Arizona Education News

Some parents are hyperchecking grades. Why that could be a problem
The Show spoke with New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose about a recent piece she wrote looking at the impacts of online gradebooks on students.
Jan. 16, 2024
Phoenix Burton Barr Library to host scholarship expo for high schoolers
Phoenix Public Library will host its second annual scholarship expo for high school seniors on Feb. 1.
Jan. 16, 2024
Mesa Public Schools partners with local behavioral health provider, offering on-campus therapy
Free Life Wellness Center, behavioral health provider, will soon offer on-campus counseling services to students at Field Elementary School and Porter Elementary School in Mesa.
Jan. 16, 2024
PV schools, Honeywell partner up for STEAM education
The Paradise Valley Unified School District has partnered with the Phoenix-based Aerospace company, Honeywell. It’s part of an effort to improve student proficiency in science, technology and math.
Jan. 15, 2024
Oral history project aims to bring dark history of boarding schools for Native kids into the light
A two-year project powered by a $3.7 million grant will record oral histories of Indigenous children who attended federal boarding schools. Arizona's Heard Museum was a pioneer in researching and presenting those stories.
Jan. 14, 2024
Nearly 150,000 join new plan to erase student debt
The new program targets community college students and borrowers who initially took out less than $12,000 from the federal government and have been making payments for at least 10 years.
Jan. 13, 2024
Hobbs, Horne clash over dual language programs
For months, some Arizona parents and educators have said the state superintendent does not have the authority to force districts to educate their non-English-speaking students in English-only. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge could soon make that determination.
Jan. 12, 2024
Fulbright-Hays applicant: Language rules are unfair
Veronica Valencia Gonzalez is a doctoral candidate at the University of California - Irvine, where she researches intimate partner violence and gender-based violence in Latinx communities. She’d applied for a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to continue her work in Mexico, but her application was rejected.
Jan. 12, 2024
UA wont cut any sports as it handles budget shortfall
In an update on Thursday, UA athletics director Dave Heeke outlined the department's plans to make up for revenue gaps following the pandemic.
Jan. 11, 2024
Can weapon detectors actually make AZ schools safer?
The Show spoke with Elizabeth Anthony, an associate professor at Arizona State University, about Mesa Public Schools' decision to incorporate weapon detectors into their security.
Jan. 10, 2024
Schools to report compliance with Holocaust ed law
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is getting in touch with school districts to see if they're complying with the state's required Holocaust education law. He alleges that schools must not be doing enough given what he calls attitudes surrounding the Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Jan. 10, 2024
University of Arizonas budget crisis just got more controversial in Tucson
The Show spoke with Caitlin Schmidt of the Tucson Agenda about the University of Arizona president's decision to keep chief financial officer at the school, just in a new role.
Jan. 10, 2024
New incentive to invest in 529 education savings plan
Arizonans have a new incentive to invest in 529 plans. These tax-advantaged savings plans previously could only be used for tuition and other qualified education costs. Now families can transfer unused funds from those plans into a Roth IRA account, with no tax penalty.
Jan. 10, 2024
Expanded Homeland Security report sheds more light on AZ school voucher data breach
The Arizona Department of Homeland Security released a report confirming speculation that the former director of the state’s school voucher program was responsible for a data breach that occurred last year.
Jan. 9, 2024
Hobbs cements her focus on school vouchers in 2024 legislative session
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said in her State of the State address on Monday that she will take action on the state's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program.
Jan. 9, 2024
ASU exhibit dives into a super genre you already watch and read: Black speculative fiction
The Show visited "Griots and Galaxies: Unveiling the Multiverse of Black Speculative Fiction" and spoke with ASU professors Lauren Ruffin and Jenna Hanchey about what the exhibit covers.
Jan. 9, 2024
Cost of dorms has skyrocketed — ASU tops the list
Melissa Korn crunched the numbers and found that housing is one of the biggest drivers of rising college costs. And Arizona State University is at the top of the list when it comes to increased housing costs.
Jan. 9, 2024
Grant will provide nearly $5M to AZ for school facility improvements
The Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) is getting nearly $5 million from the U.S. Department of Education to help improve school facilities.
Jan. 5, 2024
Kids arent sticking with team sports as long, but it doesnt mean they dont want to play
While kids are playing on organized team sports less often, including in Arizona. The Show spoke with the Aspen Institute's Jon Solomon for more about the trends and what's next.
Jan. 5, 2024
Republican lawmakers again threaten public universities with budget cuts
At their final hearing on so-called free speech issues at Arizona’s public universities, Republican lawmakers again threatened the schools with budget cuts.
Jan. 5, 2024

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