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Superintendent: All Peoria Unified schools to be open …

1/11/2021
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.

Dysart school officials continue in-person learning

12/28/2020
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.

Changing COVID-19 metrics allows Scottsdale Schools to …

12/23/2020
Among New Year’s resolutions within the Scottsdale Unified School District is one that has been made before: deciding when it’s safe for students to return to learn in person amid the latest COVID-19 surge.

First doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday …

12/22/2020
Pinal County Public Health ordered 10,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 9, which was the maximum allowed during this first order. Pinal County Public Health chose to move forward with …

First COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Goodyear

12/21/2020
Frontline health care workers and first responders from around the Southwest Valley began receiving first-round COVID-19 vaccines on the Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear on Monday, Dec. 21, as health officials rolled out Phase 1A of their vaccination plan.

Peoria Unified inches closer to virtual learning

12/2/2020
In the wake of increased COVID-19 cases and certain benchmarks reaching high levels, Peoria Unified School District officials are preparing to return to virtual learning throughout the district if needed.

Thanksgiving may harvest COVID-19 banquet for …

11/27/2020
Dedicated teachers, staff, students and parents are among many things Scottsdale Unified School District leaders are thankful for while bracing themselves during the upcoming weeks to digest the Thanksgiving break leftovers.

County COVID-19 cases continue back and forth

11/20/2020
The number of COVID-19 cases continued rising and falling on Friday, this time with a decline from the previous day, according to data from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. The …

Pinal County Sheriff Lamb announces he tested positive …

6/18/2020
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb on Wednesday announced in a Facebook post that he tested positive for COVID-19. "Unfortunately, as a law enforcement official and elected leader, we do not have the …

All have a role to play in slowing spread of COVID-19, …

6/11/2020
As Maricopa County Department of Public Health and its partners continue their work to fight the spread of COVID-19, residents are reminded that they have an important role to play in slowing the …

Arizona governor defends decision to dissolve order

6/4/2020
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey insisted Thursday he had not made a mistake in dissolving his stay-at-home order and allowing more businesses to reopen even as Arizona approaches 1,000 people dying from COVID-19.

Maricopa County Public Health provides guidance on …

5/1/2020
With more COVID-19 testing options available, residents need to be aware of how testing options vary and what information they do and do not provide. The two main types of tests currently …