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Lasherica Thornton

@lashericat

Covering Central Valley education for @EdSource 👩🏾‍💻 Mother ♥️ ΔΣΘ 🐘 Alum @OleMissRebels 🗞️ Experience from @edlab_fresnobee, @JSunNews, & @PLCAReporters

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When transitional kindergarten expanded to younger 4-year-olds, it meant more potty accidents for educators to deal with. edsource.org/2025/potty-tra… via @edsource

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One of the two groups trying to unionize teachers in Clovis Unified has gathered signatures from 45% of the district’s certificated teachers. edsource.org/updates/teache… via @edsource

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TK, Head Start, preschool and more: Many factors go into a family’s decision on which program best suits their 4-year-old’s and family’s needs.  edsource.org/2025/tk-head-s… via @edsource

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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-… via @edsource

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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

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The rule change would have applied to about 300 universities and 80 school districts that receive Energy Department funds. edsource.org/updates/trump-… via EdSource

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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-…

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A Stockton Unified (SUSD) board member who was removed from her position after a felony conviction was also charged with but acquitted of embezzlement and misuse of public funds — charges her attorneys say were in retaliation for whistleblowing. edsource.org/updates/stockt… via EdSource

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Some California school districts are backing a U.S. Supreme Court case to bar transgender athletes from girls sports. edsource.org/updates/some-c… via EdSource

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Based on test scores from the 2024-25 school year, Fresno Unified students are inching closer to pre-pandemic proficiency. edsource.org/updates/fresno… via EdSource

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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

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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

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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

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Ethnic studies was supposed to be required for all California high schoolers — starting now. But the mandate stalled after Gov. Gavin Newsom left it out of the state budget. Some students have ethnic studies. Others don’t. Here’s why. Read more: bit.ly/3WMgxKK

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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

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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