( FRESNO LOW ACHIEVING SCHOOLS)
FRESNO COUNTY'S LOWEST ACHIEVING SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT TO GET SOME FINANCIAL HELP. STATE SUPERINTENDENT JACK O'CONNELL SAID YESTERDAY THAT CALIFORNIA HAS RECEIVED ABOUT 416-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FED'S SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM. SCHOOLS IN
THE FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE TARGETED FOR TURNAROUND CAN APPLY FOR A PIECE OF THE FUNDING NEXT MONTH.