Arizona Education News
Witnesses have begun testifying in the trial of Murad Dervish, the former University of Arizona grad student accused of shooting a professor to death on campus. Dervish faces seven felony charges including first-degree murder.
May 9, 2024
The Chandler Unified School District is partnering with the University of Arizona to create a new semiconductor program for high schoolers. The district hopes the two-year program will begin fall 2025 at Hamilton High School.
May 9, 2024
You might have heard the story of the Wailing Woman, or La Llorona, in Mexican folklore. But you've probably never heard her story the way Diana López tells it.
May 9, 2024
The word "literally" used to mean to use the primary or ordinary meaning of a term or expression, or "in a completely accurate way." But now, people use that word much differently, to, say, describe something that is not actually literal. This phenomenon is known as "semantic bleaching" — and it’s something Kelly Elizabeth Wright has been thinking about.
May 9, 2024
Imam Omar Tawil is the chaplain for Muslim life at ASU as well as the Imam at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe. He told The Show that Muslim students are feeling the effects of the war in Gaza every day.
May 9, 2024
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has been steadfast in his effort to get Arizona schools to stop using the 50-50 dual language model. But, many people who have experience with 50-50 programs say it’s the best way to learn a language.
May 9, 2024
The task force comes as Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced an initiative to increase access to Narcan, the brand name of naloxone that reverses opioid overdoses, available in every school.
May 8, 2024
More and more often these days, students are not getting randomly assigned a college roommate. And columnist Pamela Paul thinks there’s something lost in that.
May 8, 2024
As protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have come to a head on college campuses, The Show spoke with Hillel at ASU Director Debbie Yunker Kail more about what this has been like for Jewish students at ASU and the challenges they face.
May 8, 2024
Murad Dervish’s trial began Tuesday and is expected to last two weeks in Pima County Superior Court. Dervish, 48, faces seven felony charges including first-degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, who was shot nine times inside a campus building on Oct. 5, 2022.
May 8, 2024
The form usually opens for students in October each year, but because of changes the federal government made this year, it didn’t open until Dec. 31. Then came glitches that kept students from being able to complete it.
May 7, 2024
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego joined school officials and community members this (Tuesday) morning to celebrate the arrival of 47 new clean school buses that will serve students in the Phoenix area.
May 7, 2024
Tyina Steptoe studies protest songs that are specific to the Black community. Steptoe is an associate professor of history at the University of Arizona and has taught a community class called A Racial Justice Mixtape.
May 7, 2024
Arizona continues to have some of the worst per-pupil education spending in the country. Data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows the state spends, on average, about $10,000 per student. The national average exceeds $15,000.
May 7, 2024
Protesters at college campuses in Arizona are calling on universities to get rid of investments in companies with ties to Israel, something those schools can’t do under state law.
May 6, 2024
Asma Uddin, a fellow with the Aspen Institute's Religion and Society program, spoke with The Show about accusations against ASU campus police of removing the hijabs of four Muslim women who had been arrested in the midst of protests.
May 6, 2024
During a two-week trip to Ethiopia, several Arizona State University students will tackle the issue of plastic pollution affecting the country’s Simien Mountains National Park. A partnership with the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology assists students with building and fabricating machinery in order to recycle.
May 6, 2024
More than 800 Mohave Community College students are set to graduate on Friday, and a special tribal guest has been invited to speak at their commencement.
May 6, 2024
The Tempe Union High School District is partnering with the Salvation Army to offer more support to its struggling families. The goal is to offer more support to the district’s struggling families.
May 6, 2024
The Phoenix Union High School District is considering closing a school that’s only been open for a year. Several people showed up to Thursday's governing board meeting to fight the closure.
May 3, 2024
