Merced County’s two largest educational institutions this week reaffirmed their commitment to educate all students, regardless of immigration status, and to protect student information. The Merced Community College District specifically … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why California students need debt-free college
Monique Graham, a fourth-year communications and dance major at Sacramento State, is $ 40,000 in debt from student loans. She explains how Assembly Democrats’ debt-free college plan would help her. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater students become ‘wizards’ during UC Berkeley science program
Students in Atwater Elementary School District’s Gifted and Talented Education program experimented with electricity and physics last week during a Wizards Festival hosted by University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students bond with puppies, present funds they raised to help animals
Students at Franklin Elementary School made some new four-legged friends this week. New Beginnings for Merced County Animals brought three tiny puppies and a dog to meet the students to … 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 »Merced County students earn recognition for dual-language proficiency
Nearly 300 Merced County high school students will be recognized next week for attaining proficiency in English and at least one other language. The students will be honored by receiving … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local ‘celebrities’ read Dr. Seuss to Los Banos Elementary students
LOS BANOS Local celebrities graced Los Banos Elementary School with their charm and reading skills Thursday to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and participate in national Read Across America week. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students shine at district science fair
My last column was all about arts education in the Merced City School District, as we prepared for our second annual Spotlight show at the historic Merced Theatre on Feb. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Students Shine at Science Fair
Merced City School District schools have been hosting science fairs over the past several days, and on Wednesday the top three projects from each elementary school and top six from each middle school were presented during a district-wide science fair at our Professional Development Center on Brookdale Avenue. They included …
Read More »Having perfect attendance leads dozens of students down the red carpet
More than 100 Franklin Elementary School students had the chance to walk and dance down a red carpet for having perfect attendance, according to a statement from the Merced City … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced businesses, students and workers boycott to support the undocumented
Some students, workers and businesses in Merced took the day off Thursday to support the national protest of some of President Donald Trump’s stances and promises on immigration. “A Day … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced students dismayed over ‘New York Times’ story that used dorm room numbers
UC Merced students profiled this month in a New York Times story about undocumented immigrants say their safety has been put at risk because the Times’ reporter published their dorm … 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 »
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