School-Issued iPads: Distraction or Study Aid?

January 9, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 1:1 Mobile Learning iPad Initiative, access to technology, April Alarcon, Coachella Valley High School, coachella valley unified school district, CVUSD, Dr. Darryl Adams, Eastern Coachella Valley, iPads, Juan Flores, school-issued iPads

    The 2013-14 school year marked the start of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s 1:1 Mobile Learning iPad Initiative, which will eventually provide every student with an iPad and faculty members with an iPad and a MacBook Air laptop.

2013 Star: Pueblo Unido CDC

December 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, parques polanco, Pueblo Unido, Pueblo Unido CDC, Sergio Carranza, sustainability, water access

    Pueblo Unido CDC: Building Sustainability in Rural Communities   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Pueblo Unido CDC undertook a plethora of ambitious projects in 2013, scoring victory after victory for the benefit of the unincorporated communities of the Eastern Coachella Valley (ECV).

2013 Star: Silvia Paz

December 26, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, AB 71, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Desert Recreation District, Eastern Coachella Valley, Salton Sea, Silvia Paz, V. Manuel Perez

    Silvia Paz: Working Toward a Safe and Healthy Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Silvia Paz, the new hub manager of Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley (BHC), soared in 2013.

2013 Star: Raices Cultura

December 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Artchella, Boys and Men of Color, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, coachella chamber of commerce, Coachella Fest, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, raices, Raices Cultura

  Raices Cultura: Strengthening the Community Through the Arts   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 2013 was a banner year for Raices Cultura, a Coachella-based non-profit.

2013 Star: Tizoc DeAztlan

December 18, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee, CV Link, DeAztlan Consulting, Eastern Coachella Valley, Run with Los Muertos, Tizoc DeAztlan

  Tizoc DeAztlan: Bringing People Together   Why his Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Tizoc DeAztlan, CEO of DeAztlan Consulting, wears many hats.

BHC Educational Posada on School Funding Dec. 17

December 17, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Council of Mexican Federations, Eastern Coachella Valley, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula

Organizations Work Together to Engage and Educate Families on Local Control Funding Formula COACHELLA – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Schools Action Team will hold a community forum Tuesday, December 17, to educate the community and families of the Eastern Coachella Valley on the local control funding formula (LCFF), its eight priorities, and next steps to ensure parents’ and students’ continue to be engaged in this process.

2013 Star: Megan Beaman

December 17, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, brenda rincon, California Voting Rights Act, Coachella Valley Water District, Comité de la Calle Pierce, CVWD, Eastern Coachella Valley, Megan Beaman, Pueblo Unido

  Megan Beaman: Fighting for Justice in the Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Attorney Megan Beaman had a stellar 2013.

2013 Star: Líderes Campesinas

December 16, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Lideres Campesinas, RAP Foundation, Regional Access Project, Suguet Lopez

    Líderes Campesinas: Empowering Female Farm Workers   Why Lideres Campesinas Shone Brightly in 2013 Líderes Campesinas made big news in October when, led by executive director Suguet Lopez, they won the top prize in Regional Access Project Foundation’s Fast Pitch Competition.

ECV People: Preschool Teacher Artemisa Canedo

December 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Artemisa Canedo, Campesinos Unidos, Coachella, early childhood development, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, preschool, preschool teacher

    Editor’s Note: This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with the everyday people who are the backbone of our community.