotional Learning
June 1, 2017

California law spurs reforms after suicide cluster

A suicide cluster in Clovis Unified has fast-tracked district efforts to do more to address students' mental health.

Jane Meredith Adams