Education Archives

Harvest Prep student becomes finalist, will represent U.S. internationally

April 28, 2021 7:34 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) awarded over a dozen students enrolled in Harvest Preparatory Academy for…

Esports arena coming to Arizona Western College

April 28, 2021 5:49 PM Adonis Albright

Arizona Western College (AWC) will soon be home to a new esports arena, which will host competitive matches through online video games. The arena is…

Majority of school districts in Yuma County keeping mask mandate in place

April 27, 2021 4:55 PM Adonis Albright

Most, if not all school districts in Yuma County opted to keep the mask mandate in place for the remainder of the school year after Governor Doug…

SDSU Imperial Valley campus gets a whole new makeover

April 24, 2021 1:37 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

San Diego State University (SDSU) Imperial Valley campus announced Friday that come Fall 2021, students will be met with the faces of new staff and…

AZ529 provides scholarship opportunity to 5th graders

April 24, 2021 2:17 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Office of the Arizona State Treasurer is currently accepting submissions for the AZ529 Essay Writing Contest till 11:59 p.m. Saturday, May…

Elementary school holds career day over zoom

April 23, 2021 2:56 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Washington Elementary School (WES) held a virtual career day at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, featuring 24 presenters from the community.…

California Colleges To Require COVID Vaccinations for Students and Faculty

April 22, 2021 11:29 PM Christian Galeno

(KYMA/KECY) – Come this Fall, some universities in California will require COVID-19 vaccinations. The California State University (CSU) system and…

Event for kids this Saturday

April 21, 2021 11:15 PM Joe Teposte, Jenny Day

Somerton Library hosting Dia De Los Ninos (Children’s Day) on Saturday April 24, 2021.…

Arbor Day: Planting roots in Yuma

April 21, 2021 11:18 PM Joe Teposte, Jenny Day

Pecan Grove Elementary is home to some new residents all eager to plant roots…

Arizona governor vetoes bill that would’ve made it harder for students to learn about sexual and gender identity in school

April 21, 2021 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

Arizona’s Republican governor on Tuesday vetoed a state bill that would have made it harder for students to learn about sexual and gender identity in…

Arizona governor issues Executive Order on sex education

April 20, 2021 5:19 PM Lisa Sturgis, Christian Galeno

Gov. Doug Ducey, (R-Ariz.), issued an Executive Order Tuesday requiring all sex education curriculum to be posted online for parents to review,…

SDSU Imperial Valley to offer two new degree programs

April 19, 2021 3:02 PM Lisa Sturgis

San Diego State University Imperial Valley and SDSU Global Campus are teaming up to offer two new degree programs this fall.…

AZ Senate bill revises sex education rules in classrooms

April 16, 2021 7:10 PM Cody Lee

Sex education rules inside Arizona public schools could be revised. The new bill in the Arizona State Legislature is heading to Gov. Doug Ducey’s…

Imperial County offers paid fellowship program for students

April 16, 2021 11:50 AM Arlette Yousif

Imperial County Board of Supervisors launches a fellowship program for college students who want to make a difference in the community in the years…

U.S. colleges hoping to return to normalcy by requiring COVID-19 vaccine

April 16, 2021 5:27 AM Sumiko Keil, Dominique Newland

Colleges hope it can return to normalcy sooner than later by urging students to get the COVID-19…

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Making a Mascot’ The Future of IVC

April 15, 2021 11:13 PM Brandon Mejia

A time frame has not been set for when Imperial Valley College will have its new mascot but a student-run task force is working to determine the next…