Education

  Maricopa Unified School District will feed students breakfast and lunch throughout the walkout, according to a district press release. “The district is making special arrangements...

  The impending walk-out of local educators is expected to close all of Maricopa Unified School District’s nine schools Thursday and could also affect area...

Maricopa High School senior basketball player Sydni Callis signed a letter of intent to play for Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Callis was named...

Maricopa High School students participated in a demonstration Friday morning on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpaNAlDwHEc More than 100 students began...

Opening night for the Maricopa High School Theatre Company's spring musical, "The Baker's Wife," was Thursday. Met with a warm reception, the production features...

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...

Schools could close if teachers in the Maricopa Unified School District walk-out in the future. Information posted to the MUSD website was published Thursday evening...

Tracey Lopeman is officially Maricopa Unified School District’s new superintendent. The MUSD Governing Board unanimously approved a three-year contract Monday. Lopeman will receive $140,000 per...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will meet in special session Monday, and it's all about Tracey Lopeman. Lopeman was selected March 26 as...

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday afternoon his proposal to increase teacher pay by 20 percent by fall 2020. The announcement comes the day after...

The movement to increase teacher pay and improve education for Arizona students continued April 11. Teachers participated in walk-ins at eight schools in the Maricopa...

This event has been postponed ... Sequoia Pathway Academy hosts its second annual Big Drive for Education Golf Scramble on April 28.IF YOU GO What: Big...

By Jackie Gonzalez We have all heard about the failing education systems across the country. Most recently this has taken the form of strikes occurring...

  After years of staging musicals that have had their runs on Broadway and are ingrained in the musical-theater psyche, Maricopa High School Theatre Company...

A sea of red may be visible at local campuses tomorrow morning as parents drop their children off in the Maricopa Unified School District. Teachers...

  Celebrated educator Bernadette Russoniello left the classroom at the height of her teaching career. She didn’t leave education, however. The consecutive Teacher of the Year awards...

Submitted by Ivan Pour, MHS instrumental director Friday, the Maricopa High School "Gems" Winter Guard gave their final performance of their 2018 program "The Greatest...

Friday, eleven senior guys showcased their best beachwear, talent and formal wear in a battle to become the first ever Mr. MHS. Patrick Flint,...

Teachers are upping the ante in a statewide campaign to increase pay and improve education for their students. “Walk-ins” are slated to occur at schools...

By Murray Siegel This is the second in a series of columns featuring the principals at Maricopa’s district and charter schools. Loraine Conley, Ed.D., principal at...

By Joycelyn Cabrera Pageant queens Lindsay Hubbard (Miss Pinal County) and Mackenzie Ford (Miss City of Maricopa Outstanding Teen) will host Maricopa High School’s first...

Cianni Burgos dropped out of high school her senior year to care for her newborn daughter. Jack Williams encountered road blocks and was losing...

The students in the Maricopa Wells Middle School 20+1 Blended Learning programs wrote, produced, and performed original short stage plays based on well-known fairy...

The Maricopa Unified School District unanimously voted to enter into contract negotiations with its top pick for superintendent Wednesday. The governing board met in executive...

Tracey Lopeman stood in front of Walmart to meet Maricopans in an effort to get to know the community when she was a candidate...

Interested in meeting candidates for Maricopa Unified School District’s new superintendent?IF YOU GO What: Superintendent Candidates Forum When: March 26, 7 p.m. Where: Maricopa Unified School District...

A Maricopa teacher scored a trip to Italy for spring break, and she didn’t leave her class behind. Marjorie Stout teaches second grade at Saddleback...

  After two days of interviews, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board emerged from executive session Wednesday night to announce three superintendent finalists. Heather Cruz,...

March 8, the Desert Wind Middle School Symphonic Band earned a rating of excellent in the Arizona Band and Orchestra Director's Association Regional Elementary/Junior...

After upheaval in Maricopa High School’s administration level last fall, district officials confirmed Monday another assistant principal is on leave. MHS Assistant Principal Heidi Vratil...