COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on the mental health and academic achievement of kindergarten to 12th grade students nationwide. School districts across America adapted and overcame various challenges caused by the pandemic in different ways. The Peoria Unified School…
Friday’s home football game between the Sahuarita High School Mustangs and Eastmark High School will be free to military and first-responders.
A new organization calling itself a nonpartisan school board association is headed by Republican activists, including the first vice chair and treasurer of the Republican Party of Arizona, and the daughter of the chairwoman.
Arizona schools are facing the prospect of not being able to legally spend some of the money they are receiving.
Rep. Michelle Udall has become the latest House member to seek higher office.
Gov. Doug Ducey's office mistakenly allocated grant money to some school districts with mask mandates, officials told KJZZ. These funds haven't been dispersed yet. When Ducey first announced his Education Plus Up grant program, he said only schools that didn’t…
For some college students, their capstone project is a chore. For others, it gets them a ticket to some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. That was the case for Roxanna Denise Stevens Ibarra. Stevens Ibarra is a senior…
Phoenix students are speaking out against a policy change at Great Hearts Academies charter schools. The new policy essentially bans clubs, leaving some students confused and frustrated.
Dysart Unified School District approved a $20 an hour starting wage for bus drivers a few weeks ago.
The study's results might help physicians diagnose and treat mental illness.
Alongtime former Sunnyside School District employee is facing multiple fraud charges amid allegations that she violated competitive bidding rules.A state grand jury indicted Joan Katz on multiple felony charges for fraudulent schemes and practices, presentment of false instrument for filing…
University of Arizona medical students will soon deliver healthy meals to the homes of cancer patients in Phoenix as part of a partnership with a Valley-based nonprofit organization. The Joy Bus collects and cooks donated food for volunteers to deliver…
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) recently released a report on alumni wages at the three public universities in the state. The report found that 242,544 bachelor’s degree recipients from Arizona public universities (Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University and…
Arizona has the second-lowest rate of childhood obesity in the country, according to a new analysis. The data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation show Arizona’s rate of obesity among 10- to 17-year-olds is 10.2%, compared to the national average of…
Public health experts say child care workers should get vaccinated, but with so many leaving the field, increased pay may have to come first
Tribal colleges and universities in Arizona and across the nation are teaching the next generation of pre-K and elementary-school educators ways to incorporate native languages and culture into their lesson plans. A new grant to the American Indian College Fund will help…
