Puma basketball teams shine

Sequoia Pathway Academy basketball is heating up. The Pumas junior high basketball team will play their regular season finale tonight in Tucson. The boys, coming...

Youth to help run InMaricopa.com Town Hall

Students will get a peek at the democratic process during a candidate debate in August. The Primary Election Town Hall, an InMaricopa.com event, will host...
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MUSD prepares for closures after AZ teachers ‘overwhelmingly approve’ walk-out

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...

Leading Edge spotlights diverse cultures (GALLERY)

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

Pinal 40 offers scholarships for county students

  Applications for the Pinal 40 agricultural scholarship program are due by March 15. The Pinal 40 agricultural scholarship program is one of the main...

MUSD special meeting to discuss superintendent contract

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...

MHS band gets excellent marks in competition

Under the direction of Maricopa High School band and orchestra director Ivan Pour, the MHS orchestra and band participated in two performances last weekend. Friday,...

Eighth grader wins Legacy speech contest

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...

MUSD seeks donations of musical instruments

Have a musical instrument in your house that is collecting dust? Want to get that old clunker out of your house? Bring it to the...

Children’s Learning Adventure helps Maricopa students achieve dreams

  Children’s Learning Adventure focuses on helping their students reach educational and personal goals by providing them with all the tools needed to succeed. The...
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Superintendent candidate wants to tackle ‘gaping achievement gap’ (VIDEO)

Though his Democratic opponent, Kathy Huffman, did not attend, Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction Frank Riggs answered questions about education issues...

Cadets tour Titan Missile Museum

Today Maricopa High School's Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, Lt. Col. Allen Kirksey, USAF, Retired, took eight AFJROTC cadets to the Titan Missile Museum just...

Children’s Learning Adventure finds key to building successful curriculum

Children’s Learning Adventure’s curriculum ensures daily exposure to STEAM-based learning through multiple learning environments designed to provide authentic learning activities in a meaningful context....

Maricopa High School hosts College & Career Day

Maricopa High School hosted a comprehensive college and career day for all 12th grade students Sept. 18. The day began with a College and...

Security increased at MHS after reported threat

A vague threat posted anonymously Monday night, apparently on Facebook, caused a larger police presence on the Maricopa High School campus this morning. Maricopa Police...

Out of state does not equal out of reach for potential college students

By Bernadette Russoniello “You will have to stay in state; we can’t afford for you to leave.” This sentiment echoed in my household growing up...

MHS cadets prove they’re the toughest

Cadets from Maricopa High School AFJROTC participated in the 2018 Buckeye ROTC Toughest Team Competition held Aug. 18 at Buckeye High School. MHS placed third...

School Budget in a Snapshot: Pay raises, buses, classroom size

The budget priorities for the Maricopa Unified School District are homing in on three main areas: funding for afterschool activity buses, setting classroom target...

Teachers resign before end of year

A flood of teacher resignations four months into the school year have left Arizona districts scrambling to fill classroom positions before Christmas break. As of...

School salaries controvery leads to board consensus

  The debate over different cost-of-living increases between certified and classified staff at the Maricopa Unified School District caused public concern Wednesday night. Five people, many...

MUSD superintendent’s contract won’t go beyond this year

The 2017-18 school year will be the last for Superintendent Steve Chestnut at Maricopa Unified School District, school officials said Thursday. Human Resources Director Tom...

MHS teacher to get Yale business perspective

Joby Thompson has been selected to attend the “Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders” program at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, July 23-28. The conference...

MUSD changes mind, keeps doors closed after ‘lack of progress’

After telling students and parents classes would resume Thursday, Maricopa Unified School District now says "lack of progress at the Legislature" will keep doors...

School board OKs budget, continues debate on staff raises

Details surrounding employee pay increases were not resolved among board members Wednesday night at the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board meeting. Before a proposed...

MUSD moving toward new ELA curriculum

New curriculum for English-Language Arts could be in local classrooms next school year.Curriculum Price Tags “Company A”: $1,208,514 “Company B”: $1,319,500 “Company C”: $1,741,289 The Maricopa Unified School...

Rams football drops 1st region game

Everything that worked for the Maricopa High School football team in its 49-12 win over winless Central a week ago did not work at...

Be Awesome: 5 things parents should know about alcohol

By Priscilla Behnke It’s the most popular drug. With all the talk about the latest epidemic, opioid abuse, it is important to remember that...

MUSD misses enrollment projections but still growing

Enrollment at the Maricopa Unified School District is below initial projections, school officials said last week. At an MUSD Governing Board meeting Wednesday, Superintendent Steve...

Central Arizona College offers Math Boot Camps this summer

This summer, the math department at Central Arizona College will offer Math Boot Camps at each of the college’s five campuses during the month...

MUSD budget anticipates enrollment growing by hundreds

Budgeting and funds were a key theme during the MUSD Governing Boarding meeting Wednesday. Superintendent Tracey Lopeman went into the district's "Administrative Budget Recommendation." That...
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