Lasherica Thornton
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Covering Central Valley education for @EdSource 👩🏾💻 Mother ♥️ ΔΣΘ 🐘 Alum @OleMissRebels 🗞️ Experience from @edlab_fresnobee, @JSunNews, & @PLCAReporters
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http://lashericathornton.com 25-01-2018 06:43:38
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Two competing groups continue to ask Clovis Unified teachers to form a union — something they've operated without for the past 65 years. edsource.org/2025/clovis-un… via @edsource
ICYMI: A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit against Fresno Unified’s Black student support program, saying the allegations were generalized and speculative, not specific. edsource.org/updates/judge-…
With the goal to develop the whole child, academically, socially, and personally, Fresno’s GoldenCharterAcademy offers daily zoo visits, hands-on learning experiences in the community, and student-centered approaches to learning. edsource.org/2025/hands-on-… via @edsource
With the ethnic studies mandate stalled, California school districts are figuring out what to do: make the class optional, require it, or pause rollout? Stockton Unified (SUSD) & Fresno Unified will continue requiring the course, for example. edsource.org/2025/what-is-h… via @edsource
Engaged and balanced instruction - where “student talk” is key and writing is in all subjects - is how SangerUnified schools outpace statewide growth. edsource.org/2025/sanger-un… via @edsource
For now, California has no formal way of determining transitional kindergartners’ English proficiency, which means schools miss out on federal and state funding for English learners. edsource.org/2025/californi… via Zaidee Stavely @edsource
The state’s third-largest school district Fresno Unified issued checks worth $2.2 million to someone pretending to be the district’s largest construction contractor. edsource.org/updates/fresno… via @edsource