1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (645+ words) PHOENIX " Kids in the Valley have fallen in love with reading again, thanks to a dinosaur-themed reading program. "I just like them getting exposed to reading," said Astra Pfeiffer, a regular at Mesa Public Library. "It enhances their minds and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (544+ words) PHOENIX " A group of visitors gathered around a crib to watch a plastic dummy move its arms and legs. They were surprised to see how the manikin " called a Sim Baby " responded like a real infant. "They look so lifelike,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (938+ words) WASHINGTON " Supporters of dueling ballot measures to either drastically scale back Arizona's ballooning school voucher program or tweak it are intensifying efforts ahead of a July 3 petition deadline." So are the defenders of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, which cost state taxpayers…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1374+ words) PHOENIX " Sasha Seymore was a walk-on basketball player at North Carolina in 2014, tasked with something almost every college athlete has experienced." The coaching staff handed Seymore a giant three-ring notebook and told him to study and memorize everything in it....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1279+ words) PHOENIX " A specialized school designed to acclimate immigrant children to the American education system is closing its doors as enrollment plummets, leaving behind a model for supporting vulnerable students." In 2018, 11-year-old Luis Mujica and his mother left the lush beaches…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (104+ words) Emily Fox-Million'Cronkite News Emily Fox-Million expects to graduate in May 2026 with a master's degree in mass communication. She has worked as a production intern at ABC15, Arizona PBS and The Arizona Republic. She has previously reported, produced and anchored for Cronkite…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1024+ words) PHOENIX " Nothing says election season like a forest of campaign signs crowding every major street corner. One sign depicting an apple perched on a graduation cap calls" voters to "Invest In Schools." It's part of a campaign to renew what…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1028+ words) WASHINGTON " The University of Arizona on Monday rejected an offer of preferential funding in exchange for embracing the Trump administration's political agenda " though in a more conciliatory way than some universities. "We seek no special treatment and believe in our…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (948+ words) WASHINGTON " A tax credit for private school tuition, tucked into President Donald Trump's megabill, marks the first such federal subsidy for taxpayers. Supporters say it will give parents more freedom to choose their child's education. Critics see a tax break…...