Christina Welch, a government teacher at Davis High in Modesto, was nominated by student Hind Zeitohn and won a new award in Stanislaus County, the Life Changer. Deke
Doctors Medical Center is teaching students throughout Stanislaus County how to stanch uncontrolled bleeding in the event of vehicle crashes, shootings and other incidents. It kicked off training at Johansen High. Deke Farrow/jfarrow@modbee.com
The Modesto Fire Department is taking its fire safety education program to more than 6,000 schoolchildren this week and next. Deke Farrow/jfarrow@modbee.co
The Forensic Biotechnology Program at the Modesto high school now has a 3-D bioprinter capable of doing ecological tests, performing blood work and making body parts. Deke Farrow/jfarrow@modbee.com
Students at Prescott Junior High were cheered on by classmates as they did an obstacle course and mud run on May 17 on the Modesto campus. Deke Farrow/jfarrow@modbee.com
Turlock High speech and drama teacher Michele Van Nieuwenhuyzen has been named a 2017 Carlston Family Foundation Outstanding Teacher of America. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
Hughson Unified has embraced the Google eco-system, with teachers leading the way. Ross Middle School Principal Ryan Smith says the tech just assists with teaching and brings the school together. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
Friday Night Live teens post a warning on a Maze Boulevard billboard, raising awareness of underage drinking and drunken driving in Modesto, CA. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
After community outrage greeted a later election for majority Latino neighborhoods in newly drawn trustee area 7, the Modesto City Schools Board voted unanimously May 11 to have that area's election happen this year. The four seats to be elected i
Henry Yong was announced as the next Yosemite Community College District chancellor at the May 10 board meeting in Modesto, CA. See the story at Modbee.com/news/local/education. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
The Stanislaus County Office of Education has created teacher tech training mini courses with badges to show they got it. The end game is classrooms incorporating tech seamlessly across lessons. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
Kids at Mary Ann Sanders Elementary show their skills, seven habits philosophy at Leadership Day at north Modesto campus on May 3, 2017. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
School turnaround expert Joe Johnson's explanation of the teaching in schools where all groups of kids are doing well provides a window into what Common Core aspires to provide. Lost in all the debate over whether this or that standard is better i
Three Ceres High juniors perform part of a skit they developed while studying the history behind the musical Hamilton, in Ceres, CA, on April 27, 2017. (Nan Austin/naustin@modbee.com)
Speakers opposed the 2-year delay in representation for predominantly Latino south Modesto, Area 7, but the Stanislaus County Committee on School District Organization could not switch the election timing set by the Modesto City Schools Board and
