The MUSD Native American Education Program, under the direction of Parent Liaison June Shull, ended the 2009-2019 school year by adding 98 additional students to its Title VII program count.

As the recent recipient of a $3.3 million grant from the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Maricopa Unified School District will be adding 38 staff members in the next few weeks as part of the new district Turnaround Project.

Almost 4,000 teachers across the state and up to 24 locally could be gaining jobs as a result of last week’s signing of a federal bill designed to offset some of the cuts made to education at the state levels.

Central Arizona College has chosen a site for its future campus in Maricopa.
 

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board will meet Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the district office administration building, 44150 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy.

Arizona was the bridesmaid, not the bride, in the national competition for the Race to the Top federal education grant to boost student achievement and aid struggling schools.

Aug. 16 saw the opening day of classes at Central Arizona College’s 10 campuses and centers around Pinal County.

At last night’s meeting governing board members heard updates on both Maricopa Unified School District’s staffing and transportation.

At last week’s Maricopa Unified School District governing board meeting, members looked at test scores and heard updates on what is being done to improve district math scores and turn around Maricopa Elementary School.

University of Arizona instructor Rick Gibson is looking to turn the brownest of thumbs green through a series of classes at the MAC Center.