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Students from the College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, are joining the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic battle by volunteering to help prepare and distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
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1/21/21
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Credit Union West has announced that the organization’s 2021 Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from high school seniors in Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, Mohave, Coconino, Cochise, Navajo, Apache and Gila counties. In total, there are five $1,000 scholarships available.
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1/19/21
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A trio of Glendale teachers are among those who won grants during the football season thanks to the Arizona Cardinals and Salt River Project.
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1/18/21
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COVID-19 case numbers have spent December and January surging in Arizona, including Glendale, pushing health official-mandated safety metrics into “red” categories that once demanded online learning.
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 By Steve StockmarTwitter: @stevestockmar | 1/17/21 |
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A school district budget shortfall projection in January may look scary by the dollar amount, but it’s far from a final verdict.
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By Steve StockmarTwitter: @stevestockmar | 1/14/21 |
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Glendale Community College’s second annual Innovation Challenge competition will take place as a virtual event from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18.
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1/14/21
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The Deer Valley Unified School District will update the latest on its return to in-person learning procedures during the pandemic when the governing board meets for its first meeting of 2021.
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By Steve StockmarTwitter: @stevestockmar | 1/11/21 |
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Peoria Unified School District has announced that all schools will be open for in-person learning, Jan. 12, coming after a sick-out by teachers protesting the school board’s decision in December for students to return to in-person learning regardless of the status of Maricopa County benchmarks, which are currently in the substantial category.
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
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1/11/21
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Aval Daryani, a senior at Mountain Ridge High School, 22800 N. 67th Ave., Glendale, earned the Presidential Volunteer Service GOLD level award due to his exemplary voluntary services.
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1/6/21
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Peoria Unified School District teachers and those from other districts formed a group calling on districts to go to virtual learning for at least two weeks.
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 By Philip HaldimanTwitter: @PhilipHaldiman | 1/5/21 |
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When Charles St. Clair arrived in Arizona in 1990, to begin a faculty position with the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies at ASU West in Glendale, the local culture was shifting.
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By Steve StockmarTwitter: @stevestockmar | 1/5/21 |
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Two Deer Valley Unified School District employees were honored by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) New and Related Services Division.
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1/5/21
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Education is a point of contention when it comes to in-person versus virtual learning during a pandemic.
Parents and district officials each have a different perspective on what is best for students, but both have safety as the top priority.
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 By Jennifer JimenezTwitter: @SCW_Independent | 12/28/20 |
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Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, will virtually host some of Arizona’s top high school students for its annual Arizona Regional Brain Bee, an educational competition similar to a spelling bee that focuses on neuroscience at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.
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12/22/20
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Dysart Unified School District officials discussed local COVID-19 metrics and their impact on the district for more than 90 minutes during its most recent board meeting, but is opting to not change anything.
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 By Richard SmithTwitter: @rsmithYWV | 12/16/20 |
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Suhani Patel, senior at Mountain Ridge High School, 22800 N. 67th Ave., Glendale, is one of the five Arizona finalists as a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.
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12/15/20
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Peoria Unified’s Desert Valley Elementary School, 12901 N. 63rd Ave. in Glendale, hosted a surprise graduation ceremony for student-teacher Claudia Vasquez Dec. 11.
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12/14/20
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Midwestern University received a $100,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, which will be directed to the Arizona College of Optometry’s Vision Medical Assistance Program.
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12/14/20
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A discussion on merely approving a decision to move forward on contracting out to design a potential new school that may or may not be built was a reminder of one of the touchier subjects a school district can take on.
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By Steve StockmarTwitter: @stevestockmar | 12/13/20 |
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The Dysart Unified School District recently received a statewide honor.
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By Jennifer JimenezTwitter: @SCW_Independent | 12/9/20 |