Category: High Needs Students
Group appeals discrimination lawsuit dismissed against Fresno Unified
Credit: Lasherica Thornton/ EdSource The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, a nonprofit targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public […]
December 3, 2025
Fresno Unified restructures Black student achievement department to protect federal funding
Fresno Unified School District leaders, educators, parents and students share feedback about changes to the academic support department for Black […]
November 24, 2025
Erratic results, high costs doomed this districtwide student improvement program
Students in a Fresno Unified School District classroom. Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr Top Takeaways Fresno Unified and its teachers […]
July 11, 2025
Parents of truant students won’t face jail, sanctions under new bill
If a proposed bill, Assembly Bill 461, is passed, jail time and fines of up to $2,000 for for parents […]
April 28, 2025
Districts should target funds to foster youth to improve progress, report says
As California expands services needed to grow the number of foster youth enrolling in college, more work is needed to […]
April 8, 2025
What schools should know about the liability insurance crisis in foster care
Koinonia Family Services is one of the foster family agencies that received a letter of nonrenewal. Their policy expires in […]
October 21, 2024
Stockton Unified superintendent has been on the job for a year. What’s changed?
Stockton Unified Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez talks about how she arrived at her goals and plans for improving student achievement. Credit: […]
September 6, 2024
Fresno’s first female leader vows to address the needs of each student
Fresno Unified’s interim superintendent, Misty Her Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr Since assuming the role of interim superintendent of California’s […]
July 12, 2024
Calls, home visits, counseling help get California students back to school
When first grader Jordan Muñoz stopped going to school during the 2022-23 school year, his mother attributed it to depression, […]
April 9, 2024