Two school busses headed toward Yosemite Valley from the Yellow Middle School in Newman, California collided today in a rear end collision. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/busmci08.htm
Read More »Three Yosemite Valley Elementary School Children Given Bravery Awards
In a ceremony held at the Yosemite Valley Elementary School on December 17, 2010, three school children were given awards for Bravery for their part in a rockfall that occurred on October 5, 2010. Carmen Ortiz, Angel Ortiz, and Serra Weber were each presented with an award for Bravery by …
Read More »Pile Burning Near Valley School Field
Fire Management plans on burning the piles near the Yosemite Elementary school next week, May 3-6, 2022.
Read More »How Will School Districts Make Up For Pandemic-Related Learning Lags?
To learn how school districts plan to make up for the lost learning that occurred for many students in the past academic year, Valley Edition Host talked with Alyson Crafton, director of student services for Madera Unified, Natalie Wheatfall-Lum, director of P-16 education policy at The Education Trust-West, and Heather …
Read More »Valley High School Students Debut Films Produced In CMAC Youth Voices Program
Since January a group of San Joaquin Valley high school students have been part of the CMAC Youth Voices documentary filmmaking training program. Their films, which range in topics from immigration to the digital divide, debut Sunday at 1 p.m. in a live showcase on CMAC’s YouTube channel . Valley …
Read More »School Health Care Workers Weigh In On Students Returning To Campus – COVID-19 Update For April 9
The end of the pandemic may finally be approaching: With 1.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in the San Joaquin Valley, 15 percent of adults have now been fully vaccinated, and another 12 percent have received at least one dose. Meanwhile, all Valley counties have now advanced out …
Read More »District By District, Some Valley Students Return To School – COVID-19 Update For Oct. 23
Now that most counties in the San Joaquin Valley have graduated out of the most restrictive “purple” tier of the governor’s reopening blueprint , many schools are preparing to bring students back to campus, and some already have. How are schools phasing in-person instruction back in, what’s the fate of …
Read More »More Doctors For The Valley? Region’s First Medical School Opens Doors In Clovis
The San Joaquin Valley’s first four-year medical school has finally opened in Fresno County. And, despite virtual learning at many universities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, classes are being held in person. The class of 2024 is now on campus at California Health Sciences University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in …
Read More »As FUSD Stays Online, There Are Options For Middle And High School Students
In accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent order, the Fresno Unified School District announced Friday, it will be shifting to online instruction for at least the beginning of the fall semester. Some parents will have a choice between two online options. On Facebook Live, Superintendent Bob Nelson explained the first …
Read More »Some Bakersfield Residents Are Calling On Kern High School District Board To Defund Its Police
A s residents call for cities to defund police departments, some parents and students want the same in their school districts. The Kern High School District board is voting on its annual budget Monday and ahead of that meeting, community organizers have been circulating a petition to defund the district’s …
Read More »As Pandemic Rages On, Some Fresno State Nursing Grads Forced To Return To School
As coronavirus cases are surging, so are reports of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. But even as mental health professionals are needed more than ever, those who graduated from one Fresno State nursing program are being told to return to school. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certificate program allows …
Read More »Fresno County School Districts Close Temporarily Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Three Valley districts have made the decision to close their schools starting Monday until April 13: Fresno, Clovis and Central Unified. They’re the latest across the state to announce a blanket closure of schools due to coronavirus concerns. In a press conference Friday, Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson said preserving …
Read More »Fresno School Districts Close Temporarily Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Two Valley districts have made the decision to close their schools starting Monday until April 13: Fresno and Central Unified. They’re the latest across the state to announce a blanket closure of schools due to coronavirus concerns. In a press conference Friday, Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson said preserving the …
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