Merced County Office of Education

Teachers as “facilitators of learning.” Students away from desks and teaming up at white boards to solve problems. Expanded transitional kindergarten to 4-year-olds. A spotlight on visual and performing arts. Support for the “whole child.” Big investment in professional development, student scholarships and facilities — including…

More than 100 students from schools throughout Merced County prepare to challenge themselves and each other at the Merced County Spelling Bee this December.…

On the last Friday of school, before the Thanksgiving break, the Merced Elks Lodge provided a free luncheon for about 100 special needs students and staff…

Phoenix Project, a program of the Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) in partnership with Merced County Probation, honored the accomplishments of 22 graduates Wednesday night at an exclusive ceremony held at the MCOE Downtown Center. Graduates are Phoenix Project participants who successfully completed a Career Technical Education (CTE)…

The honorees for this year’s Excellence in Education Awards have finally been announced. April Amaral, Diana Dietz and Mandie Onate were chosen…

The Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) and Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) once again invite the community to celebrate the annual Excellence in…

Merced County Office of Education Adult Regional Occupational Program (ROP) student Diana Cortes received statewide recognition through the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) California Adult Education Students Succeed program. The OTAN California Adult Education Students Succeed program recognizes students who found success…

Merced County Office of Education will host an Introduction to National History Day workshop to prepare teachers for the Merced County History Day in the…

More than 2,100 writing entries from students throughout Merced County were received for the Merced County Writing Festival. Similar to previous years, students…

“Schools are the best and safest place for students to learn, succeed and thrive.” If this message wasn’t clear before, it should be in the coming days leading up to Wednesday, Aug. 11, when about 60,000 local students will be back in the classroom at K-12 schools throughout the county. The Merced County Office of Education just…