Noted educator to present children’s stories
A noted educator and musician will visit three Yuma-area libraries on Thursday to present readings of children's stories he hopes will benefit parents and kids alike.
Washington School offers classmates chance to reconnect Friday
Arizona's oldest continuous school will cease to function as an elementary school in just a few weeks. While Washington School is winding down operations, there's a chance for former students, teachers and community members to commemorate the school's history at…
Student athlete at Cesar Chavez High School collapses and dies
Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix is stunned after a student playing basketball in the school gymnasium collapsed and died.All of this happened in the past few hours at the school near 39th Avenue and Baseline.
ASU gamers come close to winning competition, free tuition
A group of student competitors from ASU got some national TV time over the weekend. But we're not talking baseball, golf or football! We're talking about students playing video games for a shot at free tuition.
No automatic failure for Arizona 3rd-graders who can’t read
Third-graders who can't read could still get promoted to the fourth grade this year because new academic data is delayed, the Arizona State Board of Education decided Monday. But educators must still review reading scores and give remedial reading instruction…
Prof indicted in University of Arizona meat store fraud
Charges stem from operations at student-run meat store.
Williams School superintendent resigns
Williams Unified School District (WUSD) Superintendent Rachel Savage resigned from her position during the April 22 Governing Board meeting. The resignation comes after the District Governing Board voted 3-2 to not renew WUSD Business Manager Melissa Ellico's contract for the…
Report: Fewer Arizona Kids Enter School With Non-Medical Vaccination Exemptions
New data from the Arizona Department of Health Services shows fewer children entered childcare and kindergarten in the 2014-2015 school year with a non-medical vaccination exemption. Before this year, the state had seen growing rates of personal belief exemptions.
Arizona House Speaker tours Vail high school JTED program
Arizona House Speaker David Gowan toured the JTED (Joint Technical Education District) classes at Andrada Polytechnic High Monday, as Arizona Legislatures are facing a possible special legislative session to deal with JTED spending cuts. Governor Doug Ducey has proposed a…
Teacher claims meals too sugary
The Breakfast in the Classroom program at West Sedona School provides free breakfasts to all students, yet first-grade teacher Gail Basham said the meals are not meeting federal standards.
Nogales High School senior off to UA with big scholarship
Arlinne Rodriguez, a senior at Nogales High School, has been awarded a scholarship valued at more than $115,000 to attend the University of Arizona. The merit-based Flinn Scholarship includes the cost of tuition, room and board, funding for international study-related…
Calculus Camp is secret weapon to help students do better on AP exam
Payson High School math teacher David Meidinger has a secret weapon to help his kids do better on their AP Calculus exam — Calculus Camp.
Payson High School marketing students tour ABC 15 newsroom
When Payson Unified School District employee Barbara Sturlin heard that the KNXV-TV ABC 15 newsroom would take DECA marketing and business club students through its studios, she contacted Joe Parone and Jeff Simon.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College to close at semester end
The chairwoman of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College Board of Regents says the college will be closed at the end of the current semester.Pauline Harjo said in a news release Wednesday that the college is being shut down because…
Kingman Head Start program has track record for early academic success
Mary Stuart wants parents to know that now - not this summer - is the time to register children for Head Start preschool.
Prescott kindergarten teacher wins Teacher of the Year
The night was all about "awesomeness' in education, awesome students and awesome teachers bringing out the "awesomeness' in each other so as to bring awesome to the world. And the most awesome award of the special evening - Yavapai County…
