Education News

A new mental health department for schools is coming to Cochise County

Oct 14, 2022 The money is coming from the state.

Fact Check Arizona: Ep. 2 Examining the allegations made by schools superintendent candidates

Oct 11, 2022 Both candidates have attacked the other over certain claims. Here's a look at how true they are.

Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona receive $30k grant from Tohono O’odham Nation

Oct 11, 2022 The money will be used to expand Girl Scout programs into low income and Native American communities.

Candidates for Arizona superintendent of public instruction have starkly different philosophies

Oct 10, 2022 Democrat Kathy Hoffman is running for reelection while Republican Tom Horne is hoping to get his old job back.

Court documents reveal suspect in UA shooting was banned from university

Oct 7, 2022 46-year-old Murad Dervish had been expelled and barred from the University of Arizona in February 2022.

University of Arizona aims to help teachers get students back on track after the pandemic

Oct 3, 2022 Psychology students and instructors offer their expertise to help the transition back to in-person learning.

Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail

Sep 30, 2022 Opponents failed to collect enough signatures to put the law on hold.

Signature numbers debated in Arizona voucher challenge

Sep 26, 2022 Supporters of the ESA expansion say not enough signatures were collected to block the law.

The Buzz: How Arizona's lack of school mental health staff affects students

Sep 24, 2022 Arizona has some of the worst student-to-mental-health-professional ratios in the US.

Arizona hopes to reduce enormous teacher shortage through mentoring, paid tuition

Sep 19, 2022 The Arizona Teacher's Academy is helping.

U.S. Space Command chooses UA as inaugural partner in new program

Sep 15, 2022 University's long history in space research cited

UA language and culture programs receive federal grant money

Sep 12, 2022 The funds will also improve studies in less commonly taught languages.

"Painting In, Painting Out": The world as seen by the Sonoran Plein Air Painters.

Sep 7, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Hey Y'all", Fortune Feimster is coming to the Fox Tucson Theatre; and a new book for young readers tells the story of a female pioneer in molecular science.

Second grader brings guns to school in Cochise

Aug 31, 2022 The investigation is continuing.

As Lake Powell's water level declines, what is emerging in Glen Canyon?

Aug 25, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "The King of Sting" talks monsoons and insects; Author and illustrator Adam Rex on being "Writer in Residence" at the library; and a Medieval marital dispute -- over a video game -- from "Stories That Soar!".

Cochise County schools meet with state lawmakers

Aug 25, 2022 A cap on school spending was the topic of conversation.

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