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At MUSD Board Meeting, Parents Raise Questions About Budget and Trust
On June 16, 2026, the Morongo Unified School District Board approved a new contract with the Morongo Teachers Association and salary increases
 • Eleanor Whitney
MUSD: Enrollment Committee recommends against closing schools at June 9, 2026 Board Meeting
Parents, community members, and teachers turn out to advocate for keeping schools open. The decision now rests with the school board.
 • Eleanor Whitney
Possible School Closures Dominate May 5, 2026, MUSD Board Meeting as Community Pushes Back
“What may appear as a simple line item in a budget," said one parent, "is in reality a place with a true heart and soul.”
 • Kat Talley-Jones
RECAP: Morongo Unified School District Board of Education Meeting, April 21, 2026
In heartfelt and deeply researched public comments, parents and community members speak out against and dispute the necessity of potential elementary…
 • Eleanor Whitney
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Students Are More than Statistics
The human cost of closing Morongo Basin's neighborhood schools
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 14, 2026, Part 2
In general public comment, residents warn about the potential closing of an elementary school, and a Councilmember faces pushback
 • Cindy Bernard
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 22, 2025, Part 1
Sheriff incident with autistic child, Self-Build Housing initiative comes to a boil, RVs & camping in RL zoning, and ever so much more
 • Jonathan Hume
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, February 25, 2025
Oasis Elementary celebrates Black History Month, City revenue reflects the times, and the public speak in support of the national park
 • Natalie Zuk
Election 2024: California State Assembly Senate Race, District 19
Candidates Lisa Middleton and incumbent Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh answer our questions
 • Kat Talley-Jones
MUSD School Board Candidate Q&A
Morongo Unified School District candidates Johnnie Ward, Jr., Karalee Hargrove, and incumbent Robert Hamilton tell us why they are right for the Area 1…
 • Natalie Zuk
Area 3 Copper Mountain College Governing Board Candidates Answer a Few Questions
The CMC Board enters a period of transition with new members occupying 3 of 5 seats and a 4th to be determined in November
 • Cindy Bernard
School Bond Measure C Faces Uphill Battle
The last two bond measures went down to defeat, but voters have another chance to fund important school improvement projects.
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