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January 2011
Pressure's on to expand, educate local workforce
mydesert.com

May 2010
Building Our Future Economy Through The Power of Business-Education Partnerships
Desert Public Record

Business & Education Leaders Gather to Share Insight on How to Prepare Students for Top Jobs in the Future Economy
The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) and Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) host a joint industry council meeting with the Healthcare, Advanced Technology, and Arts/Media/Entertainment Industry Councils to hear from local business partners and educators about their just completed 2010 Faculty Externship program. Teachers from all three K-12 districts – Coachella Valley, Desert Sands and Palm Springs – and College of the Desert – will share what they learned during their “externship” which gave them on-site experience at business partner locations to learn how to better prepare students for future careers. The joint meeting will explore and offer insight into the power of business and education partnerships.

February 2010
Partnership Prepares Smart Students
Desert Public Record

May 2009
Students Share Salton Sea Research
The Salton Sea “could be so much for the economy and the state,” said Abraham Perez, 15, one of the sophomores who presented some of his research during a Salton Sea forum the school hosted.

Sixty-two sophomores who are a part of the high school's Health and Environmental Health Academy of Learning researched the Salton Sea and investigated their ideas for solving the environmental health problems associated with the sea.

Spring 2009
PSUSD students pioneering career program
Two hundred eighth grade students at Desert Springs Middle School in Desert Hot Springs are pioneering the first ever Energy and Emerging Technologies Career Explorations program in the Coachella Valley.

August 3, 2008
Ford Motor Co. steps up to help Coachella Valley youth
In this weekly feature, The Desert Sun spotlights valley firms performing good deeds.

Ford Motor Co. has stepped up to help local area educators prepare Coachella Valley youth for higher education and the workplace through the Ford PAS program.

July 4, 2008
Teenagers sharpen their driving skills
Local teens, sitting behind the wheels of racing-red Mustangs, screeched, squealed and burned rubber in the parking lot at the Riverside County Fairgrounds last week during Driving Skills For Life, a driver safety program presented by the Ford Motor Co. and the Governors Highway Safety Association.

The course is designed to supplement the basic, and often minimal, driving instruction students receive prior to getting their licenses.

July 2008
Growing Health Care Careers, One Student at a Time
Eisenhower Medical Center is best known for its medical services and for its excellence in patient care, but employees may not know the extent to which Eisenhower supports various community programs. Two of these programs are garnering national attention for the impact they are having on one of the valley’s most precious resources — children.

June 27, 2008
Ford wants to accelerate learning
Ford Motor Co. is not only interested in cars.

It is also driving up students' motivation in Coachella Valley classrooms with the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies curriculum.

June 24, 2008
Resource hub to get Ford help
Rancho Mirage - Ford Motor Co. today will anounce a $50,000 planning grant to the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership to help develop a resource hub in the valley.

August 12, 2007
CVEP Eyes Future
New Businesses, Diversification sought

The way John Soulliere sees it, the coachella Valley needs to roll out seperate "welcome mats" to attract key industries and better diversify the region's economy.