President Trump has warned schools and states they’ll lose funding if they don’t cut DEI programs. On February 14th, The U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter to institutions receiving federal funds instructing them to stop using race-based preferences or stereotypes in areas such as admissions, hiring, promotions, scholarships, compensation, and discipline. Public schools
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – High school seniors from across Riverside County gathered to accept their $2,000 scholarships awarded at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. 12 outstanding high school seniors from Riverside County have been awarded $2,000 each, totaling $24,000 in scholarships. The students were recognized during the Fair & Date Fest, celebrating
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Some local students are being recognized with this month’s “Do the Right Thing Award,” which is a partnership between Palm Springs police and News Channel 3. Congratulations to Jeanine-Jaymes Jackson, Darrien Lee, Eden Jewel Alston, Nathan Adkins, and Diore Carrillo. The students were chosen for their positive attitudes and contributions to the community.   If you know of a
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Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District returned to classes today with a major new rule in place — a ban on cell phones in classrooms. The district’s board passed a resolution in June in a 5-2 vote calling for a prohibition on students’ use of cell phones and social media through the entire
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Eisenhower Health partners with Coachella Valley High School’s Health Academy to discuss and educate students, parents and community members on the effects of social media on mental health. Studies show that social media can lead to anxiety, depression and loneliness when engaged in consistently. National Institutes of Health reported that student loneliness was high when
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District continues to grapple with its projected $60 million shortfall over the coming three years and the need for massive budget cuts to right-size the district. It’s looking at cuts to hundreds of jobs in the district that serves approximately 16,500 students over its 22 campuses. Without those financial cuts, the district faces a state
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The Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) has decided to offer AP African American Studies as an elective rather than a required history course, a move that has sparked debate within the community. Supporters of the course, including the president of the Palm Springs Black History Committee, had hoped it would be classified as a
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Two LA Galaxy players, Edwin Cerrillo and Mauricio Cuevas, met with Coachella Valley Unified School District migrant students at Palm View Elementary School on Monday. It was an event Cuevas said he didn’t want to miss. “We all have the same backgrounds, w all have, you know, the same upbringing,” said Cuevas. “Similar backstories to these kids
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Students from the Palm Springs Unified School District are learning more about the arts and inclusion through the Dance into Disability program. More than 44 million people in the U.S. live with disabilities, making up 13.4% of the population, according to the American Community Survey. However, those with disabilities are still underrepresented in the media,
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On Jan. 15, Palm Springs Unified School District released a survey to the community seeking input on the best approach for a possible limit or ban on cell phones in district schools. This survey came after a policy release from Governor Gavin Newsom for the Phone-Free School Act, which requires districts to develop a regulation
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PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ) – Top honors in the Palm Springs Unified District Spelling Bee of Champions on Friday go to Nellie N. Coffman Middle School eighth grader Juniper Donovan. Juniper successfully spelled the word “facetious” in the fifth round and will move on to represent PSUSD at the Riverside County Spelling Bee in Riverside
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The countdown is on for a special election for the CVUSD board of trustees. Questions loom around one candidate’s residence and if she’s living in the area she was elected to represent. It started with a report from Cindy Uken, bringing awareness to a new home recently purchased by Jocelyn Vargas in Indio. The map
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The Coachella Valley Animal Campus launched a new program that gives kids the chance to sharpen their reading skills while giving shelter animals some companionship. The Pawsitive Readers program began Wednesday and welcomes children of all ages to read aloud to dogs, cats and bunnies. The program continues Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Organizers
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The Palm Springs Leadership Association is honoring a student from each of the Palm Springs Unified School District elementary, middle and high schools Wednesday night. The association is comprised of PSUSD administrators and managers and the student honorees were nominated by their school principal “for success amidst one or more significant obstacles or challenges,” according to
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Running Wild – a local store in Downtown Palm Springs – donated over 250 pairs of shoes and socks to Painted Hills Middle School on Monday morning valued at over $30,000. The shoe store partnered with Coachella Valley has Sole, a local organization that collects gently used shoes from Running Wild, the Birkenstock store and
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is set to tackle a projected $60 million budget shortfall tonight — as the school board meets to discuss laying off between 170 and 225 employees across its 23 campuses. The Coachella Valley Teachers Association– crying fowl– saying those cuts will “negatively impact students with the most needs.” Earlier
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Riverside County Superintendent of Schools named its first Educator of the Year in a surprise visit to the Palm Springs Unified School District on Thursday morning. Erika Barragan, PSUSD’s executive assistant, was named the Confidential Employee of the Year. This honor is awarded to one out of nearly 400 confidential employees each year. Barragan has
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival held a special Student Screening day for hundreds of local students around the Coachella Valley. The PSIFF, along with Indio High School, Mary Pickford, and Palm Desert High School invited 900 students from 13 high schools across the region to take part. The event give students access to a
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College of the Desert’s interim superintendent/president Laura Hope has been placed on administrative leave with pay, and the board of trustees voted on Friday. The board also voted to appoint Val Martinez Garcia as the acting superintendent/president, effective immediately. The board did not disclose exactly why Hope was placed on leave. The school’s search for
Continue Reading The Palm Springs Unified School District Board passed a resolution on Tuesday “Providing All Children Equal Access to Education, Regardless of Immigration Status.” PSUSD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tony Signoret told families on Friday that the resolution is to let the community know that all students in the District, regardless of their immigration status, have
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