An audit last year noted significant deficiencies in the finances of Merced River School District, whose superintendent is Richard Lopez, a candidate in the race for Merced County Superintendent of Schools.

The Young Authors’ Faire is a longstanding Fresno County tradition that’s been held for more than 40 years.

Fresno Unified School District is spending $4 million a year to repair and replace laptops. It will be shifting computer access to in-class only in the fall.

California school districts are struggling to balance rising healthcare costs with declining enrollment and federal aid, leading to labor battles between teachers and districts over healthcare premiums.

Facing a growing budget deficit, Fresno Unified School District, California’s third-largest, finalized hundreds of layoff notices, eliminating positions tied to mental health, foster youth services and chronic absenteeism interventions.

Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, especially for non-federally recognized tribes.

It’s the first university in the San Joaquin Valley to offer degrees in the field.

The academy brought about 50 participants from across the globe to learn from forensic anthropologists who specialize in the work.

The forum was open to school district employees and had three of the four candidates participate.