One of Scottsdale’s most distinctive cultural destinations is entering an exciting new era. Ravenscroft, the Valley’s premier jazz performance venue, has named Angelo Versace as Artistic …
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As Arizona school districts work to fill classrooms ahead of the next academic year, newly released data from the Arizona Education Association underscores a persistent challenge: teacher pay in the state continues to fall short of both national benchmarks and the cost of living, raising renewed concerns about recruitment and retention.
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The effect of the worldwide pandemic reached far and wide in 2020, including the number of people being admitted to Arizona prisons.
But following a dip in admissions during that pandemic era, …
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One of the most effective pushes to improve third-grade literacy in Arizona didn’t start with a new curriculum or mandate. It started with a bracket, turning reading into a statewide competition tied to the 2026 NCAA Women’s Final Four and driving thousands of students to log millions of minutes with a book.
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Earth Day is becoming more than a one-day observance, as schools turn the April 22 event into a hands-on learning opportunity tied to the state’s most pressing environmental challenges.
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Arizona’s largest community college system is educating more than 140,000 students and helping power the state’s workforce, yet it operates without the consistent state funding most colleges nationwide rely on — a gap leaders say is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.
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A student-led event at Pinnacle High School, organized by the campus chapter of Club America, was initially planned as a lunchtime gathering where members could hear from invited speaker Erika Kirk. …
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Arizona is doubling down on one of the most predictive years in a student’s academic career, directing new grant funding to school districts — including Phoenix Union and Mesa Public Schools — to help ensure more freshmen stay on track to graduate.
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Arizona’s effort to expand transparency around school leadership pay continues to evolve, as Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bipartisan bill addressing how superintendent and executive compensation is reported, emphasizing the importance of consistent standards across the state’s full range of school options.
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A perfect ACT score is rare. In one Arizona family, it’s happened twice — and across one network of schools, it’s happening often enough to raise a bigger question: what’s driving these results?
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Former WNBA player and youth literacy advocate Helen Darling is bringing a new playbook to Phoenix—one that turns the energy of March Madness into a strategy for improving reading outcomes among Arizona students.
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