Education news from Palm Springs, Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert SaxoTech Online Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:41 -0700 15 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130520/NEWS04/305200032 Cathedral City High School students will participate in a mock funeral for some of their classmates Tuesday. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130520/NEWS04/305200032 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS04/305200027 The Desert Sands Unified School District board will vote tonight to spend nearly $130,000 to repair elementary school air conditioners that were struck by copper thieves earlier this month. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:17:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS04/305200027 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130519/NEWS04/305190006 Boats from Savannah High School in Anaheim and Glendora High School in eastern L.A. County won the 11th annual Solar Cup boat races Sunday near Temecula. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/viewart/20130519/NEWS04/305190006 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130518/NEWS04/305180031 Palm Springs Unified School District displayed more than 200 pieces of art created by pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students at its sixth annual All District Arts Show on Saturday. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:33:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130518/NEWS04/305180031 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130518/NEWS04/305180030 Graduation Day is a time to celebrate achievement, and Deborah and Denise Powell of Indio have overcome much. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:29:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130518/NEWS04/305180030 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170031 A charter school in Thousand Palms will have to close its doors for good by the end of this school year, forcing about 70 students to move to other Coachella Valley schools. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:40:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170031 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130516/NEWS04/305160010 On a recent afternoon at California State University, Northridge, Nancy Prosenjak was attempting to quiet the graduate students spread out across conference tables in the back of her classroom. She was still missing nearly a third of the class, but she was eager to debrief with her students about their first day of student teaching. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130516/NEWS04/305160010