Skipping school, cutting class, senior ditch day – some consider truancy a part of adolescence. But looking at the data, one reporter found that students in rural regions have a much higher risk of being chronically absent from school, and the reasons aren’t so simple. David Washburn reported on this …
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Danielle Martinez donned a lab coat, pulled on a pair of latex gloves and adjusted her safety goggles in preparation for one of biology’s little surprises. “They’re like Christmas packages,” … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced children mark Arbor Day by adding to city’s urban forest
Hundreds of Merced schoolchildren helped spruce up their schools in celebration of Arbor Day on Friday, according to district officials. The tree-planting ceremonies have become an annual tradition for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bugs have stranglehold on Southern California region’s urban forest
The trees that shade, cool and feed people in California from Ventura County to the Mexican border are dying so fast that within a few years it’s possible that the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Urban Outlaw- A New Boutique in Tulock
Amy Delgado Gentry describes her new boutique on N Tegner Road in Turlock, Calif. Video By: Joan Barnett Lee / jlee@modbee.com … Click to Continue »
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