At least six high school students tell ABC15, some teachers "brushed over" the siege of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. last week, when classes resumed the following morning. Watching protestors storm the U.S. Capitol is only the latest…
Arizona judge throws out one challenge to voter-approved education tax
A local high school sports writer, who covered rural, often overlooked high school athletes passed away from COVID-19. Andy Luberda, 51, passed away on December 29 after contracting the virus earlier in the month. Luberda spent just less than two…
Maricopa County expanded vaccine eligibility to include school staff and child care providers this week and the county is preparing to get more educators vaccinated. The county is planning to launch specialized points of dispensing, or “PODs,” just for K-12…
More than 2,000 K-12 staffers in Tucson anticipated to get vaccinated next week
On February 1, the COVID-19 testing site at Phoenix Municipal Stadium will transform into a massive vaccination location, but the rollout process in our state continues to see new challenges as Arizonans await their chance for the vaccine. The stadium's transformation…
State leaders around the U.S. are increasingly pushing for schools to reopen this winter as teachers begin to gain access to the vaccine against the raging pandemic. Ohio's governor is offering to give vaccinations to teachers at the start of…
Health care leaders from across Arizona continue to contradict Governor Doug Ducey's approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic - including his statement this week that schools should return to in-person learning. Clinical officials from Banner Health, Dignity Health, the Mayo…
On Wednesday night, the Chandler Unified School Board voted to go through with starting in-person classes next week on January 19, despite red metrics. But the vote was not unanimous. Many parents, teachers, and students, spoke out at the meeting. And…
For the sixth year in a row, education tops the list of most important issues for Arizona voters, according to an annual survey by the nonpartisan education advocacy group Expect More Arizona. The survey of 600 likely Arizona voters found 28%…
The Peoria Unified School District governing board on Wednesday revisited its decision to return to in-person learning regardless of the state's COVID-19 metrics, but it did not alter course. While the board didn't make any changes to its December decision to…
May Tiwamangkala remembers mornings at Perryville Prison west of Phoenix, when the Wildland Fire Crew members began chanting and stomping their feet on concrete to let the rest of the prison know it was 5 a.m. On their training runs,…
Arizona high school athletes describe new COVID safety rules
Researchers expect COVID-19 to become the number one killer in Arizona. The grim projection was shared Wednesday by the ASU COVID-19 modeling team as part of an update on trends seen across the state. Dr. Josh LaBaer, Executive Director of…
Leaders of five major medical systems Wednesday warned that, unless coronavirus spread in the state is brought under control, hospitals will have to institute Crisis Standards of Care within “days or weeks.”
Another 750,000 Arizonans will become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine next week, state health leaders said Wednesday. Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m., Arizonans 65 years and older will be allowed to make an appointment to receive…
