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The city of Merced is improving its fleet of first responders, and it’s partly thanks to a partnership with Merced College.
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Head Start programs provide education, health screenings and support services to low-income children and families, as well as kids who are homeless, in foster care or have a disability.
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UC Merced, Madera Community College and the Merced County Office of Education are all in the early stages of developing research, career pathways and curriculum around agave farming.
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The apology follows calls from the teacher’s union to resign and a revelation that the alleged incident did not occur.
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Fresno Unified still has to deal with a growing special education department, reduced mental health services and a lingering deficit this school year.
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Cory Burkarth, a public relations official, was placed on leave for more than eight months following the incident. Faculty are protesting his return.
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Fresno State opened its doors to more students on campus with brand new apartments — the first such addition in over 50 years.
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Philanthropist and early Amazon contributor MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $461 million to California public education institutions since 2021.
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A new law requires colleges to prove their graduates earn more than someone with only a high school diploma or else students could lose access to federal loans. About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.
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Five years after launching an ambitious mental health program, many schools have struggled to get it up and running. Hundreds more have yet to try.
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Fresno State’s 50th Chicano/Latino Commencement Ceremony is the largest bilingual graduation of its kind in the nation.
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School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get a lot less.