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East Valley Institute of Technology fires new shot in war with 9 area districts
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (997+ words) he East Valley Institute of Technology last week asked a judge to dispense with a hearing and use the court filings to decide the lawsuit filed by nine East Valley school districts against it. And according to the "motion for…...
Queen Creek’s top spellers prepare for another round
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (876+ words) Queen Creek Unified top spellers, from left," "Gab" Randz Gabriel Roxas, Cecily Wanamaker, and Jake Vlahos Mendoza, are preparing for the regional bee on Thursday. Three Queen Creek Unified students are spelling success, participating in the Maricopa Region Six Spelling…...
Students from China, Higley to perform special concert
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (658+ words) The Mandarin and Music Group at Higley High" met with Mr. Qiang, the head of the Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School, after a joint concert proposal. Included about are, from left, Higley High juniors Benjamin Borden and Francisco Navarro. Sossaman Middle…...
Hamilton High cuts ribbon for a first in the nation
1+ week, 2+ day ago (656+ words) Hamilton High students cut the ribbon for its new semiconductor program - the first of its kind in the nation." Hamilton High School senior Shiliah Yeomans says she only enrolled in the first semiconductor course because it fit her schedule " and…...
Arizona school vouchers reach 100K milestone
1+ week, 5+ day ago (729+ words) Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne speaks at a news conference to celebrate Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program reaching 100,000 participants. Arizona's Education Savings Account (ESA) program has surpassed 100,000 students, a milestone that underscores the scale of a program that…...
Lions help Chandler Unified School District kids see straight
2+ week, 5+ day ago (692+ words) The Lions Club helps screen thousands of children for vision each year, providing free glasses to those in need. The girl was screen at a Mesa school. A'Chandler Unified School District family spent their money to get one of their…...
Arizona lawmaker seeks broad K-12 reforms
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1258+ words) Rep. Matt Gress, Phoenix. As the Legislature returned to work Jan. 12, lawmakers are preparing to take a hard look at the state's kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) education system." Arizona Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, said the state's K-12 system faces several foundational challenges,…...
Queen Creek Unified School District pupil growth slowing down, report states
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (604+ words) Queen Creek Unified is one of the few area school districts seeing enrollment growth, but the district's demographer projects that growth has slowed sharply and offers "a sign of what lies ahead." Over the past decade, Queen Creek Unified's enrollment…...
More Arizona seniors completing aid form
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (635+ words) Only three months after the application's opening, Arizona's high school class of 2026 is more than halfway to reaching the state's 48% Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion goal. Currently sitting at nearly 26% with seven months until the start of…...
New study details impact of school vouchers in Arizona
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1072+ words) And most of those students come from largely affluent districts and well-to-do families who could have sent their kids to private school without the tuition relief provided by ESAs, or school vouchers, the study by the RAND Corp. concluded. The…...