The San Jose Conservations Corps and Charter School unveiled its first tiny home prototype in an effort to help its students with housing resources. The project was first created after the organization learned 30 percent of its students were experiencing homelessness. “In the county, there is over 2,500 homeless youth and in the city of […]
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Many of Brightwood College students had just weeks left before finishing a medical assistant program, but the unexpected shut-down of the school and its parent company, education corporation of America, left thousands of students in limbo and in debt locally and nationwide, but not all may be lost. Charles Roden was close to finishing his […]
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Thanksgiving somehow isn’t the same without the traditional foods. And while some take the feast for granted, knowing some of their fellow students and their families would not have that special meal without a helping hand was not something a group of students at Nellie Coffman Middle School could stomach. “Sad because I think that Thanksgiving […]
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A former employee at La Quinta Middle School is telling NBC Palm Springs she was fired after filing a report about abuse and discrimination that was happening at the school. Ramona Alvarez, a former Nutrition Services Assistant at La Quinta Middle School, is not only claiming that her supervisor discriminated against and yelled at students, […]
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There was a scare across the valley today after a mass text was send out stating someone was threatening to shoot up several high schools. However, there were not any lockdowns. The text stated that La Quinta High School, Palm Desert High School, and Coachella Valley High School were potential targets for a shooting. NBC […]
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A part-time job for many college students is simply that, a job that takes part of their time to earn some money, but employees at the Roadrunner Café at College of the Desert Indio Campus are getting more out of the position. Anita Cole is a student studying business at the local college. She said […]
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NBC Palm Springs is learning more about what could have led to the roll-over crash that put three Xavier High School students in the hospital over the weekend. People who work and live nearby the site of the crash say a dangerous dip in the road just east of Avenue 42 and Madison Street may […]
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It’s the newest school in the Coachella Valley, but some parents say that Richard Oliphant Elementary was not ready to be opened due to the lack of crosswalks, stop signs, flashing warning signs, or anything else to indicate that kids are in the area. “There is no school speed limit here. So as of right […]
