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The other four teacher of the year honorees are from Los Angeles, Orange, Sacramento and Solano counties.
To exempt a child from required vaccinations, a parent and a doctor must sign the new Personal Belief Exemption form under a state law that takes effect Jan. 1.
Student loan debt likely will force today's college grads to work longer.
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Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.
No more pencils, no more books. iPads, smartphones and other technology find their way into the classroom.
Inland Empire colleges ranked high nationally and among Western schools, with the University of Redlands at 12th regionally and two of the Claremont Colleges in the top 10 nationally.
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You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
Representatives from the College of Education will be available with information about various degree programs.
The Galen Family Foundation pledged the money to name the school's performing arts center and theater and start an endowment fund.
The inaugural class is the first to earn a bachelor of arts degree from the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus as graphic design and marketing graduates.
In the fall of 2013, The Jewish Community School of the Desert will become a STEM magnet school.
More than 700 College of the Desert students are eligible to walk in the graduation processional, and about 300 them are expected to do so.
Raul Portillo Lopez, 57, was convicted last September of 25 felony counts of misappropriation of district funds and one felony count of embezzlement.
The senior told police that someone told her to "just get into the vehicle" while following her to school, according to police.
Mission of Marquee Academy opened in Palm Springs but seeks to serve the kids artistically in all of Coachella Valley.
CSUSB Palm Desert is hosting a "literacy summit" this month, which will guide attendees through using an iPad in the classroom, according to organizers.
“Chicago has Second City. New York has Saturday Night Live. Los Angeles has The Groundlings. The desert has The Madcap Underground,” the show co-writer and co-director said of the event.
Palm Desert High School was ranked among the most challenging public high schools in the United States, according to annual rankings by the ‘Washington Post.’