Arizona Education News
The Phoenix Union High School District has adopted a resolution establishing its support for programs and activities related to financial literacy. The district hopes to expand a partnership with ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business.
April 9, 2024
Tucson-based archeologist Deni Seymour has spent around four decades doing research in southern Arizona. Seymour has spent the last three years researching the route of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a major colonizing presence in the American Southwest, as well as Fray Marcos de Niza.
April 9, 2024
Sheila McInerney has been Arizona State University's women's tennis coach for 40 years. She sat down with the Show at the Whitman Tennis Center in Tempe to talk more about the transition out of the Pac-12 and her legacy.
April 9, 2024
Sen. Ken Bennett (R-Prescott), chair of the Senate Education Committee, says he expects everyone will eventually agree on something closer to 6.9% draw on the state land trust to increase teacher pay.
April 9, 2024
The University of Arizona has had a tumultuous year that culminated in President Robert Robbins announcing he will step down at the end of his term in 2026 last week. Roberts’ announcement of his early resignation might have satisfied some who are frustrated by these events — but not Elvia Díaz.
April 8, 2024
Adam Block, a researcher at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, is in Texas now to watch and photograph the eclipse.
April 8, 2024
Many Arizonans will be viewing Monday’s solar eclipse and experts are reminding viewers to take precautions to protect their vision, such as wearing special sunglasses.
April 8, 2024
Social media use has grown exponentially in the last decade, and the explosive launch of e-commerce has given rise to a new era of advertising: influencer marketing. Which has led researchers to ask: Can users tell when they’re being advertised to? And how important is it for them to know when influencers are being paid?
April 8, 2024
A Navajo state senator is calling on public schools in Arizona to give Indigenous students and staff time off to observe next week’s solar eclipse.
April 5, 2024
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is capable of observing over 100,000 galaxies per night and is creating the largest 3D map of the universe to study dark energy.
April 5, 2024
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been plagued with setbacks this year. While some issues have been fixed, Arizona is still lagging behind in its completion rates.
April 4, 2024
The University of Arizona says it’s made a $15 million improvement on its budget shortfall, which was projected at about $177 million dollars in January.
April 4, 2024
The full council must still vote on the proposal, which would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by fines up to $2,500, six months in jail or up to three years probation.
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April 4, 2024
This fall marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Donald Johanson's discovery of Lucy, a fossilized skeleton that upended our understanding of who our ancient ancestors were, and where they came from.
April 3, 2024
The state Senate has passed a bill that would increase prison sentences for guardians and school employees convicted of child sex offenses in school safety zones.
April 2, 2024
University of Arizona President Robert Robbins will step down following numerous unfavorable reports about the school’s finances.
April 2, 2024
Grand Canyon University will host the third annual HBCU All-Star Game on Sunday, highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities and expanding knowledge of them in Arizona.
April 2, 2024
A measure waiting for a vote in the House of Representatives would turn school board elections into partisan ones.
April 1, 2024
ASU's Eric Stribling joined The Show to talk more about Space for Humans, a new project at the school that includes a YouTube series. It focuses on how innovations for space impact people on Earth.
April 1, 2024
Leon Marchand set NCAA records in the 200 yard breaststroke and the 400 yards freestyle relay Saturday to help Arizona State University win the program's first NCAA men's swimming and diving championship.
April 1, 2024