Sparked by an idea to provide students with a new way to process problems, Centennial Elementary School launched a campus-wide literature-based STEM program using parent volunteers, simple materials, and a lot of creativity. The “Future Engineer” idea developed in a partnership between…
On Monday, October 28th, The Arizona State Board of Education voted for criteria that would classify Arizona schools in an A-F letter grade system for the 2018-2019 school year. Based on this criteria, Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No.…
Cactus Shadows High School is pleased to announce that Katianna Blackwell-Scott, Class of 2021, earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT Test. Katianna has been enrolled in CCUSD since 7th grade where she attended Sonoran Trails Middle School.…
Madison Elementary School District is inviting parents both inside and outside the district to learn more about REACH, their highly gifted program, on November 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Madison Center for the Arts located at 5601…
Students at Williams Field kicked off the annual “Stuff the Bus” food drive campaign October 21. This has been the ninth year of Stuff the Bus, a project in which students at Williams Field collect enough canned food and nonperishable food items…
Madison School District has been approved by the AdvancedED Global Commission as an internationally-accredited school for their continued improvements through the use of accreditation. The school district was originally accredited in 2013 and has continued to meet the high standards…
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is rolling out a revamped K-12 field trip program this fall at Taliesin West in Scottsdale with the introduction of two new tours as well as corresponding education labs. Considered America’s greatest architect, Frank Lloyd…
Red Mountain High freshman Rylan Gardner has been named a finalist in the Broadcom MASTERS competition. Nationwide, 30 out of 2,348 student applicants are selected as finalists for the Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars)…
Madison Simis Elementary School’s International Baccalaureate Program took home not one, but TWO awards from the Arizona International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools Association. Simis teacher, Julia Hubbs, was named the Arizona IB Primary Years Programme Teacher of the Year. Her former…
Higley High School’s Lindsey Giles was named a 2020 National Merit Semi-Finalist, an honor awarded to less than one percent of high school students nationwide. On top of her difficult class load throughout her high school years – including AP…
Get ready to roll up your sleeves for the biggest volunteer event in Southern Arizona! Registration is now open for United Way's 20th Annual Days of Caring Event. Video by United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona: 20th Annual United…
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is one of the state’s best places to work, according to Forbes Magazine. MCCCD has been named to the magazine’s inaugural list of America’s Best-in-State Employers 2019, placing No. 42 out of 72…
The Higley Achievement Foundation (HAF) recently awarded 33 Gail Stapleton Mini-Grants at six Higley campuses for $9,100. The mini-grants can be used for any project directly related to student learning. This year’s recipients received grants up to $300 each. Each…
Grand Canyon University has been awarded a $3.2 million grant from the Kern Family Foundation to develop an accelerated pastoral training program that will supply the Phoenix metropolitan area and greater Southwest with resources to meet the growing need for…
Cave Creek Unified School District is pleased to announce that Shanon Quinn, RD, Director of Child Nutrition, was named ASU’s Outstanding Preceptor of the Year. Shanon teaches, instructs and helps ASU dietetic interns navigate the world of child nutrition/food service…
Arizona Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ 3rd District) toured the gifted education program at Lauffer Middle School in the Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) and visited with students on Thursday, August 29, 2019. He was joined by Pima County School…
