On a sweltering Saturday in June, as state lawmakers prepared to convene in a special session, one of the state’s most powerful Republicans had payback on his mind. Months earlier, West Virginia's influential teachers union had walked off the job…
If you’re planning to tailgate before the season-ending Territorial Cup, you’ll have plenty of time. The Nov. 30 regular-season finale between Arizona and Arizona State will begin under the lights at Sun Devil Stadium. The game will kick off at…
According to school letter grades released by the Arizona State Board of Education, the 2018-19 school year was one of overall balance for Flagstaff Unified School District, with three schools earning improved grades and three dropping down a letter.
Kids at Hope Founder, President and Chief Treasure Hunter Rick Miller speaks about why it is important to instill hope in young people during a Kids at Hope Day event hosted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott on Wednesday, Nov.…
Prescott Unified Education Foundation board member Jane Robertson, a retired Abia Judd Elementary second-grade teacher, sifts through supplies in the Teachers’ Closet in the Family Resource Center in the Washington School District Office.
Three members of the Buffalo Soldiers of America, led by Arizona chapter President Chaz Jackson spoke to two sessions of students at Maricopa High School on Thursday, sharing the history of the military units comprised of African Americans from 1866…
The Voices Toy Drive, which helps every child in Arizona’s foster care system, has kicked off and runs through Dec. 10. The drive provides brand new, age-appropriate items such as toys, games, books, sports equipment, and science and art kits…
Tuesday, the Camp Verde School Board voted 5-to-0 to hire an additional kindergarten teacher, beginning with the spring 2020 semester.
Out in Arizona's wide-open spaces, dozens of rural school districts are struggling to serve their communities and often are challenged just to keep the doors open. A recent report by The Rural School and Community Trust found rural schools in…
Scottsdale Unified School District wrapped up its quest to examine program capacity in the district, finding the Chaparral and Desert Mountain learning communities to be largely under capacity. Between the two communities, district officials said at the Nov. 5 special…
Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. recently awarded the first TB2 Aviation Scholarship to Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering student Megan Whittard. Ms. Whittard started her flight training in high school where she earned her private…
A bigger share of Arizona public school students attend charter schools than in any other state. Supporters tout them as an important alternative to neighborhood schools. But critics note that lax oversight makes them more prone to financial self-dealing and…
West Virginia this summer became the 45th state to authorize charter schools. National school choice supporters, who provided advice on the legislation, came away disappointed, saying West Virginia missed an opportunity to expand charter schools. Instead, they said, opponents made…
Libertarian legal advocacy groups say they’ve filed a formal intent to sue the Arizona Department of Education because it has failed to make timely payments to dozens of parents whose children use the state’s school voucher program. But state officials…
The Mesa Public Schools Governing Board today placed Superintendent Dr. Ember Conley on paid non-disciplinary administrative leave, but gave no reason for taking the action. The board also appointed Deputy Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis to temporarily lead Arizona’s largest public…
