Merced High School was placed on lockdown for about 20 minutes while police searched for armed teenagers around 5 p.m. Monday, according to officers. One of three teenagers brandished a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rube Goldberg projects spread STEM interest at Dos Palos middle school
As a math intervention teacher at Bryant Middle School, Shannon Mauras knew that projects rooted in the science, technology, math and science could help her students gain a greater interest. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Graduate programs at UC Merced are getting noticed, climb list, school officials say
UC Merced’s graduate programs climbed the U.S. News & World Report’s newest rankings of Best Graduate Schools, an indication the university is gaining prestige, according to school leaders. The report … Click to Continue »
Read More »Overview of the California School Dashboard
A video released by the California Department of Education explains some of the details of the new Dashboard, an accountability system that replaces the state’s Academic Performance Index. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Le Grand Elementary school students mourn classmate killed in hit-and-run
Staff and students at Le Grand Elementary School are mourning the death of a sixth-grade student killed this week in hit-and-run crash in Modesto. The 11-year-old boy was identified Wednesday … Click to Continue »
Read More »True colors: School Dashboards reveal needs, progress
Goodbye potatoes. Hello onions. The single school score from a mash-up of state test results is history. The new era of educational evaluation comes with colors and complexity – layers … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos High School employee accused of assaulting students
A Dos Palos High School food service employee was put on administrative leave Monday morning after video footage surfaced that appeared to show the 32-year-old woman assaulting two students. Dos … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno State’s Castro Says Talk Of New Valley Medical School Should Include UC
Fresno State President Joseph Castro says he wants to see any new effort to build a public medical school in the San Joaquin Valley be a collaboration between the UC and CSU systems. Last month, Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula introduced a bill in Sacramento that would authorize a new medical school …
Read More »Body found near Ada Givens school
Merced police are investigating a body that was found this morning near Ada Givens Elementary School. Police do not believe the death is suspicious, Capt. Matt Williams said. “At this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi High School hosts exchange students from Beijing, China
Delhi High School hosts more than 40 Chinese exchange students from the Beijing Wenhui Middle School in Beijing, China, in Delhi, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protesters briefly block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s visit to a D.C. school
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos encountered protesters Friday morning outside a D.C. middle school and found her way barred as she tried to enter through a side door, forcing her to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced contractor, ex-Los Banos school board member plead not guilty in public corruption probe
A Merced contractor and former Los Banos school board member pleaded not guilty Wednesday to public corruptions charges, nearly six months after they first were arrested on bribery allegations. Gregory … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston schools, police train for a mass school shooting
Livingston police and school officials trained Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, on how to deal with an active shooter on campus. … Click to Continue »
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