dropouts

New Approach To Classroom Discipline Pays Off at Fresno's Yosemite Middle School

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:36:27 +0000

Teacher Jenna Perry’s 7th grade English class at Fresno Unified’s Yosemite Middle School sounds like most others. Kids work to finish up their assignments, as the period is about to end. But there is something that makes her classroom different.

“Ok, before we leave today, let’s go over our class goal today. Somebody tell me, should we earn a point for staying on task? Why or why not? Regina?” says Perry.

FUSD Graduation Task Force Hears From Community

Juanita Stevenson — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:54:57 +0000

Earlier this Spring, the Fresno Unified School District established a community task force to provide the district with recommendations to help solve the district's dropout problems. FM89's Juanita Stevenson reports on how residents offered their input to the task force at a recent meeting.

On Valley Edition: Grad task force; summer jobs; health conference

Juanita Stevenson — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:35:13 +0000

This week on Valley Edition, we talk about the work being done by Fresno Unified's Graduation Task Force, which is working to slow the dropout rate in the district. We also talk about the challenges kids today face in getting a summer job, and learn more about a health conference in west Fresno.

On Valley Edition: Truancy Solutions; Shop Local; Holiday Lights

Juanita Stevenson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:39:18 +0000

This week on Valley Edition we talk about solutions to the truancy problems that plague local school districts, as well as efforts to boost shoppers at locally owned businesses, as well as the annual "holiday lights" show at the California Living Museum in Bakersfield.