Tag Archives: Teachers

While working as an elementary school teacher in the Central Valley, Marie Casao was disturbed by how her fellow educators taught indengous history to their students. So after earning a master’s degree in education from Fresno State, she curated a curriculum of resources for teachers looking to challenge stereotypes about …

With public schools still operating remotely, one subject particularly challenging to teach online is music. Despite the limitations, choir teachers in Fresno County are brainstorming new ways to instruct, even through a screen. On one Thursday morning, halfway through the high school choir class that Jacob Bailey is teaching on …

Educators in Madera voted overwhelmingly this week to accept a new contract offer from Madera Unified School District. Teachers there were on the verge of striking, but with this agreement, they have a short term fix. The deal comes after teachers signaled they favored a strike in an unofficial vote …

According to a new report from The Bakersfield Californian’s Harold Pierce, 10 teachers in the Kern High School District have been assaulted by students this year alone. Some suggest the number might even be higher. It’s the latest news on a topic that has long plagued the district, which once …

Teachers often spend their own money to provide students with books, pens and pencils, but they can get a tax deduction of $ 250 for their expenses — but not under … Click to Continue »

Teachers often have to spend their own money to provide students with books, pens and pencils, and can get a tax deduction of $ 250 for their expenses — but there’s … Click to Continue »

Earlier this month the Fresno Teachers Association voted to authorize a strike. They have been bargaining with the Fresno Unified School district for over a year. Today both groups met for a marathon bargaining session. Laura Tsutsui reports on what the groups are hoping for, and how some parents feel …

Should taxpayers underwrite special benefits to attract new teachers, such as affordable housing, expanded maternity leave and tax breaks? California lawmakers have put forward a raft of proposals offering extra … Click to Continue »

High school agriculture teachers object to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed shift of $ 15 million for technical career training. The plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 would put this … Click to Continue »

Participants in the annual Mog-Jog 5K Walk/Run turned out in chilly temperatures over the weekend to honor a former teacher at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School and raise money … Click to Continue »

To keep a former first-grade teacher’s passion alive, St. Paul Lutheran School is preparing for its annual 5k run-walk fundraiser at the end of the month. For eight years, St. … Click to Continue »

Teachers of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District may strike if a contract settlement with the school district is not reached after Oct. 11. “We’re so close, … Click to Continue »

Multiple studies have already shown that attractive people are judged more positively than those considered homely, a phenomenon known as the attractiveness stereotype. But a new study shows that not … Click to Continue »