Local students gain health care skills
The Regional Center for Border Health is making sure our community has the workforce to keep us healthy for years to…
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SDSU Imperial Valley is launching a new Public Health major
The new upcoming major, Public Health, will have an emphasis on Environmental Health and will be coming to the San Diego State University Imperial…
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YUHSD to hold registration days for new and returning students
The first day of school will take place on Thursday, August 3. Cibola, Gila Ridge, Kofa, Somerton, and Yuma High Schools will start classes at…
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Boys and Girls Club offers children a place of their own to explore during summerÂ
Funds from community partners and the city council made a way for the children of Yuma to have a club of their own during the long summer…
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Representative from Senator Kelly’s office visits AWC-Yuma
In a press release, the meeting with Katherine Phillips, Legislative Assistant to Senator Kelly, took place on Tuesday, June 27 to discuss the needs…
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The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400…
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Local reacts to SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court ruling came down Thursday and sent shockwaves through the academic world. Locally, one first-generation college grad with roots in…
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Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions…
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Supreme Court strikes down college affirmative action programs
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard in a major victory for…
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Antelope Union High School District taken over by the state
After five years of overspending their budget, the Antelope Union High School District was taken over by the state.…
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California county uses funding for early education
Monterey County’s Early Learning Program is planning on using the over $11 million to help with hiring, facility costs, and the services they…
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RCBH College of Health Careers offers Licensed Practical Nurse program
The Regional Center for Border Health (RCBH) College of Health Careers offers a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)…
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Yuma Police Department accepting applications for Teen Police Academy
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is having its first Teen Police Academy designed to educate teens about the daily operations of the…
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Family Resource Center Coordinator retires after 37 years with Calexico Unified School District
Hortencia Armendariz has been working with the Calexico Unified School District for 37…
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Students engage in Yuma Proving Ground free science program
YPG Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) and Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (GEMS) allow students to get hands-on experience…
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It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on federal student loan payments will…
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California school board fires superintendent
Screaming and hollering inside a school board meeting in Temecula after the board voted three-to-one to fire Superintendent Jodi…
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Yuma Family YMCA will close its doors in August
After 23 years of service to the Yuma community, the YMCA announced it will shut down in…
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University of Alabama celebrates 60 years of campus integration
It was June 11, 1963 when Vivian Malone and James Hood were able to enroll at the University of Alabama after then-governor George Wallace was…
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Local student aiming to bring change to the community through education
33-year-old Joseph Adrian Salazar has been a student at Imperial Valley College for 16 months and will be graduating this year and will transfer to…
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