Education

  Maricopa High School is closing campus for the rest of the semester. Maricopa Unified School District reported additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday and more...

Elementary-aged children are far more likely to tell adults they are being bullied than high school students. Secondary-aged students who have self-identified as or been...

This is the second of a two-part report on the lack of responsibility displayed by elementary school students. Input was obtained by querying educators...

By Angela Askey, Executive Director, Public Relations and Marketing "Jump into Spring" at Central Arizona College by attending one of the upcoming online informational sessions....

COVID-19 has caused the extended closure of two more schools in the Maricopa Unified School District. The reach of quarantine rather than the spread of...

Maricopa High School administration confirmed Tuesday that plans for a December graduation for its 2020 seniors would be postponed until late May. Public health restrictions...

  After all the excitement of reaching the 2A play-in bracket in their first season of competition in the Arizona Interscholastic Association, the Sequoia Pathway...

The December graduation proposed for 2020 graduates of Maricopa High School will be postponed again, according to Patti Coutre, a Maricopa Unified School District...

  In Arizona, the winter season of the high school sports year typically start the first of December, even earlier if Thanksgiving weekend tournaments are...

By Jim Jordan I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the people of Maricopa who supported me in the MUSD 20 School Board...

Maricopa High School senior soccer player Madison Tyler has signed a letter of intent to play for Division I Alabama State University. “Madison is an...

Numbers of COVID-19 cases had been creeping up recently at Maricopa Wells Middle School. Today, the school district opted to close the school from...

Overwhelmed. It was a term used frequently at a Monday meeting hosted by Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman with school leaders and Health Director Dr....

With only a ‘handful” of early ballots left to be counted, Jim Jordan now has a 14-vote lead over Tracie Armstead-Payton in the race...

Maricopa High School junior Nolan Ford dramatically exceeded his state ranking Friday to take second place at the Division 1 Swimming Championships. Competing in the...

By Angela Askey, Executive Director, Public Relations and Marketing Naomi Barraza, a 2018 Central Arizona College graduate, is currently up for consideration of the Rhodes Scholarship...

Jim Jordan has widened his lead over Tracie Armstead-Payton to 10 votes in the race for a seat on the Maricopa Unified School District...

Readers of this column may remember a primary academic goal in elementary school was learning the three R's – Readin’, Ritin’ and Rithmetic. Today, a fourth R is required: Responsibility. Several educators...

His mother’s updates read like a nightmare, because that is what the situation has been. In fact, it is a recurring nightmare. IF YOU GO What:...

A little blood, some broken glass, strands of hair and, of course, a “dead body” are all important parts of crime scenes at Desert...

Five Maricopa High School swimmers will compete Friday in the Division I state championships at Skyline Aquatic Center. By swimming the 50-yard freestyle in 22.55...

  Every vote counts, today no more so than in the race for Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board. While veteran members Torri Anderson and AnnaMarie...

Starting Nov. 3, Maricopa High School will suspend in-person learning through Nov. 13. According to communications sent to parents by Maricopa Unified School District, the...

A contract amendment has delayed the close of escrow on the property being purchased for a new high school. Maricopa Unified School District is closing...

The student at A+ Charter Schools who tested positive for coronavirus earlier in the week was initially provided the wrong test results, the school...

Two days after Maricopa Unified School District had to close down an elementary school, three new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the high...

When COVID-19 caused schools and businesses to close and events to be canceled last spring, one of the first sacrifices was a spooky student...

Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent Tracey Lopeman explains some details of a coronavirus outbreak. After one staff member of Saddleback Elementary reported contracting COVID-19,...

A Maricopa elementary school will be closed for 16 days, starting Tuesday, after a coronavirus outbreak was reported Monday. In a message on its homepage,...

  Personal records fell by the wayside Saturday as Maricopa High School cross country runners finished the regular season at the Eye of the Tiger...