Schools

Merced County is heading in the right direction in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases and the percentage of positive tests, local health officials say. Meanwhile, a waiver program is underway in Merced County which will allow kindergarten through sixth grade students in districts that apply to return to on-campus school, if the waivers…

Merced City School District (MCSD) opened for the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 12 through its virtual program, Distance Learning, which was also in…

The certain risk that children will suffer from sustained school closure far outweighs the minimal benefit to adults of keeping schools closed. By SIMI ASADI,…

(MUHSD press release) The Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday evening to delay the start of the 2020-21 school year by one week to August 19, 2020. The decision was made to give the district time to program and distribute mobile Internet devices to all of its students. The district will also utilize…

Some children in our community are now faced with homelessness, hunger, despair, solitary confinement, neglect, abuse, and in some cases, deportation to other…

(MUHSD press release) After consultation with Merced County Department of Public Health (MDPH), Merced Union High School District (MUHSD)…

'At this point, we will not be able to slow this curve unless the community steps up. It will continue to spread dramatically, or more likely, the state will come in and shut down everything again which we would like to avoid. That means potentially shutting down schools, and we’ve worked with the schools really hard to reopen them because it’s…

Picture this:  It’s time for school, and little Luis and Sofia are off to catch the school bus, but their mother calls out for them…

Merced County schools have transitioned from in-person instruction at school sites to distance learning to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and the…

(MUHSD press release) Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) will honor its seniors by lighting up the night sky! Beginning this Friday night, and continuing every Friday night for the remainder of the school closures, all school site stadiums and athletic field lights will shine at 20:20 (8:20pm) for one hour. “Our stadiums and athletic…