In October, a video of a Riverside teacher mimicking native American culture while teaching her geometry class went viral. The video sparked protests at the time. Riverside Unified School District placed the teacher on leave. Assemblymember James Ramos, the first California Native American to be elected to the California State Assembly, worked with the district
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College of the Desert’s spring semester open registration begins next week, and thanks to a federal grant, students will be paid up to $100 per unit. Under the grant from the U.S. Department of Education, students will be paid regardless of classes being credit or noncredit, college officials said. The grant is aimed at getting
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The Palm Springs Unified School District announced new principals for two of its high schools and both might be familiar to their students. On Tuesday, the PSUSD board of education named Omar Tinco as the new principal for Desert Hot Springs High School. The move will go into effect on Dec. 6. Omar Tinoco, Principal
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District’s Board of Education passed a mandate that will require all staff members, including teachers, custodians, aides and bus drivers, to be fully vaccinated by January 10th, 2022. “I think the Board felt for our district and our community, this was the safest way to keep our kids healthy,” said
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District’s board of education passed a mandate that will require all employees to be fully vaccinated by January 10, 2022. The new mandate passed with a 5-0 vote, however, two board members were absent The district considers full vaccinated to be two weeks after either the second dose of Pfizer/Moderna
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Desert Sands Unified School District Superintendent Scott Bailey will retire at the end of the school year. Bailey made the announcement during Tuesday’s board of education meeting. “As I look forward sixth graduation class that I’ll get to usher across the stage in June, celebrating my 32nd year in public education, which is hard to
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The city of Palm Springs is raising concerns about the fate of a planned college campus in one of its neighborhoods. Mayor Christy Holstege called into The Board of Trustees for College of the Desert’s meeting during public comments Thursday evening to share worries regarding west valley construction projects. Holstege said she, along with residents
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A line wrapped outside the door at Desert Sands Unified School District offices. Kids with their parents were waiting patiently to get their first dose of the pediatric Pfizer vaccine. “I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,” said Jeff Hepner, a DSUSD parent. “I’m very excited to get the vaccine because it
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College of the Desert will receive the 2021 Equity Champion of Higher Education Award for its high proportion of Latinx students who earn “Associate Degrees for Transfer” relative to overall campus rates. The recognition among all California community colleges was bestowed by the Campaign for College Opportunity, which works to increase access to higher education
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Coachella Valley parents looking to get their kids vaccinated against coronavirus have more opportunities this week. Local school districts are hosting vaccination clinics for those 5 years of age and older. Riverside County officials said they are already seeing a steady increase in daily vaccinations as the pediatric-sized doses roll out for 5- to 11-year-olds.
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The Morongo Band of Mission Indians announced a $100,000 donation today to the California Indian Nations College. The donation will go toward the college’s $3 million fundraising effort for ongoing operations. The campaign, which began in April, has raised $630,374 and aims to reach $1 million by Dec. 30. CINC is working to become the
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The three Coachella Valley school districts — Palm Springs Unified, Desert Sands Unified, and Coachella Valley Unified — are working together to improve broadband access to students. A session on Tuesday morning included information on Long Term Evolution (LTE) essentials and best practices for configuration. Today’s event was hosted by Palm Springs Unified School District.
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Students at Indio Middle School put their math and science skills to the test with a special experiment on Friday. They created devices to help an egg land unscathed after being dropped from the top of the fire department’s ladder truck. The skills were learned during tutorial sessions for reading and math. Sixth-grade student Aaron
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College of the Desert will search for a new location for its Roadrunner Motors program following a fiscal review of the originally planned location in Cathedral City. COD’s Roadrunner Motors program is the school’s automotive training center. In January 2020, the school announced plans to build an automotive and advanced transportation facility featuring a modernized
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As the pandemic continues, more families in the valley are taking kids out of the classroom and choosing virtual learning options instead. “Our major concern was…we didn’t know what this virus was going to do in the flu months,” said Priscilla Waggoner. Waggoner is a Bermuda Dunes mother with a four and five-year-old at home.
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Desert Hot Springs High School Principal Dr. Caroline Cota is stepping down from the position. Cota made the announcement in a letter to DHSHS parents on Wednesday. “It is with mixed emotions that I share with you that I have accepted a promotional position in a different school district,” Cota wrote in her letter. “It
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School resource officers are anticipated to return to Palm Springs Unified School District campuses next week following the completion of a five-day training program, district officials said today. School resource officers — or SROs — have not been in place in the PSUSD since the school year began in August due to contract negotiations between
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The Palm Springs Unified School District board of education unanimously approved new SRO contracts for Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs high schools. The Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs city councils for both cities approved new contracts with the district during meetings earlier this month. Both cities included new amendments in the contracts. Palm
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The city of San Diego is honoring a Palm Springs teacher who was named a 2022 California State Teacher of the Year. On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted to proclaim October 26 as “Nichi Aviña Day” in the city of San Diego. Nichi Aviña is a teacher at Cielo Vista Charter School in Palm
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Andrew Jackson Elementary School in Indio has a new mural, “Role Model.” The art honors prominent leaders in American history. Students can see images of John F. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Cesar Chavez, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the historical figures interact with children. The mural was dedicated on Friday morning. School Principal
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