Lasherica Thornton is a journalist at various esteemed publications including the Merced Sun-Star and The Fresno Bee. She focuses on themes such as education, the education system, and real estate, while also addressing social issues and crime within the California and Fresno areas. Lasherica's work has been featured in notable outlets like KVPR | Valley Public Radio and EdSource.
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Lasherica Thornton's coverage is heavily focused on local education-related issues, particularly within the Fresno and California area. She emphasizes government announcements and cites data in her articles.
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By: Lasherica Thornton
The Israel-Hamas war, which led to a national movement of protests that called for a ceasefire in Gaza and pressured colleges to divest from Israel, also spurred a demand to better understand the history and culture of Palestinian people, the Los Angeles Times reported. As a result, UC Berkeley will launch one of the nation’s few Palestinian and Arab Studies programs.
By: Diana Lambert, Mallika Seshadri, Lasherica Thornton, Betty Márquez Rosales, Emma Gallegos, Daniel J. Willis
José Luis Ruiz Arévalos pensó que tendría que estar en México por seis días. En realidad, tuvo que quedarse fuera del país por casi cuatro años.
By: Lasherica Thornton
In Fresno Unified, the state’s third-largest school district with 71,000 students, the watchword for repairing schools is “worst, first.” Two-thirds of the 103 schools are more than 50 years old, and with age comes burst pipes, air conditioning on the fritz and other demands. Add a commitment to property owners in this largely low-income community to stabilize property taxes, and the result is tough... read more
English and math scores improved from 2023 to 2024, but still have not caught up to results from prior to the pandemic.
By Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, Zaidee Stavely, Lasherica Thornton, Mallika Seshardri and Monica Velez Published October 11, 2024 5:41am PDT
By: Lasherica Thornton
A record number of districts passed construction measures in a post-Covid vote of confidence
By: Lasherica Thornton
Navigating Proposition 2 funding will be challenge for some districts
By: Lasherica Thornton, John Fensterwald
Voters passed 205 of 267 proposed local construction bonds on the Nov. 5 ballot to fix or update campuses across their communities.
By: John Fensterwald, Lasherica Thornton
The record 205 school districts that passed construction bonds in November will spend 2025 vying for matching money from a $10 billion state bond that will meet only a small
By: John Fensterwald, Lasherica Thornton
The record 205 school districts that passed construction bonds in November will spend 2025 vying for matching money from a $10 billion state bond that will meet only a small portion of the demand for financial help.
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