When Stevie Peters was a kid, she used to read books for pizza. She remembers participating in Pizza Hut’s reading program, which still exists today, as her first experience with reading challenges. “When I was a kid, I read all the…
One of the most important jobs of parents as a summer teacher is to create an environment that nurtures creativity, innovation, perseverance and true grit without the restrictions of time and scheduling that the school year provides. Children should be…
Parents often wonder how they can help their children stay occupied during the summer. Reading programs are standard for the summer, but there are kids’ classes, local entertainment facilities and ballpark events that parents may not know about. Here are…
The Association of University Research Parks recently settled into its new headquarters: University of Arizona’s Tech Park. The AURP is a network of technical and research parks linked to universities around the world. Its mission is to foster innovation and…
After one local teen died of a gunshot wound from an accidental shooting, police found a rocket propelled grenade launcher, an AK-47, several homemade pipe bombs and other weapons in the residence on the 8000 block of North Country Home…
Arizona's rural schools sit along dirt roads. They appear — like a mirage — on the side of empty stretches of two-lane interstates. They are 100-year-old landmarks in small mining towns. The schools, specks on the map, are monuments to…
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed into a law a bill directing Arizona schools to provide vision screening services to students. Area schools are way ahead of that law, thanks in large part to the Bullhead City Lions Club.…
As young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities age, their parents not only confront their own mortality but also the question, what will happen to my child? Well, some parents are kicking convention to the curb to create their child’s…
Newly developed interactive software may be putting Arizona at the forefront of modernized decision-making for K-12 education. The technology could have a positive impact on the state’s graduation and college-entry rates. Arizona State University and the Helios Education Foundation last…
Ten years ago, a rodent changed the course of the future for Elhadj Ndoye and impoverished children living in Mbour, Senegal, Ten years ago, a rodent changed the course of the future for Elhadj Ndoye and impoverished children living in…
Arizona schools will soon begin giving kids free vision screenings, thanks to a new law. The legislation, introduced by state Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, requires schools to give vision screenings to: Students just entering school, students who receive or are…
Born and raised on the Hopi reservation, Patty Talahongva has always been sure of her identity as an indigenous woman — but she wasn’t always certain how she viewed religion. Raised in the traditional Hopi culture and the Catholic Church,…
The Hopi Jr/Sr High School Governing Board voted to approve a three percent pay raise for teachers during a recent school board meeting. The vote followed a 90-minute debate on whether to give the teachers the three percent raise or…
Dressed in a white chef’s coat and hat, third-grader Mia Durazo strode into her school’s kitchen ready to get to work. With a blue ribbon proclaiming “future chef” pinned to her chest, she confidently began chopping bell peppers to make…
errado High School’s SkillsUSA club is sending 18 students to the National Leadership and Skills Conference this June. The students will represent Arizona, competing in their respective categories. The SkillsUSA competition revolves around career and technical education (CTE) programs offered…
