After initially resisting county guidance regarding mask-wearing outdoors, the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday will drop its COVID-19 mandate that students and staff wear face coverings while outside on campuses. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho made the announcement late Friday, posting revised district guidance online. The new rules state that “outdoor masking will be optional
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California State University Chancellor Joseph Castro resigned today, coinciding with a closed-door meeting to discuss policies related to sexual harassment, following questions about how Castro handled complaints against an administrator while he was president of Fresno State University. The resignation takes effect immediately. A succession plan to replace Castro is being finalized by the Board
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UPDATE 2/10/22 5:45 PM: College of the Desert’s presentation on the West Valley Campus has been postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date. The City Manager was recently informed by College of the Desert Superintendent/President Dr. Martha Garcia that her availability to attend tonight’s meeting and address City Council questions regarding the stalled project
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Students learned all about fresh local produce at the Desert Sands Unified School District’s farmers’ market. John Glenn Middle School students were issued “Biggert Bucks,” coined after Principal Todd Biggert, to shop for fruit and vegetables at booths set up by local farmers. The students were able to learn more about where their goods come from
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January’s One Class At a Time Award winner is Dwight Asberry, Band Director and teacher at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. Mr. Asberry was nominated by a fellow teacher and previous OCAAT award recipient, Tiffany Silva. Ms. Silva described Mr. Asberry as a “wonderful” educator responsible for “building his award winning marching band and
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College of the Desert students began their spring 2022 semester today. Students returned to class both online and in-person Monday, qualifying them for up to $100 per credit from a federal grant. Under the grant from the U.S. Department of Education, students will be paid regardless of classes being credit or noncredit, college officials
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A program through the Palm Springs Unified School district (PSUSD) will be taking 24 students to tour historic black colleges and universities (HBCU) in Washington DC, for free. This is an initiative set up by the African American Parent Advisory Council of PSUSD. “This tour itself is the first of its kind,” said Dr. Nicole
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District will make a second presentation detailing its new North Shore Elementary School. The meeting will be held today at 6:00 p.m. You can watch it live at: HTTPS://BIT.LY/3GHBYKZ (ZOOM MEETING ID: 897 8644 2790) If you would like to go to the meeting, it will be held at North Shore Beach &
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Aubrey Anaya, a 5th grader at Dr. Carreon Academy in Indio, is the winner of the NFL’s PLAY 60 Super Kid competition! She was surprised with the news during an interview on Good Morning America Wednesday morning. The 11-year-old had been told she was a semi-finalist and that the winner would be announced during the
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College of the Desert’s Board of Trustees is reviewing its strategic master plan for the next 5 years and under the backdrop of transparency concerns, also continued worries about its resolve to build long-planned west valley campuses. “Yes, we reaffirm our commitment,” said COD Trustee Fred Jandt. Check Out: I-Team report on COD’s Commitments to
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Cielo Vista Charter 8th grade student Jaylyn Meza won PSUSD’s Spelling Bee of Champions! The district’s spelling bee of champions featured the winner of each elementary and middle schools’ own spelling bee. Meza won the competition in round 13, her winning word was “comportment.” She will now move on the represent PSUSD in the Riverside
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District board of education addressed some security concerns on district campuses. This comes after our in-depth investigation last week into fights on CVUSD campuses. News Channel 3 Morning Anchor Angela Chen spoke with district teachers concerned with safety issues and the lack of support they feel from district leadership. “As you
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By JOCELYN GECKER Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 45 colleges and universities in California, including some of the most prestigious campuses in the state, will be part of a new public service program that will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies. The program called “Californians For All College Corps”
Continue Reading The Coachella Valley Unified School District will temporarily limit free COVID-19 testing to students and staff starting today. The move is due in part to supply constraints, according to CVUSD spokesperson Lissette Santiago. Students and staff will need to show their student or staff ID in order to receive free COVID-19 testing from the school
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This school year has certainly been anything but certain. KESQ has shown the public the alarming fights breaking out at Desert Hot Springs High School during the first semester. Now, we’re looking into the fights at Coachella Valley High School. There have been reports of broken noses, and kids being carried off by ambulance. In
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Ongoing staff shortages at schools throughout the Coachella Valley are being magnified by the latest surge of COVID-19 cases. Officials with all 3 districts spoke with News Channel 3 about the extent of staff shortages each is experiencing, along with the impacts, and steps being taken to address the situation. Dr. Joe Hyde, Assistant Superintendent
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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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