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State takes $8.2 million from TUSD budget
The Turlock Unified School District already adjusted their budget for the poor economy three years ago, but now new State legislation is reducing school district funding even further.
TUSD takes a bite into nutrition education
Obesity has more than doubled in children from the age of five to 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This comes as no surprise to parents and teachers who often see children pass up healthy food offered in the lunch room and choose anything with grease or sugar.
New faculty at CSU Stanislaus
California State University, Stanislaus has hired three new full-time faculty to fill key openings for the 2009-10 academic year.
Giving back new competition at Keyes Charter
Serving dinner to the homeless on Friday nights, helping stabilize blood donors with juice and crackers, putting books on shelves and sending Valentine's Day cards to soldiers over seas. These are some of the activities students at Keyes Charter School will volunteer to do.
University receives half-million dollar gift
California State University, Stanislaus was given a gift of half a million dollars Friday from long-time university supporters Ed and Bertha Fitzpatrick.
Learning extended in after-school program
An after-school program introduced in Turlock schools last spring will soon be offered in schools all over Stanislaus County.
Earl student charts path to success
While Cheyanne Schraeder may seem like any other American tween, with cheerleading and the "Twilight" series being her favorite things, she gets an opportunity most children her age don't even know about.
Obama’s speech well received by Turlock students
Sitting, waiting, hoping. Students at Turlock High drummed their fingers on desktops and watched the blank overhead projector in their United States history class hoping the Internet would work. "We are just waiting for the president to come on," said U.S. history teacher Mark de la Motte, assuring his students. Two minutes later, the President appeared on the screen and a sigh of relief escaped the students.
Community colleges struggle with higher enrollment and fewer funds
If students at community colleges think the classrooms are crowded now, just wait till they see what it looks like a few years from now. At the same time that state funding for community colleges has decreased, the enrollment is rising at a rapid rate.
Wakefield starts peer mediation program
Playing handball, climbing the jungle gym and jumping in the hopscotch squares is all a part of the fun at recess. Sometimes though, there can be a little rough housing or miscommunication on the playground that can lead to a conflict. This is where the Wildcat Rangers step in to help solve the problems.
Local students show improvement in CAHSEE scores
California High School Exit Exam results were released Wednesday and Turlock's numbers are up by one percent.
Free science lessons at MJC
The Science, Math and Engineering Division at Modesto Junior College will present two series of free science presentations as part of the Modesto Area Partners in Science programs and weekly Science Colloquiums.
Local schools to benefit from tobacco use prevention grant
The Stanislaus County Office of Education recently received $1.8 million in grants for their Tobacco Use Prevention Program from the California Department of Education. This money is to help educate students in sixth to12th grades about the negative health effects of smoking.
Turlock instructor wins big at State Fair
Turlock High agriculture teacher, Chad Russell, won the instructor sweepstakes at the California State Fair in August due to his students' success. All of his ag students won first place at the Fair, which gave their instructor the most points at the end to win his own prize. Russell won a plaque and $150.
Stanislaus dean resigns
California State University, Stanislaus Professor Nael Aly, who has served as the dean of the College of Business Administration for the last two years has resigned his position, according to university officials.
Articles by Section - Education
Fresno Pacific opens doors in Merced
Valley residents who seek higher education now have another option in the growing list of opportunities in the area. Fresno Pacific University, a private, Christian institution, has established a satellite campus in Merced that currently offers an accelerated, 18-month degree completion program in childhood development. Major offerings will expand in February and March to include liberal arts and business with an emphasis in organizational leadership. Enrolled students are only required to attend ...
Punjabi Student of the Month
Amanjot Bains Amanjot is a seventh grader at Turlock Junior High School. In the month of October she received perfect scores in attendance, punctuality, homework, behavior and projects at the Punjabi School located at the Turlock Sikh Temple.
UC Merced to host conference on youth
UC Merced researchers will look to bring their knowledge to bear in helping Merced County's youth through a Dec. 2 conference. The "Building Healthy Youth in Merced County: Community Engagement and Scholarship" conference, organized by the campus' Chancellor's Task Force on Community Engaged Scholarship, will examine ways to close the achievement gap and improve youth development. The event will highlight research and evidence-based programs which promote positive youth development. Presenters from UC ...
