Education

By Merry Grace Over the school year there have been several ongoing issues with MUSD buses like overcrowding and route delays. Recent articles have shed...

Maricopa High School freshmen met Thursday for orientation led by upperclassmen in an effort to introduce the newcomers to campus. The largest freshman class...

Some area schools will remain closed Monday while others plan to hold classes. Leading Edge Academy was closed Thursday and Friday, however the charter school...

By Murray Siegel The December education column discussed students who should attend Maricopa Unified School District schools but ride to schools in Kyrene and Tempe. Parents...

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...

Maricopa Unified School District’s Native American Education Program and its parent advisory committee (NAPAC) hosted their year-end Family Night on Wednesday, honoring past, present...

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

Arizona Department of Transportation will accommodate graduation ceremonies planned for next week by delaying nightly night work on John Wayne Parkway and Maricopa-Casa Grande...

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...

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

District administrators at Maricopa Unified Schools are preparing to implement a new, equal, sick leave policy for their employees. Beginning July 1, all MUSD...

By Steve Chestnut The Arizona State Board of Education recently developed a new A-F letter grade system for all schools. As a result, all public...

The search is on for a new superintendent in the Maricopa Unified School District. Almost. If a search agreement is approved Wednesday night by the...

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...

Local high school students toured the Central Arizona College Maricopa Campus Tuesday morning and shopped various collegiate booths. The event was part of CAC’s...

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...

By Murray Siegel Many high school students are advised to consider a four-year university education following high school graduation to prepare for adult life. For...

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...

The Maricopa High School football team delivered items collected during a May 18 Soap Scrimmage to the Maricopa Family Advocacy Center on Thursday. Several...

After a false alarm Wednesday, the Maricopa Unified School District announced Thursday it would reopen at the end of the week. All nine of MUSD’s...

Maricopa Unified School District hosted a School Safety Forum with school and community leaders answering questions from a crowd of students, parents and other...

A month ahead of naming its new superintendent, Maricopa Unified School District whittled down a list of prospective future leaders vying for the position. Out...

Maricopa parents were asked to get uncomfortable Wednesday. Roughly 30 people attended a program by the Arizona-based “notMyKid” organization, which focuses childhood and adolescent depression...

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...

A message published to the Maricopa Unified School District’s web page stated it will remain closed May 2. Wednesday will mark the fifth day of...

A new $43 million school budget was approved Wednesday night. The Maricopa Unified School District unanimously adopted its 2017-18 budget after months of deliberation. Working mostly...

When the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board approved the 2019-20 budget Wednesday, it did so without the agreement of Board Member Patti Coutré. She...

A week after the public learned the results of the state’s new letter grade system and the subsequent A-F labeling of local schools, a...

Current Superintendent Steve Chestnut could leave Maricopa Unified School District as soon as March 9. The board previously approved his contract through July 1,...

Maricopa Unified School District hosted its annual Veterans Breakfast on Friday morning to showcase local veterans, especially those working or volunteering for the district....