Mesa Community College’s first feature film, Antigone, premieres on April 2, 2021. The film, featuring more than 30 theatre artisans including MCC students, faculty and alumni, is based on the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 441 B.C. Antigone, pronounced ann-TIG-ə-nee,…
Tucson Values Teachers announces the return of the special edition of the monthly Teacher Excellence Award program for the third year in a row. For Teacher Appreciation Week 2021—running from May 3 through May 7—Tucson Values Teachers is surprising five…
The Arizona Department of Education announced a $1.5 million dollar allocation to support the Final Mile Project. Federal relief and recovery funds available to ADE will fund high-speed internet infrastructure to homes located in six geographically diverse rural areas of Arizona. The project aims to create sustainable long-term…
A for Arizona announced Arlahee Ruiz will be joining the non-profit as the Director of K-12 Outcomes & Community Outreach. In this role, Arlahee will serve as the liaison for civic organizations, community groups, civil rights organizations, and local businesses to identify…
Balsz Elementary School District Governing Board is seeking interested applicants to fill the unexpired term of Board Member Cesar Aguilar who submitted his resignation at the March 2nd board meeting. A board member since 2019, Mr. Aguilar relocated his residency outside…
Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) is pleased to announce the hiring of Renee Levin who will fill the newly created position of “Equity Champion” for the beloved organization. Levin is a well-respected and well-known leader throughout Arizona. She joined the staff of Intel in…
At a time when so many young children have missed the structure of the classroom and when extensive remediation is anticipated for the next school year, Cox, in partnership with the Atlanta Speech School, is working to raise awareness about…
Tanish Doshi, an 8th grader from BASIS Oro Valley in Pima County has out-spelled 26 other competitors to win the 2021 Arizona Spelling Bee hosted by the Arizona Educational Foundation on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Tanish correctly spelled the word “cadre”…
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) are proud to announce the rollout of the Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer or P-EBT. Authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P-EBT provides families of eligible children…
At the 03/08/2021 Governing Board meeting, the Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board approved the hiring of Executive Director of Elementary Leadership and Executive Director of Secondary Leadership. Dr. Patty Jensen, the current principal of Lone Mountain Elementary School,…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, and Irish-American Heritage Month with intriguing information like how many of those residents speak Irish Gaelic. Find out their occupations, educational attainment, and more with the Statistics in Schools Fun Facts handout. Using St. Patrick’s…
The Western Maricopa Education Center communications team is proud to announce its new district-centric podcast, ‘Generation Orange.’ West-MEC is a public career technical education district in the north and west regions of Maricopa County. The aim of the podcast, which…
Looking for engaging and creative ways to teach your students about taxes? Join the Arizona Council on Economic Education and the Arizona Department of Education's Career and Technical Education staff to learn more about free resources and lessons that can be…
College Success Arizona welcomes an important national program with significant potential to impact post-high school enrollment and attainment rates. Called the Go Alliance Academy, the program supports the success of all students by providing timely and relevant professional development for school counselors,…
Vitalyst Health Foundation is on a mission to connect, support, and inform efforts to improve the health of individuals and communities in Arizona. Arizonans deserve a world-class education system where students become and are supported by capable, resilient, and healthy…
Gnosis IQ is an artificial intelligence software that predicts students’ future performance while providing students, parents, teachers, and administration the ability to intervene and help students who will struggle before it becomes a significant problem. The program syncs with the school's student management system and grade…