CSU Stanislaus student wins Business Case Study Competition
Karina Avila, a human resources management student at California State University, Stanislaus, was named winner of the Circle of Change Leadership Conference Business Case Competition. The competition, held in Long Beach, drew students from around the nation for a three-day intensive program. The event culminated as students made their case presentations to a panel of leadership experts and to a large audience of attendees. Avila is an officer in the CSU Stanislaus ...
CSU Stanislaus professors' work part of new visitor center
Nearly 20 years of research by scientists, including members of the California State University, Stanislaus Department of Biological Sciences, was featured in the recent opening of the new San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex Visitor Center and headquarters near Los Banos. Research by the San Joaquin Valley Endangered Species Recovery Program and CSU Stanislaus faculty members is incorporated into interactive displays throughout the 1,500-square-foot exhibit hall, which was funded with $7.2 million from the ...
Stanislaus administration, faculty strife focus of accreditation team visit
A special follow-up visit from a collegiate accreditation firm found California State University, Stanislaus has made significant progress addressing leadership, program review, and learning assessment issues which arose during the accreditation process, according to those present at the visit team's exit meeting on Nov. 8. But some faculty members say the university hasn't gone far enough in addressing what they considered the most serious concern – a hostile relationship between CSU Stanislaus faculty ...
California Postsecondary Education Commission to close doors
The California Postsecondary Education Commission, the state's independent agency for higher education policy planning, research and analysis, will close its doors on Friday. The commission's funding for 2011-12 was eliminated by Governor Jerry Brown in a line item budget veto on June 30.
Turlock High prepares special needs students for careers
In today's economy it can be tough for a young high school graduate to find work - especially if they are saddled with a learning disability or have special needs. In many cases these students will simply turn 18 and begin collecting Supplemental Security Income, also known as SSI. But a 15-year-old program at Turlock High School is breaking the cycle of relying on the government - and giving them the skills to ...
Keyes Union School District names new superintendent
Keyes Union School District superintendent Karen Poppen will retire on June 30, 2012, and current principal of Keyes Elementary, Cynthia Schaefer, will take her place.
Brown Elementary students have respect
Monica and Brenda Reyes are 11-year-old twins at Brown Elementary in Turlock. Like many twins they share common interests and they both enjoy each other's company (most of the time). Both girls also share one very important character trait: Respect. In fact their level of respect for others extends even into their own relationship. When it came time to decide if they should run against each other for student body president Monica bowed ...
Denair Charter students show ‘Love in Action’
The Denair Charter Academy's Love in Action service club held its first school-wide event on Thursday. Students sewed 100 draw-string bags, organized and placed school supplies in each bag and prepared them for shipment to the Mennonite Central Committee with an ultimate destination for under-privileged children in Third World and poverty stricken countries. School supplies in the bags included four spiral bound notebooks, a ruler, erasers, a box of colored pencils and ...
A cultural experience
Crowell Elementary shows respect for students' cultures. Crowell second grader Brent Yazzie and his brother Nolan (a first grader) performed a Navajo and Apache traditional Grass Dance on Thursday while hundreds of students in the background raise their hands for the privilege of dancing with him. The brothers were joined by their father Chilito for the dancing event.
Turlocker wins big at National FFA Convention
Dominic Agresti-Assali, a member of the Turlock High FFA Chapter, was one of four national finalists in the Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication and Proficiency competition at the 84th National FFA Convention last month in Indianapolis. Proficiency awards recognize FFA members who excelled as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while they gained hands-on career experience. The category is one of 47 FFA proficiency categories offered at local, state and national levels. Agresti-Assali ...
University faculty protest unpaid salaries, executive pay increases
The California State University Office of the Chancellor isn't negotiating labor contracts in good faith, claims the CSU faculty union, but the Chancellor's Office says there isn't enough money to meet faculty demands. California State University, Stanislaus faculty joined colleagues in a statewide protest against the CSU's bargaining tactics Tuesday, which some other campuses will engage in today. "On Nov. 8 and 9, the California State University faculty will send a strong ...
Carnegie Arts Center receives donation to links arts with curriculum
Fourth grade students from Katie Bruley's class at Sacred Heart School in Turlock were able to get greater insight into their lessons on California history and nature conservation during a visit to the Carnegie Arts Center and its Ansel Adams exhibit. Adams' iconic photographs of California - and especially Yosemite National Park - have long been a part of the state's conservation movement. The students were able to visit the arts center due ...
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