The first SWAT team members to see the horror in the Columbine High School library had to step around bodies and ignore a wounded student's plea for help as they searched for shooters they didn't know had already died by…
Since July 1, the City of Sierra Vista has worked to turn the fields behind the old Apache Middle School into usable facilities for the public and local sports teams.
A Tucson apartment complex that caters to University of Arizona students has been fined by the state for discriminating against female tenants. Sahara Apartments, 919 N. Stone Ave., violated Arizona’s Fair Housing Act by requiring female tenants who get pregnant…
Arizona’s top education official says the state wants to help students who recently immigrated to the U.S. succeed in school. “What I am hearing from educators, especially closer to the border, is that they are seeing students, of course, that…
Beaver Creek School’s first, second, fifth and sixth grade students attended the Sedona Symphonic’s presentation of Peter and the Wolf. The children loved the music – and they were grateful for the opportunity to see the performance. The third grade…
Tombstone Unified School District has accepted an offer for the sale of its former high school on Fremont Street. In a special meeting Tuesday, the board approved a counter offer of $715,000 made by Superintendent Robert Devere for the purchase…
Senate Bill 1073, regarding school district consolidation, introduced in the Arizona State Legislature by Arizona Sen. Sylvia Allen [R-District 6], passed in the Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday, April 11, by a vote of 53-7. The bill already passed…
Carolyn Stewart was selected Wednesday night as the next superintendent of the Bullhead City Elementary School District. Governing board members voted 4-0 to tab Stewart, a former BCESD principal, to replace retiring Supt. Benje Hookstra. The offer is contingent upon…
Ironwood High School senior Joe Thomas was awarded the Flinn Scholarship this week, which gives hima free ride to any Arizona public university. Mr. Thomas was one of 20 Arizona students to be awarded the scholarship, out of 894 applicants…
The state’s controversial “no promo homo’’ law is on its way out – but Gilbert Sen. Eddie Farnsworth thinks it’s a bad idea. Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed legislation repealing sections of state sex-education laws that prohibit teachers from…
Video of University of Arizona students yelling at Border Patrol agents who were giving a presentation during a club meeting, sparked controversy. About one month later, the three UA students charged by campus police for interference with the peaceful conduct…
Nobody enters the teaching profession to get rich. But many K-12 public district and charter school teachers say even just getting a livable wage in Arizona has been a hard-fought battle. They say that fight continues. But at the same…
To come out a national winner in the first year of competition is pretty good. To receive that same award on an international level is even better. Out of nearly 100 teams from 23 different states and several countries, one…
Arizona education officials are working to get back into compliance with federal law after allowing school districts to opt out of the AZMerit test, putting millions in Title I funding in jeopardy. The Arizona State Board of Education has developed…
Glendale High School senior Andrea Ramirez was awarded the Flinn Scholarship this week, which gives her a free ride to any Arizona public university. Ms. Ramirez was one of 20 Arizona students to be awarded the scholarship, out of 894…
