Speak up, Stand Up, Save a Life. That’s the name and message behind a conference that brought together thousands of students from across Arizona on Tuesday. “The purpose of this event is to try to empower our youth,” said Gina…
Flagstaff Unified School District has entered into a $9.2 million energy contract to improve facilities and learning spaces by upgrading every single district light bulb, an effort that began this month. The district has partnered with Midstate Energy, a Phoenix-based…
Socially savvy artificial intelligence to be developed at University of Arizona.
The Invest in Education Initiative Act is making a comeback and could be on your 2020 ballot this fall. The proposal looks similar to the 2018 initiative. It would increase taxes for high-income earners, including single filers earning more than…
Teachers behaving badly but flying under the radar. There is a loophole in the way Arizona disciplines educators and it could be putting students at risk. A Mesa teacher accused of sending sexually inappropriate messages over Instagram to an 18-year-old…
More money for education, fulfilling teacher pay raises, high enrollment at the Arizona teacher's academy, and more money going towards the state's best and worst-performing schools. Governor Doug Ducey's proposed $12.3 billion spending plan would raise state spending for education,…
Arizona State University's fund-raising arm announced a $937,000 grant Tuesday from the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation to help put 35 undocumented students through school over the next three years. "By no fault of their own, Dreamers are starting their…
In the face of a nearly billion-dollar budget surplus, spending on Arizona students would return to 2001 levels in the coming year under the budget proposal that Gov. Doug Ducey released Friday, with projections to exceed the high-water mark of…
For more than 30 years, south Phoenix nonprofit Unlimited Potential has played an instrumental role in helping low-income families master the English language. "Today, Unlimited Potential ignites unity, pride and dignity through education and advocacy," said Executive Director Emma Viera.…
Yes, Arizona needs to do a lot more to restore funding for schools. But the governor's proposed budget could make a meaningful dent.
More than 3,500 Valley students came together Tuesday in an effort to stop teen suicide. The local movement is called "Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life." One of the most powerful takeaways for the teens who participated in the…
Things weren't easy for Mike Faust as a kid. His mother was addicted to drugs, mired in her own problems and neglecting her son. His dad was living in Arizona, far from their Michigan home. It had been three years…
UA researchers study how exposure to blue light can help those with concussions.
The Arizona State University Foundation has been awarded $937,000 to give scholarships to 35 students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation grant announced Tuesday will support students who were brought into the…
From working as a teacher’s assistant in a private school in southern California and as a mother of a now-senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott resident Tammy Leara knows the importance of a strong educational foundation. She also knows it…
