Modesto-area school districts wrap up summer break with major votes on bond measures, trustee pay and student cell phone use. Reporter Atmika Iyer has spent the last two months reporting on decisions that will shape classrooms, ballots and property tax bills heading into the 2026-27 school year.
Here are the key takeaways:
• Modesto City Schools trustees approved a $250 million bond measure that could appear on the November ballot to upgrade high school classrooms, career training facilities and aging roofs, plumbing and HVAC systems…