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High school’s master plan includes new two-story classroom building

The Maricopa Unified School District governing board reviewed the master plan for the high school renovation at their meeting Wednesday. A two-story classroom...

MUSD seeks $200K in new lawsuit

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board has filed a lawsuit against a pharmacy benefits firm that officials say was in breach of its contract...

Desert Sunrise High loses principal

Desert Sunrise High School Principal Marlene Armstrong has resigned, Maricopa Unified School District officials confirm. “Assistant Principal Phil Verdugo is the acting principal for the...

City Council names Knorr new member

AnnaMarie Knorr was appointed as Maricopa City Council’s newest member tonight.  The council unanimously gave her the nod over a dozen other applicants for the...

Matt Huffman’s legacy given new life at MHS ballpark

Matt Huffman held the world in the pocket of his baseball glove. He was a baseball star for the Maricopa High School Rams and a...

MHS hires new head boys basketball coach

Maricopa Unified School District has appointed Tim Wilson as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at Maricopa High School. Wilson brings over three decades of...
Maricopa Unified School District 20 administration building

World-renowned architecture firm to design 3rd middle school

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board hired an architectural firm known for its master plan of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and designing Sedona...

Maricopa business offers trade school scholarship to needy student

Maricopa company 911 Air Repair has joined with Maricopa Community Foundation to offer qualified student graduates a new scholarship. 911 Air Repair offers a $2,500...

MUSD board may hire firm to design third middle school

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board will consider hiring an architectural firm to plan and design a third middle school. The board meets at 6:30...

READY PATIENT ONE: New tech therapy shatters video game stigma, prescribes play

In 1982, The New York Times columnist G. F. Cravenson warned the emergence of video games would “robotize” his children, cultivating a generation of...

School district opposes pot shop near high school

In a previously unreported letter to the city a year ago, Maricopa Unified School District leaders and administrators voiced strong opposition to a marijuana...

3 things to consider before buying a new rental property

Rental properties can be profitable but before buying a new one, landlords need to think about these three things. What can you afford? Buying a...

MUSD seeks site for third middle school

School board members took the first step toward finding a new site for Maricopa Unified School District’s third middle school. The MUSD Governing Board entered...

Kids attend first day of school in 2024

With a slight bite of chill in the early-morning air, students and parents flocked toward Butterfield Elementary school today, marking the first school day...

MUSD officials train to use weapons-detecting systems at high schools

Maricopa school officials last week tested weapons detector systems at the entrances to Desert Sunrise and Maricopa High Schools. The Ceia Opengate systems are capable...

MUSD officials train to use weapons-detecting systems at high schools

Maricopa school officials last week tested weapons detector systems at the entrances to Desert Sunrise and Maricopa High Schools. The Ceia Opengate systems are capable...
Robert H. Downey, Maricopa school board president, swears in appointed board member Carolyn Lopez on Wednesday night. [Jeff Chew]

New school board member sworn in

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board members and Supt. Tracey Lopeman welcomed their newest school board member, Carolyn Lopez, during a brief swearing-in ceremony...

School board to elect new vice president

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will elect a new vice president during a meeting tomorrow night. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in...

EV tech new at career institute

Maricopa Unified School District students will be among those building an electric vehicle from the battery next school year. Electric vehicle technology is a new...
A pair of students work on laptops while wearing masks in a classroom at A+ Charter School. [Courtesy of A+ Charter Schools]

FLU FIGHTERS: How the pandemic forever changed Maricopa schools

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...

Priced out: High cost to rent tax-funded spaces has groups looking elsewhere

When Stan and Julie Hayes moved to Maricopa from flat and humid Indiana, they were excited to launch a nonprofit service organization in their...

School board to mull ‘significant’ land acquisition

New schools on the horizon in Maricopa? It’s possible.  Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will enter executive session tomorrow night to discuss an important...

New MUSD board member appointed

Pinal County Schools Superintendent Jill Broussard today appointed Carolyn Lopez, an advocate for students with disabilities, to the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board.  She...

State school boss names Legacy top charter school

Legacy Traditional School earned an A grade on its annual Arizona Department of Education report card.  It was the only charter school in Maricopa to...

MUSD elementary schools earn perfect report cards

Maricopa Unified School District received glowing Arizona Department of Education report cards for three of its elementary schools, all of which earned A grades. MUSD...

Schools proposed outside city limits

Proposed new schools in Hidden Valley would be the first in the district outside city limits. Site maps show land is allocated for new elementary...

Former school site might become houses

Another day, another empty lot that could become houses. Homebuilder DR Horton submitted pre-application paperwork last month to convert a former school site into more...

LEARNING CURVE: Artificial, human intelligence tangle in Maricopa schools

One year ago, ChatGPT didn’t exist. Today, it’s a close friend to many. But for students and teachers in Maricopa schools, the question is this:...

20 YEARS: A new generation

Those whose childhood memories of Maricopa are dotted with trips to the movies and fast-food restaurants, copious ribbon cuttings and endless trips to neighbors’...

MHS rolls out new clear bag policy tonight

Maricopa High School has a new policy in place this year impacting those who plan to attend tonight’s football game.  The high school is upping...
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