Clovis Unified is launching a groundbreaking visual and performing arts program for preschoolers, giving four-year-olds a hands-on, immersive creative experience like never before. Inside a transformed classroom on the Buchanan High School campus, students explore a farm-themed art center filled with music, movement, dramatic play, and interactive learning. Thanks to state funding from Proposition 28, preschoolers from across the district are bused in to participate in this innovative approach to early childhood education.

High school seniors are applying to college—and that means it’s time to complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. In this Education Matters report, learn how schools across Fresno County are helping students and parents navigate the financial aid process, avoid common mistakes, and secure grants, scholarships, and tuition-free options for college.

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Empowering the next generation of innovators — that’s the goal of the annual STEM for Girls Conference, hosted by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. 

In this episode of Education Matters, Fresno State’s Jessica Piffero, Senior Digital Marketing Specialist, shares how technology and math play a vital role in her career in public relations — proving that STEM is everywhere. She encourages students, especially young women, to embrace science, technology, engineering, and math as tools for creativity and problem-solving.