Education

In a year when high school graduates nationwide are missing out on traditional celebrations due to public health considerations over coronavirus, Maricopa High School...

  A+ Charter Schools began hosting virtual Open Houses via Zoom in March, with great success for families and students. The school will continue this...

Dealing with an overcrowded high school and denied a bond to build a comprehensive second high school, Maricopa Unified School District is creating an...

Two students from Leading Edge Academy and two from Maricopa Unified School District were winners in Pinal County Juvenile Court Community Advisory Board's annual...

A Maricopa Girl Scout won the Gold Award for outstanding community service and creating sustainable change in the city of Maricopa. Maricopa High School junior...

By Murray Siegel Heritage Academy presents an interesting perspective on providing an excellent education. The charter school covers grades six through 11; grade 12 will be...

  Resources for students in need don’t intend to stop operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. Copa Closet, a resource of basic needs for K-12 children that...

After two years as principal, Brian Winter is leaving Maricopa High School, where he had previously been athletic director, dean of students and vice...

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will discuss policies necessitated by COVID-19 just as the virus has changed how the board meets. The meeting will...

“I know people are dying and in really bad situations. So, I feel super guilty that I’m upset about losing a senior prom...

While the Class of 2020 was grappling with the repercussions of school closures, one Maricopa High School senior received very good news last week....

He may have come late to track and field, but Corey Nelson has kept going and going … and going. In his second year as...

After a semester and part of a quarter, the school year is over for physical campuses, and many questions remain. State Superintendent Kathy Hoffman and...

Gov. Doug Ducey and state Superintendent Kathy Hoffman released the following joint statement: “In alignment with yesterday’s updated federal guidance, today we are announcing the...

Leading Edge Academy-Maricopa is passing out laptops to its students for online schooling during school closure. Any LEAM families that do not have access...

In these ever-changing times, Central Arizona College’s primary goal remains: to provide quality learning opportunities while keeping students, faculty, staff, and community members safe. CAC...

Access to the Internet will not be necessary for participating in Maricopa Unified School District's distance-learning plan. Starting Monday, the district will make educational resources...

  Technically, Maricopa Unified School District is still on spring break. While many public schools in the state were closed by state mandate to mitigate the...

  A+ Charter Schools is hosting two virtual Informational Meetings and Question & Answer Sessions for families on April 8 at 1 p.m. and 7...

  Maricopa Unified School District is reminding families that, though schools are closed for spring break through March 27, the actual closure could extend beyond...

Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced Sunday the closures of all public schools in the state through March 27...

IF YOU GO What: Little Tavern in the Woods premiere When: April 3, 6 p.m. Where: Maricopa High School Performing Arts Center How much: $5/door; MHS students and...

  In its preliminary budget, Maricopa Unified School District is giving all its employees a 6% percent raise. The governing board voted 4-1 Wednesday. Originally, the...

Joshua Judd announced his resignation from the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board during its regular meeting Wednesday. He was elected in 2016, and his...

With eight students from around the state competing, a Maricopa eighth grader won Legacy Traditional Schools’ regional Great Communicator Lincoln Speech Contest Tuesday in...

  By Angela Askey Executive director, public relations and marketing Kimberly Reteguin, a student at the Maricopa campus of Central Arizona College, is among seven CAC students...

  By Murray Siegel In November, letter grades for Arizona schools were published. Schools going up a grade, such as from B to A, celebrated, while...

  Arizona continues to have a teacher shortage, and turnover is a normal part of education, but at Sequoia Pathway, it was particularly an autumn...

With baseball season under way, no one is more excited to play some ball than Maricopa High School’s new varsity coach, Brad Vericker. Having...

Showing off the theatrical, dance and musical talents of nearly 100 students, Maricopa High School Theatre Company won in its opening-night performance of "Newsies." The...