Education

The flour-covered hands of 20-year-old Anthony Gonzalez kneaded dough inside a kitchen classroom at a local community college Thursday night."The real hope is that...

By Bernadette Russoniello Are you applying for post-secondary education and need Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? The process is easier than ever.  First, visit...

By Angela Askey Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing Central Arizona College (CAC) is proud and honored to serve veterans, their spouses and dependents, as well...

By Merry Grace There seems to be a lot of wrong information being tossed around on the upcoming bond election for Maricopa Unified School District....

  Maricopa High School is closing campus for the rest of the semester. Maricopa Unified School District reported additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday and more...

The Maricopa Unified School District returned to full strength Wednesday night as Robert Downey was sworn in as the board’s fifth member by Judge...

2021 has been a whirlwind of a year for the Maricopa Unified School District. The public school system saw the passage of the MUSD...

By Bernadette Russoniello Since the early 2000s, educational policy has placed increasing expectations on accountability through testing. Conversely, our public universities in Arizona chose to...

Arizona is the fourth least-safe state for schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. The study by WalletHub, a personal finance...

In the spring of 2021, every-one knew Maricopa was going to get a second high school. Maricopa High was crowded. The city was growing at...

By Murray Siegel This is the second of a two-part column on preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs. Read...

Schools in the Maricopa Unified School District could close late next week after teachers voted to approve a statewide walk-out. Leaders of the #RedForEd movement...

  By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing Central Arizona College officially celebrated the opening for the new Science Building and Mel A. Everingham...

Though Maricopa High School’s boys’ and girls’ swim teams finished third in their first home meet of the season, they knocked personal best times...

Maricopa High School sophomore Connor Schrader debuted in the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division II State Swimming Championships by bettering his school record times in...

By Jim Jordan I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the people of Maricopa who supported me in the MUSD 20 School Board...

The Maricopa Rotary Club recognized a theatrical high school senior, as well as an eighth-grade “model student” Wednesday night as November Students of the...

In an end-of-year changeup, Maricopa Unified School District approved dozens of personnel moves Wednesday. That included creating six new position titles involving more than 27...

By Murray Siegel The school year has started, and many 12th-grade students and their families are experiencing the college admission application process. If a student waits...

 In Lincoln, Nebraska, members of the Maricopa High School Theatre Company participated in the International Thespian Festival last week and were one of the...

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...

Arizona State Legislature allocated an additional $18.8 million to Maricopa Unified School District toward construction of its second high school. The additional funding is...

It was as close as most Arizona high school students will get to the Tony Awards. Maricopa High School students showed off just a bit...

MUSD starts the 2017-18 school year, Historian Doug Hocking talks local frontier history and Council member Henry Wade will engage the public in a...

  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...

By Angela Askey Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing  Central Arizona College invites all first-time and returning college students to LIVE! Online New Student Orientation for...

By Angela Askey Central Arizona College recognizes the Fall 2020 graduating class and celebrates its success. The following list of students represents the December 2020 graduating...

The effects of the pandemic continue to negatively affect learning in our public schools, and recent reports indicate the nature of the problem is...

Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lopeman was awarded her full 5% performance pay by the governing board. The five-member board met for about...

The Maricopa Unified School District will vote to kick-off the process for its superintendent search Wednesday night. The MUSD Human Resources Department could receive a...