Education

Maricopa High School’s Warriors of the Net clinched the state championship Dec. 20 at the U.S. Air Force CyberPatriot Competition. The team will compete in...

It was something I had never experienced: Judging middle school students and their science projects.  Maricopa middle school students in the blended-learning program creatively and...

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board re-elected Robert Downey as president and Patti Coutré as vice president last night. Downey voiced hesitancy to serve a...

Torri Anderson, a Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board member for 15 years, will not seek another term in office. Anderson made her announcement at...

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will elect a president and vice president when it meets tomorrow night.  The board meets at 6:30 p.m. in...

Post-pandemic graduation rates improve, but still trail pre-pandemic era From 2019 to 2020, the graduation rate at Maricopa High School tanked from 80% to 69%....

With a slight bite of chill in the early-morning air, students and parents flocked toward Butterfield Elementary school today, marking the first school day...

Maricopa school officials last week tested weapons detector systems at the entrances to Desert Sunrise and Maricopa High Schools. The Ceia Opengate systems are capable...

Health inspectors visited a few Maricopa school cafeterias just before winter break — all of them receiving an A+ grade on their report cards.  Inspectors...

Maricopa school officials last week tested weapons detector systems at the entrances to Desert Sunrise and Maricopa High Schools. The Ceia Opengate systems are capable...

Maricopa Unified School District’s superintendent was reviewed Wednesday night and she walked away with the same goals to enhance student learning. Tracey Lopeman went into...

Maricopa High School’s Graphic Muse Design Club is calling for new artists to enter works in the sixth annual Art for the Heart Festival...

  Unified School District Governing Board member Patti Coutre was tapped the school board’s vice president last night, but with a bureaucratic twist. The board’s unanimous...

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board members and Supt. Tracey Lopeman welcomed their newest school board member, Carolyn Lopez, during a brief swearing-in ceremony...

Maricopa Unified School District Supt. Tracey Lopeman will get a performance review when the governing board takes her behind closed doors tomorrow night.  The MUSD...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will elect a new vice president during a meeting tomorrow night. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in...

Maricopa Unified School District is experiencing slower but substantial housing and school-aged population growth. "A slightly larger portion of the increase” was offset this year...

An incident involving a Butterfield Elementary School student prompted Maricopa Unified School District officials to issue a warning to parents about child safety this...

There may be a severe shortage of teachers around Arizona, but Maricopa Unified School District defies that dire trend. There are only about 10 vacancies...

Maricopa school officials can sum up in one word the No. 1 concern of parents when it comes to using artificial intelligence in classrooms.  “Cheating,”...

Maricopa Unified School District students will be among those building an electric vehicle from the battery next school year. Electric vehicle technology is a new...

So a student wants to be warm and comfy at school as the coldest weeks of winter arrive.  Parkas? Just fine. Sweaters? Sure. Sweatshirts? No...

It was a happy gathering of Maricopa families enjoying food, games and painting together under a “Friends” TV sitcom theme. There were “Be Awesome” and...

GLENDALE -- Maricopa High School’s Marching Ram finished fourth Saturday among the state’s top eight high school bands at the state championships. “They did a...

It's been nearly four years since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the world. Every day, the memory becomes more distant; the grasps at normalcy more...

A Maricopa Unified School District counselor has abruptly quit her job, citing a heavy workload created by a shortage of counseling staff.  Vanessa Stone worked...

At the city’s current rate of growth, Maricopa Unified School District elementary schools will need 48 additional classrooms by 2028. So says the school district’s...

Maricopa High School Marching Band advanced to the state championships at Glendale Community College Nov. 18. It's an exciting time for Band Director Ivan Pour...

Unlike most high school students, senior Allison Rice will walk away with her diploma next month, six months ahead of schedule.  She’s one of 16...

New schools on the horizon in Maricopa? It’s possible.  Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will enter executive session tomorrow night to discuss an important...