"In an unprecedented move, the state has stripped power from West Fresno Elementary School District trustees for a second time.
The state took over the district in 2003 because of poor student performance, fiscal disarray and criminal allegations against board members, among other concerns. Last year, the state decided the district had improved, and officials returned some authority to its board. If progress continued, the state was poised to restore all local control.
State officials were disappointed."
