Education

A Desert Sands Unified School District meeting got a bit rowdy Tuesday night, Most parents in attendance spoke out against the state’s mandate to have all students wear mask in school. At one point, the crowd booed a person speaking out in favor of mask-wearing, prompting board president Donald B. Griffith to issue this warning: “Ok listen

For students like Anthony Martinez, this is the first time he will be stepping into a classroom, at a completely new school since March 2020. Martinez is a 7th grader at Jefferson Middle School in Indio. He started middle school for the first time, meeting his friends and teachers through a computer screen. While it

It’s Desert Sands Unified School District’s (DSUSD) turn to welcome students back to the classroom this week, and many children are coming back to a school makeover. Over $113 million dollars has been spent to significantly improve the schools across DSUSD. At Kennedy Elementary School, the entire school, which was built in 1965, was remodeled.

Students in the Desert Sands Unified School District return to classrooms next week. The district’s nearly 90 new staff members continued to learn the ropes in an orientation held this morning. Teachers, counselors, and a few nurses all attended the orientation. The topics includes learning how to run their classrooms, take attendance, and how to

For 75% of the students at Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), Thursday is going to be the first time they see the inside of a classroom after being forced into distanced learning for over a year. Students had to learn from behind a computer screen starting March of 2020. Schools at CVUSD are making

The students at Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) are making a return to the classroom this week, after being one of the only districts in the area that chose to not return to in-person learning last year. This year, students can expect a new curriculum. Students left the classroom in March of 2020 due

Wednesday is the first day of school for students across Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD), and students and school staff are eager to get back into the classroom. Last year, the first day of the school year was spent behind a computer screen, as the pandemic wreaked havoc on people’s normal routine. While some

The pandemic may have put a halt to most things, but not the construction at schools across Palm Springs Unified School District. The district spent nearly 66 million dollars over the course of the last two years for necessary upgrades at its campuses. Taking most of the bill, Palm Springs High School which students said,

There is now some relief for those who are aspiring to become teachers, as a new state budget cuts the requirements for two of the tests required to earn a credential. This move is a game changer for districts and those who wish to become educators. Teacher candidates no longer have to take the California