High school students in Arizona are competing in Poetry Out Loud—a national spoken word competition that builds awareness of the literary form while helping youth improve their public speaking skills.

March is Women’s History Month, and many Arizona women are working to ensure that history is well documented in-person and online. The Scottsdale Public Library is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Saturday morning to add information about women’s history into Wikipedia articles. The editors will research using library resources and add information on pages about women, feminism and their art.

Schools in Arizona are spending more of their money in the classroom than in years past. This is the third straight year that’s been the case. The numbers come from a report from the Arizona Auditor General’s Office. But, even with those increases, schools are still spending less now than in 2004. Per-pupil spending in Arizona continues to be below the national average.

Arizona lawmakers are considering a plan to let community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees. Arizona would join 23 other states that allow community colleges to offer four-year degrees.

Retired professors from Mexico recently came to Arizona’s two biggest cities to introduce people to a pre-Hispanic computer used by the Olmecs, Mayans and Aztecs. This counting tool was lost for centuries. And now a local teacher wants to use it in math classes.

Universities in Arizona and across the U.S. are halting, postponing or moving study abroad programs as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. ASU and UA canceled programs this week and are pulling students from courses abroad.

The Show's Page Turner series asks local booksellers to talk about their latest recommendations. Meet Changing Hands bookseller and children’s book specialist Eric Villiers, who has a new take on a young adult book. “We Are Totally Normal” by Rahul Kanakia was released this week.

Save Our Schools Arizona is back with a new proposal for voters. The grassroots public education group led the 2018 effort to repeal an expansion of the state school voucher program. Raquel Mamani, chairwoman of Save Our School’s political action committee, joined The Show to talk about the proposal.

Argie Rhymes is about as Phoenix as anyone can be. But even he can’t believe how much the place has changed in his 73 years here. Rhymes is a product of Phoenix Union High School, first as a star player in the 1960s, then as basketball coach. After more than four decades and four state championships, Rhymes has now called it a career.