Education

The Maricopa High School Marching Rams are in the middle of competition season, earning awards and high ratings. Led by Director Ivan Pour, the Rams...

According to Jacob Harmon, the district’s Chief Financial Officer, Maricopa Unified School District is expected to grow by 231 elementary students next year. To accommodate...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously Wednesday to continue performance pay for staff who work directly with students. Performance pay increases average...

Desert Sunrise High School has earned top honors in the K-12 category at the 2024 Real Estate Development Awards. The RED Awards recognition celebrates the...

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...

  After months of arriving to meetings as the sun was setting, and not leaving until the moon was positioned high in the evening, MUSD...

A program that started in October is making it less nerve-racking for teens to take their driving tests and get a license. Drivers education has...

If it’s July, school must be about to start. That means a lot of changes, new faces, new programs and high expectations. Maricopa Unified School...

So, you want to be a farmer?IF YOU GO What: Small-Acreage Farming Opportunity When: Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. Where: Maricopa Agricultural Center, 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Info: http://cals-mac.arizona.edu/  The...

With guests comprised of veterans, active duty personnel, elected officials and others, the Maricopa High School Air Force Junior ROTC presented more than 15...

Blended Learning students from Maricopa Wells and Desert Wind middle schools participated in the annual Middle School Rocket Challenge on Wednesday at Copper Sky...

By Murray Siegel Each school-day morning, a bevy of yellow school buses head north on State Route 347. These are not Maricopa district (MUSD) buses taking...

Maricopa Unified School District administrators are taking new steps to combat chronic student absenteeism, which ballooned during the pandemic and is slow to recover...

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman visited two local Maricopa schools on Thursday as they welcomed students for the first day of instruction. “We...

Four years ago, Arizona voters said no to Proposition 305, a referendum that would have significantly expanded Arizona’s school-voucher program, after the Legislature approved...

Maricopa High School Class of 2020. The valedictorian was Freya Abraham, and the salutatorian was Haley Lemon.     .

A shelter-in-place protocol was put into place at Desert Sunrise High School this morning but has since been lifted.  The protocol was result of a...

People show up in droves for the Maricopa High School graduation ceremonies, filling parking lots quickly around the campus. This year, graduation is Thursday starting...

The city of Maricopa was shaken by the loss of Jim Jordan on Tuesday. The 74-year-old Jordan was a much-loved figure in the community...

Gifted fifth-grade students from Saddleback, Pima Butte, Butterfield, Maricopa and Santa Cruz elementary schools gave their final presentation of their Invention Units Nov. 16...

By Bernadette Russoniello “I can’t afford college.” “I didn’t apply. I didn’t think I could afford it.” These comments resound among students in Maricopa and present a...

Justine Sanchez Mora delivered the valedictory address at Thursday night's graduation at Maricopa High School. Here is the full text of her speech: WELCOME, Maricopa...

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

A+ Charter Schools, a new 7-12 charter school offering project-based learning, is hosting its groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 4 ,at 10 a.m. for...

Desert Wind Middle School science students recently immersed themselves in the world of STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – with an “out...

A fresh school year brings new experiences, new classes and new faces. And not just in the classroom — four Maricopa campuses welcomed new...

  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...

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...

They don’t just teach students. How did they do that? Butterfield Elementary’s successful strategy to rise from a C to an A school: Revamp the master...

Friday, 49 U.S. history students from Maricopa High School were able to attend the musical, Hamilton, at Arizona State University’s Gammage Hall.  Teacher Jason...