Fresno Unified School District

October 5, 2022

Fresno Unified gets 'game-changing' $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Superintendent Bob Nelson doesn't know why his district is the only K-12 district in California, along with 1,200 nonprofits nationwide, to receive a grant, other than the message, Keep up the good work.

John Fensterwald

September 12, 2022

Fresno Unified invests in partnerships with HBCUs

A first-of-its-kind dual enrollment program in California’s third-largest school district will guarantee admission to a historically Black college, giving students in the Central Valley a pathway to experience an HBCU. Plus, could Fresno be the site of California's first HBCU?

Ashleigh Panoo

June 15, 2022

High school graduates eager to move ahead to college and jobs, leaving Covid behind

Across California, graduating seniors look forward to moving beyond the high school years that were dominated by Covid.

Diana Lambert

October 27, 2021

Searching for equity in dual enrollment for California high school students

More high school students across California are participating in dual enrollment, but access is not evenly distributed.

Michael Burke

August 27, 2021

Quarantines and teacher shortages: a double whammy for California districts

Independent study is now the only option for quarantined students; superintendents warn the regulations are too constraining.

John Fensterwald And Betty Márquez Rosales

April 6, 2021

How California high schools plan to pull off ‘normal’ graduations

Ceremonies will be outside, probably in shifts, on a sports field with bleachers, or like Fresno and Natomas, in a big pavilion and minor league ballpark.

John Fensterwald

March 23, 2021

Coaches, mentors at California schools key to helping keep recent immigrant students engaged during pandemic

When the pandemic hit, many students who recently immigrated to the U.S. were not attending online classes regularly.

Betty Márquez Rosales And Zaidee Stavely

March 5, 2021

Will $2 billion in incentives entice more schools to open their doors?

Views are split on whether a $2 billion plan to coax schools to reopen will work. Fresno Supt. Bob Nelson says yes to an extent. A Carlsbad activist says it'll fall flat.

EdSource staff

March 4, 2021

Nurse shortage could make reopening school campuses more difficult

Without school nurses, it will be teachers and other school staff who will decide if a sniffle is a symptom of Covid-19 or just hay fever.

Diana Lambert

January 15, 2021

Safe or unsafe to reopen schools now? Contrasting views from a superintendent and a physician

Fresno Supt. Bob Nelson explains urban districts' opposition to Gov. Newsom's reopening plan while Dr. Jeanne Noble of UCSF says it's safe to return to schools by Feb. 1

EdSource staff

November 6, 2020

How California teachers are making bilingual education work online

With most instruction now remote and with less class time, students don’t spend as much time exposed to their new language.

Zaidee Stavely

September 15, 2020

Fearing distance learning, many parents opt for preschool instead of kindergarten

Some parents are also opting for preschool because a more familiar environment offers comfort during the pandemic.

Zaidee Stavely

September 10, 2020

California superintendents navigate how to reopen campuses while keeping students, teachers safe

Complicated, ever-shifting set of unique factors will affect school reopening plans.

EdSource staff

July 29, 2020

Carl Cohn Podcast: Fresno Unified prepares for distance learning

Carl Cohn talks with Fresno Unified School District superintendent Bob Nelson about the unique challenges facing the district as fall approaches.

EdSource staff

June 26, 2020

State budget anxiety; Janet Napolitano on reopening UC

Fresno Unified's superintendent sizes up the new state budget; departing UC President Napolitano discusses reopening campuses and repealing Prop. 209.

EdSource staff