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McFarland Unified looks to make big changes with community schools grant
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 19—When McFarland Unified Superintendent Aaron Resendez heard that Gov. Gavin Newsom was planning to spend hundreds of millions in grants to expand his vision for "community schools," he ...
McFarland Unified reports success in increasing attendance rates
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 10—McFarland Unified School District students showed up for Information Day last week, when the California Basic Education Data System begins reporting data to the state, according to a ...
Kern County blocks McFarland's plan to convert library into a police station
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan...
McFarland Unified cancels this week's athletic events for safety reasons
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 12—The McFarland Unified School District announced Tuesday evening that it was canceling its remaining athletic events for the week, citing a "rash of violence in and around the city, including ...
Two more North Kern football games called off following violence
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 13—After the McFarland Unified School District opted earlier this week to cancel multiple athletic events, including the high school football game at Kennedy, due to violence in the area ...
McFarland survives worst of flooding disaster
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 13—McFARLAND — On Saturday morning, authorities went door-to-door in east McFarland, telling people to leave the area. A shelter was arranged at Horizon Elementary school by the American ...
McFarland awarded $5 million toward new police station
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 7—Months after a lobbying effort that garnered community opposition and national attention, the city of McFarland will likely get its new police station without the loss of its community ...
California school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Southern California school district sued by the state has updated its policy requiring staff to...
'He is a child predator': Former McFarland coach sentenced in 2nd child sex crimes case
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 18—A former McFarland High School basketball coach was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after a second conviction for child sex crimes. Fernando Pruneda, 40, was convicted in ...
Four Kern schools top in state for dual enrollment
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 13—Kern County represented well when it came to the inaugural Exemplary Dual Enrollment awards given to the state's top nine schools that provide students with opportunities to enroll in ...