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Leaders selected for business, economic partnership

5/10/2021

A local Phoenix organization announced the names of various new team members who will work together to solve common problems that arise in government and business settings.

Arches Academy announces open enrollment for 2021-22 …

5/7/2021

Arches Academy, a K-8 charter school in Apache Junction, has launched open enrollment for the 2021-22 school year and will accept applications until the first day of school on July 26. Up to 75 …

StrongMind, Valor Academy partner for customizable, …

5/5/2021

Recognizing a need in Arizona for alternative learning models that offer the flexibility of online learning with a face-to-face engagement element, digital curriculum provider StrongMind has partnered with local charter schools to launch tuition-free Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona.

Many Southwest Valley schools still requiring masks …

4/20/2021

Gov. Doug Ducey rescinded his July 2020 executive order requiring schools to implement face covering policies April 19, but what does that mean for Southwest Valley students, staff and campus visitors?

Great Hearts Academies launch full online K-8 school

4/15/2021

Great Hearts Academies public charter schools will offer its classical liberal arts curriculum to Arizona students online beginning in the fall.

Queen Creek teacher honored by state representatives

4/6/2021

Growing up with a mother who was a school principal, Amaris Lewis always knew she would end up working in education. What she did not expect was that a state would set aside a day in her …

Southwest Valley schools react to new CDC guidelines

3/19/2021

New coronavirus guidance issued March 19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allows schools to seat masked-up students 3 feet apart instead of 6 feet in classrooms, but that doesn’t mean local administrators are throwing caution to the wind, especially in middle and high schools.

Queen Creek, Florence high schoolers deal with …

3/18/2021

For upper classmen in high school who are ready to get out into the world, the Coronavirus pandemic has added unprecedented challenges to an already challenging time in their lives. We talked to High …

Former Bradley Academy CEO sentenced in theft scheme

3/17/2021

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced March 17 that Daniel K. Hughes, former CEO of the defunct Bradley Academy of Excellence in Goodyear, was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for his role in the theft of more than $2.6 million from the Arizona Department of Education, the U.S. Dept. of Education, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the Federal Communications Commission.