Arizona Education News
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
Libraries across the country are struggling with the cost of providing e-books, audiobooks, and other digital materials. Several local libraries use third-party vendors to ‘e-lend’ content.
April 1, 2024
The governing board for the Chandler Unified School District has approved the purchase of 2,800 iPads for its second graders. The district hopes the new devices will help improve reading comprehension.
March 29, 2024
Gov. Katie Hobbs is losing patience with University of Arizona President Robert Robbins after the latest in an unfavorable series of reports about the school’s leadership.
March 29, 2024
The ASU Helios Decision Center for Educational Excellence is expanding a program that sends college acceptance letters to Arizona high school students before they’ve even applied. It now includes 28 public school districts across the state and all three of Arizona’s public universities.
March 28, 2024
On Monday, the governing board for Mesa Public Schools approved a $242,000 contract to purchase a wellness app for district employees. The district is using money from an employee benefits trust, so it’s not pulling from funding that could be used for students.
March 28, 2024
Starting in the fall, ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business will offer the country’s first master’s degree program in artificial intelligence in business.
March 28, 2024
Northern Arizona University is building a new Mesa Workforce Development Center with a focus on hospitality education near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
March 28, 2024
The Arizona House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would ban public schools from allowing students to use a group shower that doesn’t align with their sex assigned at birth.
March 27, 2024
A University of Arizona researcher received $750,000 from the National Institutes of Health to help prevent nurses from developing work-related asthma.
March 27, 2024
The Arizona Board of Regents recently chose an interim executive director to serve while his predecessor is on temporary assignment at the University of Arizona. The appointment came with a yearly raise of $45,000.
March 26, 2024
A Glendale high school teacher was arrested Monday for placing hidden cameras in a room where students were changing, police said Tuesday. Police spokesman Jose Santiago said several students at Independence High School found the devices that their teacher, Estevan Carreon was allegedly using to watch them.
March 26, 2024
As the weather begins to warm up, the city of Phoenix is kicking off a new program to plant more shade trees around schools.
March 26, 2024
