Just 60% of high school seniors in the Coachella Valley Unified School District were on track to graduate last week, before the district’s Board of Education approved a temporary provision that it believes will increase the number to between 71% and 76%.
Instead of requiring the standard 220 credits to graduate, the district will instead require 180 for this year, then consider at a later date whether it makes sense to include credit reductions in the immediate years ahead. Just 57% of all high school students, including underclassmen, in the district are on track to graduate with their classes, according to data provided by CVUSD.
Rep. Raul Ruiz, Dr. Conrado Bárzaga reflect on Biden s presidential address
U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, was one of 200 people who made the exclusive in-person guest list Wednesday night as President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. Joining him as his virtual guest was Dr. Conrado Bárzaga, CEO of the Desert Healthcare District.
The address marked the 100th day of the president’s term. In the past, Ruiz has invited a constituent to join him in Washington, D.C., as his guest to such addresses, but due to COVID-19 safety protocols, in-person attendance was limited.
Elizabeth Esteban, a teen from the unincorporated area of Mecca in the eastern Coachella Valley with ties to the Purépecha in western Mexico, has gone viral for her acceptance to Harvard University.
But she sees that as just another step toward her ultimate goal. In one breath, Esteban lays out her intent, I plan to study government at Harvard, because I really want to go to law school and become an immigration lawyer, then someday run for Congress.
She made that plan when she started her freshman year at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. And although she sounds confident today, she admits that reaching that step has been a bit of a rollercoaster.
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