{"id":295150,"date":"2026-05-01T16:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/295150\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:33:09","slug":"wittrup-urges-focus-on-results-not-rhetoric-in-fresno-county-superintendent-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/295150\/","title":{"rendered":"Wittrup Urges Focus on Results, Not Rhetoric, in Fresno County Superintendent Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresno Unified Trustee Susan Wittrup used her closing remarks on GV Wire\u2019s \u201cUnfiltered\u201d show on Tuesday night to warn voters against candidates who \u201cwreck the system with words\u201d but lack concrete plans when it comes to the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools election.<\/p>\n<p>Representing the Bullard High School area, Wittrup emphasized that real accountability in education is \u201cquiet,\u201d driven by consistent, measurable actions rather than rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>She urged viewers to scrutinize candidates\u2019 track records and demand verifiable results, particularly on student outcomes like reading achievement.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Framing the stakes as urgent, she encouraged the public to look for leaders with proven experience and a clear, actionable plan for improving Fresno Unified, arguing that meaningful progress could reshape the community\u2019s future for generations.<\/p>\n<p>FCOE Forum Set for Monday<\/p>\n<p>The candidates vying for the position are Parlier Unified Assistant Superintendent Dr. Johnny Alvarado, incumbent Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher, and former Clovis Unified Superintendent Dr. Eimear O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n<p>GV Wire, in partnership with the Community Media Access Collaborative, will host a candidates forum for Fresno County Superintendent of Schools.<\/p>\n<p>The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, May 4.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-244759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fresno-County-Superintendent-Of-Schools-Candidate-Forum-1920-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Fresno-County-Superintendent-Of-Schools-Candidate-Forum-1920\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno Unified Trustee Susan Wittrup used her closing remarks on GV Wire\u2019s \u201cUnfiltered\u201d show on Tuesday night to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-295150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}