Education

Attendees were left frustrated after a Coachella Valley Unified School District’s special meeting addressing the district’s $44 million budget hole ended with no information. The meeting started at around 3:30 p.m. and ended after a two-hour closed session. The board said there was nothing to report from the closed session and ended the meeting. A

College of the Desert and local leaders gathered to break ground on the long-anticipated Palm Springs campus after nearly two decades of planning and development. The event took place Thursday afternoon at the campus site, at 2300 E. Baristo Road. The new campus will offer state-of-the-art facilities and educational opportunities for prospective students across the

This morning, Palm Springs Unified School District is reopening their Family Engagement Center! This has center has been transformed into a space to provide expanded services for District families. There are programs for both children and adults, even a class to prepare people to become U.S. Citizens. Today, you can tour the center and take a

Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum spent his day with students from the Palm Springs Unified School District. Sorum’s visit was part of assemblies for the “Adopt the Arts” program, founded in Los Angeles by Sorum. The program has since expanded to the Coachella Valley after Sorum’s move to Palm Springs. Research from the

The California State University system is partnering with Riverside County to launch its first-ever direct admission pilot. Eligible public high school students in Riverside County will soon be offered direct admission to several California State University schools, including Cal State San Bernardino, for the fall 2025 semester, before they apply. Qualifying high school seniors who

It’s a California tribe supporting education up and down the state including in the Coachella Valley.   State Representative Greg Wallis presented students at La Quinta Middle School with a $5,000 Barona Education Grant Thursday. The money is intended to purchase educational materials including books and computers to help current and future students learn more. La Quinta Middle School administrators

After years of delays, College of the Desert is finally breaking ground on Roadrunner Motors. The Roadrunner Motors facility will be comprised of a nearly 26,000-square-foot training center, which can accommodate 100 students at a time in a cohort style. And the facility will be a full service learning space where students learn all aspects

The National School Lunch Program serves nearly 30 million children daily.  Palm Springs Unified School District is celebrating National School Lunch Week with the theme “School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure.” School lunches are incredibly important to the success of students both in and out of the classroom, that’s why nutritional value is a top