Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide staffing flexibility to allow schools to support safe, in-person learning for students. “Schools nationwide returning from winter break are experiencing short-term staffing shortages that are putting a strain on operations,” Newsom said. “We’re working closely with local education officials to cut red tape to allow
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Monday is the day classes are resuming for Coachella Valley and Palm Springs Unified School Districts after their three-week-long winter break. Desert Sands Unified School District started its second week of classes back after winter break. PSUSD PSUSD said it is handing out at-home COVID-19 testing kits to its students in their classrooms. However, it
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Amid surging COVID-19 cases, thousands of Los Angeles County children resumed in-person classes today, but with tightened safety protocols, while Los Angeles Unified announced all of its students and employees must be tested before returning to campuses next week. To help accommodate the testing requirement, the LAUSD announced the start of the spring semester for
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Watch Part 2 Here: An I-Team investigation reveals continued uncertainties about College of the Desert’s commitments to west valley educational opportunities. “As I continue to learn every day in this role. We obviously were not closed to being ready,” said New COD President, Martha Garcia. As KESQ News Channel 3 first reported last month, Cathedral
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The California State University announced today that faculty, staff, and students who are accessing university facilities or programs will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Students and employees will be permitted to seek exemptions on medical and religious grounds. “Vaccination, including a booster when eligible, remains our most effective strategy against infection
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UC Riverside will shift back to remote classes for two weeks in January and tighten COVID-19 testing requirements in response to surging infections and concerns about holiday gatherings that could lead to more spread of the virus. UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox made the announcement in a letter to the campus community, saying the move responds
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Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton is responding to College of the Desert’s needs assessment conducted for the school’s long-planned West Valley Campus in Palm Springs. The plan has been in the works for more than a decade. The campus would be built at the location of the former Palm Springs Mall near the intersection of
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District unveiled plans to build a new elementary school in the North Shore community, near the Salton Sea. North Shore Elementary School will be built at the corner of Arthur Street and 70th Avenue. Tuesday evening, school district superintendent Dr. Luis Valentino, along with several board members, gave a presentation to
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Come Fall 2022 three students from Coachella Valley will embark on their college careers without having to worry about the stress of paying for college. Melody Chaclan, a Cathedral City High School senior, Jocelyn Arcos, a La Quinta High School senior, and Adonai Oudinarath, a Shadow Hills High School senior were three of 1,674 finalists
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is hosting a community technology sale event where the public can buy refurbished iPads and Macs up to 40% off retail price until supplies last. You can preorder devices online now by visiting https://bit.ly/3dr1Ki0 or attending an in-person sale event hosted by Second Life Mac on Monday, December 6th and Tuesday,
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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
Continue Reading 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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