Education

Maricopa Unified School District has appointed Tim Wilson as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at Maricopa High School. Wilson brings over three decades of...

Maricopa High School Theatre Company presents “Freaky Friday, A New Musical,” from April 25 to 27 at the Performing Arts Center. The musical is based...

Senita resident Stephanie Fulton is just fine with her daughter taking a school bus 45 minutes up to Tempe Union High School District to...

Butterfield Elementary School was awarded Cognia accreditation and the Cognia STEM certification, the first school in the state to earn both honors simultaneously. Tempe-based Cognia,...

Two graduating Maricopa High School athletes, who have played softball together since they were 7, signed Friday with Scottsdale Community College’s softball team. Alexandria Armstrong,...

Former Maricopa High School basketball coach Jason Royal paid himself $4,283 in booster club funds, leading to his termination and a school district investigation,...

Maricopa High School Career and Technical Education students walked away with three gold medals at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference March 28...

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board hired an architectural firm known for its master plan of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and designing Sedona...

After two grueling weeks of learning basic physics and assembling model rockets, students at Maricopa Wells Middle School watched their creations soar this afternoon. Today...

Central Arizona College has recently been awarded two water conservation grants from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona. The first grant of $183,286...

Maricopa company 911 Air Repair has joined with Maricopa Community Foundation to offer qualified student graduates a new scholarship. 911 Air Repair offers a $2,500...

A former Maricopa High School basketball coach resigned late last year after complaints and an external investigation turned up allegations of “mishandling and missing...

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board will consider hiring an architectural firm to plan and design a third middle school. The board meets at 6:30...

Maricopa Unified School District is the most diverse district in the Phoenix area, the most diverse district in Pinal County, and second-most diverse in...

Desert Sunrise High School has earned top honors in the K-12 category at the 2024 Real Estate Development Awards. The RED Awards recognition celebrates the...

Maricopa Unified School District administrators are taking new steps to combat chronic student absenteeism, which ballooned during the pandemic and is slow to recover...

Maricopa City Council members on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of City Councilmember Rich Vitiello, who is running or District 1 Pinal County supervisor. The...

Two Central Arizona College students from Maricopa were selected this week to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society All-Arizona Academic Team. All-Arizona students demonstrate...

In a previously unreported letter to the city a year ago, Maricopa Unified School District leaders and administrators voiced strong opposition to a marijuana...

A top Maricopa Unified School District administrator laid out the extent of student disciplinary cases, which have their share of ups and downs, depending...

Sonic drive-in restaurant and Saddleback Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization kick off a fundraising event to benefit the school from 5 p.m. to 8...

Maricopa Unified School District administrators are calling on the school board to legally challenge a pharmacy benefits firm they say owes the district more...

A person armed with a knife and carrying an altered identification card was arrested at Maricopa High School today. Maricopa High School Principal Deanna McNamee...

A Maricopa Unified School District bus traveling with Desert Wind Middle School students on board was involved in a “minor” hit-and-run collision Tuesday afternoon...

Maricopa Lions Club helps thousands of children see and hear. It’s all part of the nonprofit organization’s mission. “We did over 12,000 vision and hearing screens...

Leading Edge Academy students gave local families a deep learning experience Thursday night, presenting a detailed history of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was...

The Arizona Educational Foundation has honored Pima Butte Elementary School as an A+ School of Excellence. The recognition distinguishes Pima Butte Elementary among 37 outstanding...

Starting teachers at Maricopa Unified School District will make more money in the coming school year: $54,000. MUSD governing board members voted 4-0 to approve...

Two Maricopa High School students are finalists for Flinn Scholarships, which would give them full rides to an Arizona public university. Filimon Kednmarey and Timothy...

School board members took the first step toward finding a new site for Maricopa Unified School District’s third middle school. The MUSD Governing Board entered...