Education Jobs Fund
The Education Jobs program provides $1.2 billion to be used to save or create K-12 jobs for the 2010–11 school year.

Preliminary Calculations for Ed Jobs Funding
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces Preliminary Allocations From Federal Education Jobs Fund to Local Educational Agencies.

Education Funding Bills Passed
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Urges Governor to Quickly Sign Two Education Funding Bills.

Early Assessment Program Progress
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Applauds Progress on Student Preparation for College Using Early Assessment Program.

Race to the Top Phase 2 Results
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Issues Statement on California's Loss in Phase 2 of the Federal Race to the Top Competition.

CAHSEE Results for 2009-10
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces 2009-10 Results for California High School Exit Examination.

Phase 2 SFSF Funding Awarded
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces California to Receive $213 Million in Federal Funding to Stabilize Local Schools.

ACT® Scores for 2010
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Issues Statement on 2010 ACT® Scores.

California Receives $51 Million Charter Grant
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces California to Receive $51.8 Million in Federal Funds to Expand Charter School Options.

STAR Program Results for 2010
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Releases 2010 STAR Program Results, Student Scores on the Rise for Eight Years in a Row.

Federal Education Jobs Bill Signed Into Law
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Praises President, U.S. House for Quick Action on Teacher Jobs Measure; $1.2 billion Estimated for California Educators.

Phase 2 RTTT Application Presentation
State Schools Chief O'Connell, Education Secretary Reiss Present California's Race to the Top Application Before Panel in Nation's Capitol.

Feds asked to study Fresno Co. jail crowding
Local law-enforcement officials want a federal agency to examine the overcrowding problem at the Fresno County Jail, where inmates have been released early more than 8,000 times in the past 12 months....

Valley Muslims urge end to hate crimes
A week after menacing signs were left at the Madera Islamic Center, two federal prosecutors joined Muslims, law enforcement officials and other community members at the center in a show of unity. Read...

$5.8m payout in Valley harassment suit
A janitorial company will pay $5.8 million to 21 Valley women who say male co-workers and supervisors subjected them to sexual propositions, groping and even rape. Read comments

One year later: Suits involving five doctors, Children's Hospital proceed
One year ago: Two doctors who treat seriously ill babies sued Children's Hospital Central California in federal court, accusing the hospital of stifling competition. Read comments

Reedley mom charged in toddler's death can nurse newborn
A Reedley woman accused of killing a toddler will be able to nurse her newborn son, but won't be allowed to care for the baby 24 hours a day, her lawyer said Thursday. Read comments

Tulare Co. pay up, jobs down
A strange thing is happening in Tulare County: Jobs are disappearing even as wages are going up -- and both occurring at a faster pace than in most other places in California. Read comments

Injured dog Trooper nearly ready for therapy
The condition of Trooper, the yellow Labrador retriever brutally injured when he was dragged by a vehicle in early July, has improved enough so that he can soon begin physical therapy. Read comments

Illegal immigration slowing over years, study says
WASHINGTON -- Illegal immigration into the United States has slowed considerably in the past several years, a study released Wednesday concludes. Read comments

Local briefs: Two chop shops busted
Vehicle theft investigators from Tulare to Fresno busted two chop shops and made seven felony arrests during an enforcement operation Monday and Tuesday in south Fresno County and northern Tulare Coun...

Fresno hit-run vehicle had unique rims
Fresno police say the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision last week had special rims sold only at one shop in Fresno. Read comments

Teen brothers arrested in downtown Fresno shootings
Two teenage brothers have been arrested by Fresno police in connection with two shootings in downtown Fresno in August. Read comments

Time to rip out Fresno's Fulton Mall?
Fresno City Hall this month will ask the public to tackle a question that has bedeviled the city for decades. Read comments