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I-team: State safety inspections reveal conditions of buses transporting local students

Approximately 19,000 students are bused to and from classrooms each day on school buses around the Coachella Valley, and an I-team investigation reveals the information every parent or guardian needs to know about the safety and maintenance of those buses.  All three local school districts earned ‘satisfactory’ marks on their two most recent California Highway Patrol Terminal Inspections. However, CHP

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Coachella Valley High School academies named a finalist for the 2023 CSBA Golden Bell awards

The Academies of Coachella Valley High School has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2023 Golden Bell Awards, presented annually by the California School Boards Association (CSBA). “This recognition highlights CVHS’s exceptional efforts in preparing students for career and college through its innovative College and Career Readiness program,” reads the announcement by the

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Students hit the books at CVUSD

Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is welcoming students back to the classroom on Thursday for the 2023-2024 school year. Despite Tropical Storm Hilary causing destruction to many Coachella roadways, school is proceeding on. District staff want their families to make sure they are planning their route ahead of time to arrive before the bell

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Palm Desert High School students produce on human trafficking awareness video

Students from Palm Desert High School have produced an original video to combat human trafficking, the Riverside County Office of Education announced today. Production of the four-minute video was a partnership among the Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and the Coalition to End Human Trafficking Coachella

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DSUSD students return to school

Desert Sands Unified School District students returned to school on Tuesday for the 2023-2024 school year. It’s another year of learning for many students. For some students, it’s their very first time entering a classroom. How can you as a parent address the first day of school jitters? The American Academy of Pediatrics offers the

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I-Team: Most local school buses are now air-conditioned but students aren’t guaranteed a cool ride home

Students are returning to classrooms around the Coachella Valley this month as our summertime desert temperatures remain well-embedded in the triple digits. For parents with children who ride school buses to and from school each day, concerns about hot buses have long been a reality. Those who ride school buses at the start and end of their

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COD awards students $10,000 grants for community service

Approximately three dozen College Corps volunteers will soon be recognized for collectively spending upwards of 16,000 hours fighting hunger in the Coachella Valley as new students follow in their footsteps. “While education fills our minds, giving to others enriches our souls,” said College of the Desert Interim Superintendent/President Laura Hope. “These students learned valuable lessons

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Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians to donate 700 backpacks with school supplies to CVUSD

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article stated that CVUSD was going to distribute backpacks on Friday. Friday’s event will be the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians donating backpacks to the district The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will donate 700 backpacks full of supplies to the The Coachella Valley Unified School District

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First Day of School: Students head back to class in the Palm Springs Unified School District Wednesday

Drivers will want to slow down in school zones around the Coachella Valley Wednesday, the first day of the 2023-2024 school year for the Palm Springs Unified School District.  An estimated 21,600 students are headed back into classrooms, along with teachers and staffers, for the start of the new school year. News Channel 3 interviewed Interim Superintendent, Dr. Tony Signoret

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News Channel 3 goes in-depth: PSUSD Interim Superintendent Dr. Tony Signoret

PSUSD Interim Superintendent, Dr. Tony Signoret, discussed with Peter Daut the upcoming school year, and changes everyone in the district can expect. “We’re going to put a big emphasis on attendance,” Dr. Signoret said. “We really want to increase attendance district-wide.” Daut asked him: “Attendance has dropped in the wake of covid?” Signoret replied, “It

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