Education

Levi Watlington wishes it could have happened much earlier in his academic career. The Maricopa High School senior is an aspiring computer scientist and a...

The Vex IQ Robotics Team 5236E at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa made Leading Edge Academy school and district history by being the first team...

With clutch play from senior Che’Leez Smith-Ralph, Sequoia Pathway fended off East Valley Athletes for Christ to win the Canyon Athletic Association’s Division 3...

Delia Koschmann, an eighth grader at Leading Edge Academy in Maricopa, took third place in the 57th annual Pinal County Spelling Bee. “We are extremely...

Important decisions for its second high school come before the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board this week. The board could hire an architect and...

Feb. 14, A+ Charter Schools secured an $11.3 million bond through BlackRock, a global investment company. As a brand-new start-up charter school, securing funding...

After a lively debate on the positive and negative impacts of social media on American youth, the winner of Legacy Traditional School's The Great...

IF YOU GO What: Newsies Who: MHS Theatre Company When: Feb. 27-29, 7 p.m.; Feb. 29, 2 p.m. How much: $12 adults; $10 studentsIn 1899, newsboys across New...

February has been a busy month for A+ Charter Schools with continued student enrollment, teacher recruitment, and the beginning stages of construction for its...

By Murray Siegel Throughout the year, results gleaned from education research are released in an attempt to communicate what has been learned about improving student...

For the second year, students at Maricopa High School are hosting Art for the Heart, Maricopa’s community art festival selling creations to benefit the...

By Aidan BaltI want to highlight the amazing work of the youth in this community and the educators who invest into their lives. AAs a...

A national after-school program plans to open a branch in Maricopa.IF YOU GO What: Boys &  Girls Club Information Meeting When: Feb. 10, 7 p.m. Where: Santa...

Leading Edge Academy hosted its annual Multicultural Assembly and Fair Friday, celebrating with dance, fashion, poems and art. There were African, Irish, Polynesian and...

By Michelle Poppen The Maricopa High School Career and Technical Education Department would like to announce that February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month....

Michael Flood, a Maricopa High School senior, became the second football Ram in as many years to sign a letter of intent to play...

Jill Broussard grew up in Ohio two towns away from Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer and now works out of a former grocery store...

A+ Charter Schools began enrolling students in early January for the 2020-2021 school year. In its first year, the school will serve students in...

For the third year in a row, a team of students from Maricopa will represent Arizona on a national stage. Students from Maricopa Wells and...

With teachers and staff always in demand, Maricopa Unified School District held its annual job fair in the district office Saturday. The effort is...

Make sure your resumes are updated and your schedule is cleared because Leading Edge Academy is preparing to host two teacher job fairs. Leading Edge...

Maricopa Unified School District presented its monthly recognition awards to community members, staff and students Wednesday. Community members honored were Marissa Smith, parent volunteer at...

In the longest Spelling Bee MUSD has held, Maricopa Wells middle schooler Brady McMullen came out on top in the annual event with the...

Five Maricopa students were honored by the Maricopa Rotary Club Tuesday with its Students of the Month presentation before Maricopa City Council. The group included...

Maricopa High School graduate Mackenzie Ford was among 18% of Dixie State University students named to the fall honor rolls. The university in St. George,...

The Maricopa Unified School District has officially begun their recruitment efforts for the upcoming school year. The district is asking for support from the community...

Three years ago, Maricopa Unified School District set up a three-year calendar that eased into the current modified schedule, which sees three two-week breaks. See...

A             Excellent B             Highly performing C             Performing D             Minimally performing F              FailingWhen the accounting was done for last school year, Maricopa had moved from having three A-rated...

Freya Abraham has wanted to be a doctor since she was 4 years old. While the specialty has changed, the goal still exists and is...

By Murray SiegelIn 2018-19, Maricopa Unified School District had 231 students participating in a gifted program, an increase of more than 200% since the...