Education

Pinal County’s public health director is warning that school and business dashboards for COVID-19 are going to be harmed by tests in correctional facilities. Tascha...

Evelyn Wynn had a wild introduction to Maricopa High School sports. The new athletic director arrived as COVID-19 was changing sports schedules into question marks...

  High school athletes have been on pins and needles in preparation for what they hope is a fall season of competition. Football will be...

Born and raised in Northern Arizona, Deana McNamee was an administrator at Winslow Unified School District when she was named this year as principal...

In what was called a tradeoff, Maricopa Unified School District will open elementary campuses Sept. 14 and middle schools and the high school Sept....

  Pinal County now meets the recommended benchmarks for schools to return to in-person classes. That does not necessarily mean Maricopa Unified School District will be...

  Arizona Interscholastic Association is letting its fall sports season move forward as planned. The executive board met Wednesday to endorse the latest guidelines from the...

  How long will children be learning from a distance? Tough questions and enlightening feedback came at Maricopa Unified School District administrators in a virtual meeting...

  Thursday’s numbers for COVID-19 mitigation benchmarks were one step forward and one step back for schools wanting to bring students back to campus. Pinal County...

  The superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District said Wednesday that a return to in-person education Sept. 8 is “unrealistic.” Among the three benchmarks set by...

  Legacy Traditional School had a “stellar” first in-person day, according to its principal. Dion Koltes, in his second year heading the charter school, said he...

  Maricopa Unified School District informed parents Monday a high school student tested positive for COVID-19. Though classes are being conducted online, some student-athletes are preparing...

  While other public schools in Maricopa started the new academic year online weeks ago, Leading Edge Academy opened its doors Monday. About half of its...

The need for social distancing to quell COVID-19 has changed how schools deliver learning. Distance learning has replaced the face-to-face classroom, and educators are...

  The first phase of high school No. 2 will be functional if not necessarily beautiful. The planner and architect for the Maricopa Unified School District...

  F.O.R. Maricopa Food Bank will host its annual Backpack Giveaway the next two Saturdays, Aug. 15 and 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event...

  Parents will no longer have to fill out a weekly attendance log. That was one update to the Maricopa Unified School District’s distance learning plan...

  Being required to offer in-person schooling for special-education students by Monday, 10 teachers at Maricopa Elementary School are asking for more time and lots...

A+ Charter Schools has teamed up with Marciopa Esports to provide an all new afterschool program that will guide and coach students into starting...

Wednesday, updates on the Distance Learning plan and the second high school are up for discussion at a meeting of the Maricopa Unified School...

  In 2020, virtual truancy is a serious concern for virtual educators. Part of Maricopa Unified School District’s efforts to make everyone accountable was adopting attendance...

Arizona schools now have state benchmarks for deciding when to come back to in-person instruction, with the Health Services Department and Governor’s Office releasing...

A Maricopa Wells Middle School teacher is hard at work to provide personal and school items to kids who need them most. English and Language...

By Angela Askey Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing Five Central Arizona College transfer students recently completed the requirements from Northern Arizona University toward a bachelor’s...

A Maricopa girl will compete in the National American Miss Arizona pageant on Labor Day Weekend. Aurora Leigh Willoughby, 10, is a state finalist in...

Platforms in use at Maricopa schools for distance learning   Edgenuity Founded: 1998 Grades; K-12 Solutions: Core curriculum, credit recovery, exceptional learners, intervention, personalized learning, summer school, test...

Murray Siegel has been a resident of Maricopa since 2007. He writes about education for InMaricopa. Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Maricopan since: 2007 Occupation: Retired teacher; writer Family: Wife...

  This year was supposed to be the big debut of the new branch of the Boys & Girls Club at Maricopa Unified School District,...

A new City of Maricopa program will support parents and students as they begin learning online. Afterschool Connect, launched by the Community Services Department, seeks...

  While extending the closure time of some businesses, Gov. Doug Ducey pulled a start date for schools “off the table.” State Superintendent Kathy Hoffman said...