‘U.S. News & World Report’ ranks top Arizona schools
Arizona scored in the middle of the pack ofU.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best High School Rankings.
Chandler’s Valley Christian High School wins robotics world championship
"Valley X", a robotics team from Valley Christian High School in Chandler, took home the world championship at the 2015 FIRST FTC Championships recently held in St. Louis, Missouri.
Blue Ridge senior wins prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship
Earning a $250,000-$500,000 scholarship is no easy feat for the 1,000 students that won it, out of 57,000 that applied nationwide. The scholarship means tuition, room and board and other perks for a college education that will take them through…
Basis HS falls out of nation’s top ranks/University High 17th
UHS ranked No. 17. Basis Tucson North fails to make the cut.
Bench helps kids meet new friends
It's a scenario few people would fail to understand: A child sits alone, in open view but still removed from his or her classmates by an almost insurmountable distance. "Everyone feels left out sometimes," Heather Stimple said, standing before a…
10 Pueblo Indians earn Ph.D.s together at ASU commencement
Soon after the maroon-and-gold balloons rained down, the 10 newly minted Ph.D.s shuffled out of Arizona State University's big graduate-student commencement ceremony on Monday and headed for a more intimate gathering. The cohort, a group of 10 Pueblo Indians, received…
Recorder’s bill for elections surprises fire, school chiefs
The growing popularity of early voting is resulting in rapidly escalating election costs for local government bodies.
More Arizona Children in Pre-K, But State Lags Nation
A new report shows more children in Arizona were enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs last year, but Arizona still lags the national average. The National Institute for Early Education research shows about 7 percent of the state’s 4-year-old children were enrolled in…
Payson FBLA students move on to nationals
After competing against a slew of state Future Business Leaders of America students in Tucson, four Payson students will move onto National Leadership Conference this summer in Chicago.
Thousands of Children to Get Free Meals for Summer at Tucson Schools
More than half of all children in Arizona’s K-12 system qualify for free or discounted meals and without a summer meal program some of them may go hungry while school is not in session. Thousands of children and teens in…
Student wins prizes in photo competition
Lily Wharton, a sophomore at Patagonia Union High School, won a Silver Key for her photograph “Dance of the Dandelions” at the Arizona Region Scholastic Visual Arts Contest.
Globe remembers Coach Barefoot
More than 400 people gathered in the Globe High School Gym on Saturday, May 2, to mourn the passing of Billie Barefoot. Barefoot was the Globe High School head wrestling coach and founder of the Gila Monster Wrestling Club.
Eagles Nest student Geronie Pesodas wins first place chemistry award at state competition
Eagles Nest Intermediate School (ENIS) student Geronie Pesodas, age 12, took home the Arizona state chemistry award for his project "Effects of Acid on Teeth Enamel" at the annual state science and engineering contest. More than 896 students entered the…
Empowering Douglas’ youth
For the fourth year, juniors and seniors at Douglas High School have been handed some of the most valuable resources in the community, during the Youth Empowerment Fair, held May 8 in the DHS gymnasium. Nearly 587 students were reached by several…
Flagstaff special ed teachers ordered to do more training
Special education teachers and providers at a Flagstaff school must receive more training by early October or risk a loss in federal funding, Arizona education officials said. A state Department of Education investigation found Flagstaff Unified School District had been…
Wide disparities remain in access to state pre-K
Disparities in access to early learning opportunities have increased, with some states enrolling nearly all children in their pre-kindergarten programs and others not offering any services, according to a national study on early education released Monday. Florida, Oklahoma, Vermont and…
