Arizona Education News
The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board has selected Dr. Scott Menzel to fill the district’s top position. Menzel comes from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he served as superintendent of an intermediate school district.
Feb. 23, 2020
Former Associate Athletic Director David Cohen said the school retaliated against him because he reported sexual harassment by a major donor, Bart Wear. ASU disputes any claims of wrongful termination.
Feb. 22, 2020
KJZZ's second annual Haiku Writing Contest is underway as we celebrate NaHaiWriMo (National Haiku Writing Month) on Word--a podcast about the literary arts in Arizona and the region.
Feb. 21, 2020
The Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is starting a three-day conference Thursday looking at the first 50 years of the Controlled Substance Act and what the next 50 could look like. The Show was joined by Valena Beety, Arizona State University law professor, who talked about the impact of the Controlled Substance Act.
Feb. 20, 2020
For more than five decades — even as the focus of missions has changed — space exploration by the U.S. has taken on a much higher priority than looking more closely at what’s on our own planet — oceans, in particular. One person who has passion and experience for both is bioengineer and research diver Kakani Katija.
Feb. 19, 2020
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Four undocumented teenagers from a Title I West Phoenix high school compete against the best engineers in the country from MIT with an underwater rover named Stinky — and win. It’s a made-for-Hollywood story that did, in fact, make those four "DREAMers" famous years later when it was made into a Hollywood film called “Spare Parts.”
Feb. 19, 2020
Arizona State University plans to launch a small, NASA-funded research satellite from the International Space Station on Wednesday. ASU rocketed the CubeSat to the ISS aboard a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket in November.
Feb. 18, 2020
Three years ago, Bisbee artist Gretchen Baer opened a small art center just steps from the border in the quiet town of Naco, Sonora. Now, every Tuesday the little studio bursts into life with colorful chaos as nearly 100 kids show up to paint, draw, play music and eat an after-school snack. In this installment of our series Untold Arizona we head south of the border to Studio Mariposa.
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Feb. 18, 2020
Arizona education leaders launched their latest effort Monday to get more money to teachers and classrooms. They hope voters will approve a tax on the state’s wealthiest residents.
Feb. 17, 2020
In a party-line vote, an Arizona House panel voted to ban transgender girls and women from participating in sports that don't match their biological sex.
Feb. 17, 2020
A group of students from Maricopa Wells Middle School in Maricopa is heading to Washington, D.C., today. They’ll be taking part in the Future City Competition National Finals, after winning the regional finals last month. The competition challenges teams of students to build a city based on a particular topic — this year’s was water.
Feb. 14, 2020
The head football coach of the University of Colorado just bolted for a new job at Michigan State in the Big Ten. The Spartans job will pay Mel Tucker more than twice the $2.7 million he made in his one losing season at Colorado.
Feb. 13, 2020
Every year, the superintendent delivers a State of Education address before the House and Senate education committees. This year, Kathy Hoffman broke the mold, and she plans to make it an annual tradition.
Feb. 12, 2020
The University of Arizona kept live bobcats as mascots through the 1950s. The pope once made ASU cover up all the Sun Devil images and references at Sun Devil Stadium. And NAU's Lumberjack mascot took his name from a song the students couldn't get enough of.
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Feb. 12, 2020
Construction has been a key component of Arizona’s economy. And, a key component of construction is concrete. Barzin Mobasher says worldwide, ten billion tons of concrete are used each year, and much of that needs rebar to help reinforce it. But, fibers are increasingly becoming more of an option, and they could be beneficial in boosting concrete’s tension.
Feb. 11, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget proposal designates quite a bit of new spending for education — about $600 million in new funding to be exact. A small slice of that would go to a program that focuses on educating school leaders instead of students.
Feb. 11, 2020
As fear of the new coronavirus continues to spread, Chinese and other Asian Americans have been feeling the impact. The Phoenix Chinese Culture and Cuisine Festival celebrated the Chinese New Year over the weekend. Meng Ansley was one of the organizers, and she said news of the coronavirus did have an effect on this year’s festivities.
Feb. 10, 2020
For more than 60 years, the Arizona State Fairgrounds have become the temporary home to a different kind of fair: one that favors books over rides. Last year, close to 15,000 people purchased 500,000 books and raised more than $340,000 for charity.
Feb. 9, 2020
NAU President Rita Cheng used tens of thousands of dollars in university money for international travel, according to a recent audit. Now, students across the social and political spectrum on the Flagstaff campus want Cheng to resign. Cheng doesn’t seem likely to relent, nor do her students.
Feb. 7, 2020
We're back from vacation and ready to kick off Season 3 of Word. KJZZ's second annual Haiku Writing Contest launches this month as we celebrate NaHaiWriMo (National Haiku Writing Month). We're teaming up with The Show again for the contest and offering some spirited discussions about haiku on episodes of Word this month.
Feb. 7, 2020
