Izumi Ota, an international student from Japan, spoke to the Merced College board on behalf of her friends hoping the board would address issues students are experiencing with their home stay program, YES International. Students say their host families have not been fulfilling their contracts by providing adequate meals and …
Read More »Delhi High School students stage crash for DUI-awareness program
Delhi students learn importance of sober driving Staged crash portrays ‘deaths’ of two seniors Event to continue with staged ‘funeral’ for victims … Click to Continue »
Read More »Every 15 Minutes program highlights dangers of drunken driving at Delhi High School
Every 15 Minutes program highlights dangers of drunken driving at Delhi High School … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater student stabbed was in special ed program
School official addresses stabbing at Atwater High on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced parents upset by downsizing of childcare program
Youth Enrichment Program won’t be offered to parents who pay fees next school year Program provides before- and after-school care Not many other options in Merced for childcare … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yosemite summer program challenges, motivates students
Adventure Risk Challenge connects underserved students to outdoors Students spend five weeks in Yosemite backpacking, kayaking, climbing, learning … Click to Continue »
Read More »Program enables Merced students to experience Yosemite, many for first time
Every Kid in a Park a national effort to bring fourth-graders to national parks About 1,400 Merced City Schools students have visited Yosemite in March UC Merced partnership with Yosemite provides university rangers who teach youngsters … Click to Continue »
Read More »Providence Christian hopes to add Merced’s first dual-language immersion program
Dual-language immersion helps students become bilingual by the fifth grade Similar programs available in other county schools, not in Merced Program will start with kindergarten students next school year … Click to Continue »
Read More »NatureBridge Summer Teen Program in Yosemite National Park Builds Future Scientists and Leaders – 2016
NatureBridge, the largest residential environmental education partner of the National Park Service, opened registration for the Summer Field Research Course at its Yosemite campus. This two-week immersive backcountry expedition will give participants the opportunity to conduct field science investigations in one of the most iconic national parks in the country. …
Read More »Supreme Court In Favor Of Local Farmer, Raisin Program ‘Unconstitutional’
History has been made in the Central Valley. A local raisin farmer, Marvin Horne, has been fighting for almost a decade to keep the government from taking his property. On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with him. It voted eight to one to strike down a reserve program that seizes …
Read More »State innovation program seeks local farmers
Farmers are always trying to do more with less. Tonight, many met at Fresno City Hall to hear about a program that encourages innovation. The California Energy Commission explained its new "Water Energy Technology" program (WET), a way to provide funding for innovative technologies. Here in Fresno, the state wanted …
Read More »Home of Hope: Fresno Police Chaplain Program
In addition to providing support services for the Fresno Police Department, the Fresno Police Chaplain program partners with Fresno schools to teach character and integrity to elementary students. Their much-needed service will get a boost from the Granville Home of Hope fundraiser. Thousands of calls for help come in to …
Read More »Education Matters: Adult Transition Program Class of 2015
When special education students make the transition from public school to the real world, they need to have skills to be as independent as possible. That’s where the Adult Transition Program comes in. Here to tell us more about the program and its recent graduation ceremony, is Tangee Pinheiro from …
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