The U.S. cultural fixation on punishment relies on major institutions to recycle and recirculate beliefs and practices that make chronic punishment look “natural,” “inevitable” and “timeless.” The [...] Continue Reading
From a TV Show to Reality
Back in the late 1960s, The Prisoner was my favorite TV show by far. It was a quirky spy-type series, and in it a British agent was whisked away to a clandestine site known only as The Village. In [...] Continue Reading
Eliseo Gamino: Educate Children, Combat Crime
By Community Alliance Staff Born in Mexico, Eliseo Gamino is the son of a bracero farmworker. He graduated from Fresno State, where he also obtained his master’s in education, with an emphasis on [...] Continue Reading
Daren Miller: Focused on Education
By Community Alliance Staff In the June 7 Primary, Fresno County voters will have the rare opportunity to vote for the superintendent of schools without there being an incumbent (elected or [...] Continue Reading
FUSD Special Election
A special election will take place on April 12 to replace Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) Trustee Carol Mills, who passed away last year. She served as a trustee for 17 years. Trustee Area 5 [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Bee Columnist Platforms Fascist
Deep into Fresno Bee writer Marek Warzsawki’s recent column on anti-vaxxer disruptions at Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) board meetings comes this oblique reference: “All but one of the 22 [...] Continue Reading
Can Schools Return to Normal?
So what’s been happening inside the Fresno Unified School District (FUSD)? What do teachers experience on the job nowadays, and what’s changed over the past few years? In recent few years—partly [...] Continue Reading
Angry Youth Protest for Chancellor Castro’s Resignation
Fresno State’s former vice president of student affairs, Frank Lamas, and California State University (CSU) Chancellor Joseph Castro are experiencing extreme heat. Castro allowed Lamas to continue [...] Continue Reading