Palm Springs Unified School District Superintendent, Dr. Sandra Lyon, announce Wednesday the district will not start the hybrid learning plans as expected in January. “We had hoped to be able to start our hybrid program of having up to 50 percent of our students back in the classrooms two days a week a week after […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6208514754001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”rJpklujDf” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”” max_width=”640px” mute=”” width=”100%” height=”100%” ] Local school districts have spent a majority of the year developing trying to adapt to the pandemic. As reopening tiers change every month, the task hasn’t been an easy one to take on. In Desert Sands Unified, there has been […]
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside County supervisors Tuesday are slated to approve a $1 million allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act funds for the purchase of tablets and other gear needed by adult learning centers that have switched to distance education. Supervisors Karen Spiegel and Kevin Jeffries are jointly seeking the full […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6179298578001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] It’s the second day of school for palm springs unified school district. Teachers were able to train and learn the technology, but parents and families say they weren’t. That’s caused a lot of frustrations as families troubleshoot technical glitches. NBC Palm Springs spoke with […]
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved, 5-0, $10 million to help with access to online learning materials. The board voted Tuesday to close the “digital divide” by providing computers, tablets and mobile hotspot devices for students in grades K-12. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, all 23 school districts in the county will begin […]
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Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its guidance not allowing foreign students to take online-only courses in the US this fall semester. Harvard announced earlier this week that all course instruction will be delivered online, including for students living on campus. In a statement provided to CNN, the university […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6170280981001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Parents, teachers and students are left in limbo as the reopening dates for schools in the Coachella Valley inch closer. Some districts are planning on reopening in less than a month but have no plans set in stone. This week, local districts are having […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6151461487001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] INDIO (CNS) – How local schools are handling the transition to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic will be among the discussion topics during a free webinar scheduled Wednesday that will feature superintendents from three Coachella Valley school districts. The panel discussion over Zoom […]
