Selma High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC program is helping students build discipline, leadership, and confidence through precision drills, marksmanship training, and community service. In this Education Matters story, cadets share how the JROTC program provides structure, purpose, and valuable life skills that prepare them for success after high school, whether they pursue military service, college, or future careers.

Students at Edison High School in Fresno Unified are learning real-world financial literacy through a hands-on personal finance class that teaches budgeting, credit, banking, taxes, insurance, and entrepreneurship. In this Education Matters segment on KSEE 24, students pitch business ideas like custom phone case companies while learning profit margins and the true cost of running a business. Fresno Unified’s program is already preparing students for California’s upcoming statewide personal finance graduation requirement set for 2027.

A Sanger High School student is gaining national attention after winning the top prize at the Fresno County Science Fair. Junior Julie Luna developed a biosorbent material designed to remove pollutants from water, an innovative environmental engineering project aimed at improving water remediation and water quality in agricultural communities.