BY JAVIER MARTINEZ AND LARRY D. MORSE II Studies show that high school dropouts are eight times more likely to end up in jail or prison than high school graduates. Dropouts also earn less pay, pay less in taxes and are more likely to require public assistance. That’s bad for California’s future. Keeping students in…
Merced County Schools Hope New Water Foundations Improve Access To Safe Drinking Water
BY: Nathalie Granda | ABC30 Thursday, March 09, 2017 06:56PM MERCED COUNTY (KFSN) — Getting your daily dose of water just got a lot easier for students in Le Grand and Planada Schools. “They’re done, they’re all installed and they’re ready to go,” said Stanley Keasling, Rural Community Assistance Corp. Students cheered as 24 new…
Le Grand High team to showcase restorative justice at White House
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BY BRIANNA CALIX | bcalix@mercedsunstar.com Le Grand High School restorative justice leaders will travel to Washington, D.C., this weekend to show White House officials how their program could be a national model for reducing suspensions and expulsions and helping prevent students from ending up in prison. The school has hosted a restorative justice conference for several…