Who can read the most books? That was the fun challenge presented by the Peoria Fire/Medical Department, Peoria Firefighter’s Charities and local Peoria elementary schools, who team up each year to present the "Fill the Boot With Books" program.
Arizona State University has canceled its study abroad programs in South Korea because of the new coronavirus outbreak, the university announced. The decision, effective Wednesday, comes after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced South Korea had been elevated…
A grassroots group that spearheaded a successful effort to get voters to repeal a massive expansion of Arizona’s school voucher program in 2018 filed a new initiative Wednesday designed to rein in the state’s existing program. Save Our Schools Arizona…
Flagstaff Unified School district has nearly 250 fewer students this year, marking the third year of enrollment drops, though the district is holding steady in its service to local K-12 students. The 100th-day count, conducted Jan. 23, recorded 9,362 students…
A University of Arizona program dedicated to teaching Mandarin and providing Chinese cultural education opportunities will close, university officials said. The university cited unspecified “changes in federal laws and policy” for the decision to close a branch of the Confucius…
Five-year-old Titus loves his family. He loves to swim, and he sure does love his Nintendo. “He’s just like any other little boy,” said CeCe Vance Wilson, Titus' grandma. “He loves Paw Patrol. For a while, it was the train…
Nicholas Sofka’s backyard is unlike most. First, there’s the sandbox, filled with over 30 tons of sand. Just a few feet away towers a silver slide and several handmade jungle gyms — one named the lifeboat, welded into the shape…
The Goodyear Police Department is looking for an attempted kidnapper. Authorities say a 14-year-old girl was alone while walking to school Thursday morning around 7:30 when a man grabbed her from behind. She was walking to Desert Edge High School…
Arizona State University President Michael Crow is not a candidate for the top job at the University of California system, ASU said. Crow's denial comes after an anonymously sourced news story by the Mercury News claimed he was a candidate…
Arizona is home to more than 500 charter schools -- a growing option for parents who want choices for their kids. "A lot of them are really broad and unique and different from one another," explains Kathy Hoffman, Superintendent of…
Now in its fourth year, the summer STEM Camp program at ASU Havasu may finally yield some measurable results. ASU math professor Eric Aurand coordinates the math and science camps’ activities. He’s set to do some research on how the…
“This could be as good as my second year when 70-percent qualified for state,” fifth-year head track Craig Hamilton said. “We have the talent for it and bigger numbers.”
There may be something in the water as four different head football coaches have stepped down from area programs
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, representatives Arizona’s community colleges rallied at the state Capitol to showcase programs, students and the economic benefits the colleges deliver to Arizona.
Florence High School’s state-champion varsity cheerleaders were honored with a mayoral proclamation Friday. “These ladies exhibited a lot of pride in representing Florence High School and the town of Florence, dedicating hundreds of hours in practice to promote and build…
