Arizona schools are facing the prospect of not being able to legally spend some of the money they are receiving. And without legislative action they will have to reduce their spending this school year by a cumulative total of more…
A portion of proposed education materials under review by the Casa Grande Elementary School District caused heated discussion by community members at the most recent Governing Board meeting on Tuesday.
New houses are springing up all around it, but Florence Unified School District isn’t planning any new schools for the next 10 years.
The Lake Havasu Unified School District Governing Board will hold a special meeting Thursday at the district office at 2200 Havasupai Blvd., beginning at 6 p.m. Board members are scheduled to hear a presentation on the annual financial report for…
The Mohave Valley Elementary School District has been awarded $342,556 from the Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund. The ECF is a $7.17 billion program that helps schools and libraries provide tools and services to their communities for remote learning…
Arizona K-12 public schools and community colleges experienced drops in enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic, but officials say they are seeing signs of recovery. During the 2020-21 school year, enrollment at K-12 public schools fell by almost 39,000 students, according to the…
For the sixth straight year, Arizona schools are struggling with a teacher shortage, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association. About 26 percent of teacher vacancies remain unfilled at this point in the school…
A team of researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center have discovered a new way to controlling blood vessel growth in tumors.
Arizona projects got $110 million last year and will get another $159 million in the fiscal year that started this month, or more than 9% of all funding nationally under the Great American Outdoors Act for those two years. The…
For years, Tempe Union High School District has used local police as school resource officers, or SROs. However, the need for armed officers on campus will be debated during a board meeting Wednesday. If approved, a resolution would see the…
Mayor Christian Price and Superintendent of the Maricopa Unified School District Tracey Lopeman, and, in fact, all the members of the city council – are unified when it comes to supporting Proposition 457, the continuation of the current budget override…
Glendale Community College will receive a $4.05 million Title III STEM-focused grant through the United States Department of Education. The grant life will span five years through Sept. 30, 2026.
The Scottsdale Unified School District faces complaints that the school board violated Arizona's open meeting law. The Goldwater Institute, a conservative Phoenix-based think-tank, and two individuals filed complaints with the Arizona Attorney General's Office when the school district announced a…
An assistant football coach for a high school in El Mirage is in trouble with the law over accusations that he committed sex acts with a student on campus. Twenty-four-year-old Nathan Jellicoe was arrested on Tuesday on the Dysart High…
The 38th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism will be award to NBC News' TODAY weatherman Al Roker, Arizona State University (ASU) announced Wednesday morning. "Roker, an author, producer and one of the most recognizable personalities on television,…
The fundraiser furthers the EVIT Education Foundation’s goal of helping students of limited means adopt the skills they need to land lucrative jobs.
