With costs sometimes exceeding $100,000 per student, small districts are often under pressure to close schools.

The farm was established as an agricultural experimentation station by UC Merced in 2022 and was meant to be a home for research primarily on climate efficiency, engineering and technology.

Hear candidates make their case to voters on KVPR's broadcast of the Maddy Institute's Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Candidate Forum on Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m.

Campus officials hope Merced’s designation as a top research university and its strong academic programs, including a new pre-med program, will attract more students.

The claim by Merced College was made after the news outlet asked about costs to investigate a long-serving dean.

CSU polled more than 94,000 students, faculty and staff about using artificial intelligence tools, making it the largest survey of AI perception in higher education.

As Fresno Unified makes cuts to address a projected $55 million deficit next year, this week's board meeting revealed which jobs are on the line — but the school board didn’t have much to say about it.

As some Valley universities offer specialized training for transitional kindergarten teachers, other institutions are struggling to get their credential programs approved.

While health experts say transitional kindergarten is beneficial for students with a disability, some rural school districts say they have to stretch already existing resources to make ends meet.

A KVPR data analysis found only one in 10 San Joaquin Valley school districts offer dual language immersion classes in transitional kindergarten, despite more than half of California children under five speaking a language other than English at home.