The Education Lab is a local journalism initiative that highlights education issues critical to the advancement of the San Joaquin Valley. It is funded by donors. Learn about The Bee’s Education Lab here.

The Fresno Bee’s Education Lab will be hosting its first community listening sessions at the Betty Rodriguez Library on Thursday, March 5.

We will hold additional sessions at the library on March 12, 26, and April 2.

These sessions are open to the public. Two will be held in English on March 5 and April 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and two will be held in Spanish on March 12 and 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

If you’ve never spoken to a journalist-- or even if you have been interviewed many times -- we want to hear from you. We want to start a conversation with the community to learn more about what education issues you feel we should be reporting on.

If you live near the Betty Rodriguez library, please come out to one of our listening sessions. We would love to hear from you. If you would like us to set up listening sessions in your community, please let us know at edlab@fresnobee.com.