The lights of the Coconino Community College Commons looked like stars in the night sky above astronaut Donald Pettit and astronaut candidate Jessica Watkins as they shared their NASA experiences with an audience of about 80 community members Monday night.…
A 911 dispatcher turned second-grade teacher is now a Heimlich hero. Teacher Keli Coffman said it all started with a freak accident involving one of her students who was choking on a highlighter cap on Wednesday at Paramount Academy. "He…
A University of Arizona regents’ professor has been selected to serve on a commission of leading international experts that will study ways to minimize the damage of climate change on the earth. Diana Liverman, who is director of the UA’s…
Hundreds of students plan to rally in downtown Phoenix on Friday afternoon, September 20, in coordination with student strikes around the globe calling on world leaders to address the world's changing, warming climate.
The Peoria City Council agreed in a recent meeting to permanently increase the amount of Project WET festivals held annually for the city’s young students. Project Water Education for Teachers (WET) is a study unit for fourth-graders at Peoria schools,…
A survey released Thursday revealed more than a fifth of all Arizona teacher positions remain unfilled. Data from the Arizona School Personnel Administrator’s Association indicated 21% of teacher positions across the state this year were vacant, and almost half of…
The Payson school board last week unanimously approved the district’s state-mandated “performance pay” system for teacher bonuses. Most teachers will get a $3,700 bonus for meeting three, data-driven “smart goals” goals they agree to at the start of the school…
Everywhere Pine teacher Dean Pederson goes — students run up to greet him. Literally everywhere. Rural Teacher of the Year Dean Pederson with family; statewide officials, including Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and Kelsey Kendrick (right), a paraprofessional…
Flagstaff High School’s senior class of more than 300 students will take part in a national #WhyApply event Thursday, Sept. 19 aimed to increase college enrollment, especially among first generation and low-income students. FHS will be one of the first…
Voters across the Valley will be asked to decide on funding for schools in November. Nearly two dozen area districts seek budget overrides in the Nov. 5 election — and more than a dozen seek approval for bonds totaling more…
Two Mesa museums will be offering free admission on Saturday. The i.d.e.a Museum and Arizona Museum of Natural History will be the two Mesa museums to participate in the Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day on Sept. 21. Museum Day is an…
UA President Robert C. Robbins was awarded $60,000 in bonuses from the Arizona Board of Regents for hitting a series of goals during the 2018-2019 school year. The board voted unanimously to approve the incentive pay during a meeting in…
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman called out the top Republican in the Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday over his comments regarding the state’s consideration of a change to sex education standards. House Speaker Rusty Bowers last week told…
The Art SWOOP and Gathering of Creative Spirit Costume Party will take place at 'Tis Art Center & Gallery in Prescott on Saturday, Sept. 21.
If Republicans in the Arizona legislature are looking for a wedge issue going into the 2020 election, they may have found it: sex education. "It's been going on for 40 years in our schools," Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers said,…
