TUCSON–The Arizona Commerce Authority has announced its 2022 Arizona Broadband Development Grant recipients, awarding $5 million to Cox Communications to bring multi-gigabit, symmetrical services to Three Points, Robles Junction and Sycamore Springs via an all-fiber network utilizing state-of-the-art technology. The…
With 12.6% of young Americans neither working nor in school, exposing them to greater risk of poverty and violence, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022's States with the Most At-Risk Youth, as well as accompanying videos…
TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Supplies Teachers, an annual supply drive run by Tucson Values Teachers (TVT), is currently open to PreK-12 teachers in Southern Arizona. Teachers can sign up for a chance to receive a $100 gift certificate to Jonathan’s…
TEMPE., July 25, 2022 – Today, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, Interim Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges announced the official launch of a new partnership called “Route to Relief.” The new program, supported by the…
TEMPE, Arizona (July 22, 2022) Rodney “Scott” Harnisch, a music teacher at Kyrene del Norte Dual Language Academy, has been named a top 10 candidate for the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year® award. The annual award by the Arizona…
A new on-demand, microtransit service in Chandler, Ariz., could take over for the parental taxi. Chandler Flex, a new transit service in this Phoenix suburb will operate as a free service for students. "One of the major goals of this…
With test-score gaps between low-poverty and high-poverty school districts increasing by 15% - 20% during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Educated Cities in America, as well as accompanying videos…
PHOENIX, AZ - School Connect, the Arizona-based organization that connects schools to communities so that every child has accessible resources, is announcing its ‘A Community Thrives’ campaign. School Connect is on a mission to connect 70 high-need, Arizona schools to…
The Summer’s heating up and the school break is the perfect time to dive into a good book. Arizona’s Summer Reading Program, Oceans of Possibilities, encourages families to head to their local library and select and read any material of…
Volunteers from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) completed various projects to get Washington Elementary ready for the upcoming school year. The 70 NRECA volunteers spent the day painting a school pride mural, making over the staff lounge, washing…
Travel can be a positive way for kids to learn and explore, experience new things and of course, spend quality time with their loved ones. For families with children who have special needs or medical complexities, planning a vacation may…
The desert is a surprising place. For those unfamiliar with the environment, it can feel like it’s nothing more than just hot and, well, brown. But if you look closely, the desert ecosystem is quite impressive. Kendra Stanger, Environmental Technology…
TEMPE, Ariz., July 5, 2022 - The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and Master Electronics announced today an Education Concierge Partnership, which will provide Master Electronics’ employees access to convenient, consolidated services to help their employees pursue a college…
MESA, Arizona – June 22, 2022 – Completed at the height of the pandemic in early 2020, the renovated greenhouse at Mesa Community College provides a rare learning environment for landscape horticulture and sustainable agriculture students. Located on the southeast…
Antigone, which was featured in the 2021 Phoenix Film Festival, originally showcased at the Region VIII KCACTF Festival in February where students earned numerous awards and recognition. Each year the KCACTF national selection team, representing all eight regions, acknowledges outstanding work submitted by colleges,…
The Maricopa Community Colleges celebrates the signing of House Bill 2017, sponsored by Representative Steve Kaiser (R-LD15), which provides the community colleges relief from the current expenditure limitation, a formula developed in 1980 and is no longer reflective of the…
