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  • Mentors work to help Fresno students stay in school

    Gregory Barfield, chief of staff for Fresno City Council Member Oliver Baines, leads a mentoring session at Kirk Elementary School. Barfield believes schools need to take into consideration a student's circumstance outside school in order to help the student in school. |

Mentors work to help Fresno students stay in school

Gregory Barfield, chief of staff for Fresno City Council Member Oliver Baines, leads a mentoring session at Kirk Elementary School. Barfield believes schools need to take into consideration a student's circumstance outside school in order to help the student in school. |
Eric Paul Zamora ezamora@fresnobee.com
Excerpt from 'Class of '27' documentary

Eye on Education

Excerpt from 'Class of '27' documentary

This excerpt from the documentary "Class of '27" was an inspiration to staff at Valley PBS, who have chosen to focus their Early Learning program on migrant workers this summer. The full documentary premieres as part of America ReFramed at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 on the WORLD channel.

Eye on Education: Preventing the summer slide for English learners

Eye on Education

Eye on Education: Preventing the summer slide for English learners

The San Joaquin Valley’s many cultures and different languages enrich us with diversity, but that same diversity can create barriers for some young students for whom English is not their native language. Districts have adopted a wide array of teaching methods, from English-only to bilingual instruction. Special courses at some schools keep English learners out of college prep classes.

Eye on Education: Hector Vidrio

Eye on Education

Eye on Education: Hector Vidrio

in 2012 California became the first state to pass a law that defined so-called long-term English learners and set criteria to identify those at risk of becoming such students. At Fresno Unified, students must pass state and local tests, plus receive teacher recommendation and parent consultation, before being considered proficient in English.