District seeks $2.25M for classrooms to house students while Indio High School is rebuilt

The Desert Sands Unified School District has asked the city of Indio for $2.25 million to help move and install portable classrooms to house students while Indio High School is being rebuilt. More

Riverside instructor among Teachers of the Year

A Riverside Unified School District history teacher was among five grade school educators who were named California's “Teachers of the Year” on Thursday. More

Harvest Celebration to raise funds for school

Palm Desert Charter Middle School is holding its second annual Harvest Celebration on Friday at Renaissance Esmeralda Resort, 44-400 Indian Wells Lane. More

COD student appointed to state college board

Michelle Price of Desert Hot Springs has been appointed to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. More

Ophelia Project program teaches teenagers to look ahead, appreciate art

As part of a new art project that began Tuesday, 150 teenage girls are creating sketches of what they hope their lives will look like in a little more than 10 years. More

Top teachers celebrated at annual Red Apple awards

Eleven teachers who have shown they are adept at nurturing young minds were honored this week by the Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce. More

Kids read; schools reap the benefits

The Indian Wells Rotary Club presented two Indio students and their respective school officials oversized checks for their successful participation in the first Indian Wells Rotary Club Literacy Drive, which challenged students to read for as many minutes as they could during a weeklong period in... More

Girls imagine their life in 2020

As part of a new art project that began Tuesday, 150 teenage girls are creating sketches of what they hope their lives will look like in 10 years. More

Schools: State budget cuts hurting kids

State budget cuts have reduced what schools can offer - and it's the students that are being hurt, teachers and staff from Palm Springs Unified School District told a group of about 30 at a public meeting on Wednesday. More

Latest Megadeth CD rocks, but with layers

Considered one of the “Big Four” of thrash metal, Megadeth has reaped massive success due to the band's mastermind, singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine. More

Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce salutes 11 teachers

The Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce honored 11 teachers with Red Apple on Tuesday morning. More

ENLACE Day of the Dead celebration

The ENLACE (Expressing, Nationalities, Languages and Cultures through Education) Club brought a lunchtime Day of the Dead celebration to their classmates at Palm Desert High School on Monday by paying tribute to artists who have passed away. More

Golf tournament raises money for local schools

Palm Springs Unified School District's Pinnacle Fund golf tournament raised more than $13,000 for technology and arts programs in schools. More

Parent groups focus on funding schools

As schools across the state and the nation struggle with crippling budget cuts, parent-teacher organizations and their fundraising power are increasingly called on to help pay for everything from staff to books to technology. More

Indian Wells to reward literacy drive participants at Monday lunch

The Indian Wells Rotary Club is scheduled to present checks and gift certificates to the winners of its first literacy drive at its luncheon at noon Monday at the Indian Wells Country Club, 46-000 Club Drive. More

Red Apple awards to honor educators Tuesday in Cathedral City

The annual Red Apple awards ceremony and Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast will take place at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Doral Desert Princess Resort, 67-967 Vista Chino. More

Schools benefit from Phish fans

An online group of Phish fans gave $3,000 to music education programs at three Coachella Valley Unified School District schools. More

• Phish fans sing praises of Indio site
• More than music, Festival 8 is feast for eyes
• Phish aims to set the standard for ‘green' concert events
• Festival 8: Art, Ferris wheel — and waffles?
• DAY ONE REVIEW: Phish on Friday proves a tasty treat

Ophelia Project seeks female mentors

The Ophelia Project, a volunteer team that mentors teenage girls in Desert Sands Unified School District schools, needs more volunteer adult female mentors. More

Mission Springs Water District earns education award

The Mission Springs Water District scored an award at a recent multi-state symposium of water-related trade associations, the district announced this past week. More

Indio High School alum makes UCLA dean's list

An Indio High School graduate has made the dean's list at the UCLA school of theater, film and television. More

Local schools see spike in kids staying home sick

The flu hit Coachella Valley schools hard this month with one school reporting as many as a fourth of its students absent one day, officials said. More

• WHO: Single dose of vaccine enough for those over age 10

Submissions wanted for literary journal

The recent release of Sketchbook, an annual literary magazine featuring the works of students and faculty at California State University, San Bernardino's Palm Desert campus and members of the public, has signaled the start of work on next year's edition. More

Storyteller shares adventure with students

The giggling began even before David Gonzalez got to the stage. The acclaimed storyteller visited Rio Vista Elementary School on Wednesday, bringing to students his “Cuentos: Tales of the Latino World” performance. More

Students attend debate championship

Two students from the Palm Springs Unified School District traveled to the Middle East this week to determine just how persuasive they can be about world affairs. More

Time for homecoming

A spirited procession of red, black and white marched down Palm Canyon Drive on Wednesday as about 1,000 people turned out to support Palm Springs High School. More