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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.
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5/5/21
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Seven Southwest Valley high schools in Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear and Tolleson were ranked among the top 100 of 550 Arizona schools included in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best High Schools list.
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
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4/30/21
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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 Doug Ducey rescinded his July 2020 executive order requiring schools to implement face covering policies April 19, but what does that mean for Southwest Valley students, staff and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?
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 By Kelly O’SullivanTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 4/20/21 |
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When Grand Canyon University senior Rabekah Neu crossed the stage at graduation on Monday, she did so with a full-time job offer in supply chain management from Amazon.com Inc.
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 By Lindsay WalkerTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 4/20/21 |
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Nearly 1,900 members of Agua Fria Union High School District’s Class of 2021 are expected to attend in-person graduation ceremonies Saturday, May 15, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
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By Kelly O’SullivanTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 4/4/21 |
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Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek is accepting applications from Southwest Valley students interested in vying for one of five $1,000 scholarships it plans to award to graduating seniors this year.
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3/31/21
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Many nursing students might be a little nervous about giving their professor an injection. Not Sarah Idowu.
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3/31/21
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Dr. Tara Armstead was sworn in Thursday, March 25, as the newest governing board member of the A-rated Litchfield Elementary School District.
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3/25/21
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The Western Maricopa Education Center communications team recently announced its new district-centric podcast, “Generation Orange.”
West-MEC is a public career technical education …
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3/25/21
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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.
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By Kelly O’SullivanTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 3/19/21 |
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It’s been one year since the A-rated Litchfield Elementary School District pivoted to reinvent its time-tested approach to educational excellence in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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3/17/21
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A decade after opening in Goodyear, Franklin Pierce University is adding new health-sciences programs and expanding its existing doctoral program in physical therapy.
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3/6/21
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Agua Fria Union High School District officials planned to welcome students back to campus full time March 22, but quickly pivoted this week to comply with Gov. Doug Ducey’s March 3 executive order requiring schools to fully reopen March 15.
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By Kelly O’SullivanTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 3/5/21 |
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Great Hearts Academies in Arizona is hosting a hiring fair in March with hopes of landing 240 new teachers.
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2/24/21
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Western Maricopa Education Center recently announced its new nursing services program for the fall.
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2/15/21
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Kindergartners through second-graders whose families chose the in-person learning model at the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year will return to their Litchfield Elementary School District classrooms beginning Monday, Feb. 22.
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By Kelly O’SullivanTwitter: @AzNewsmedia | 2/10/21 |
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Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) is accepting nominations for the 22nd Annual Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards, presented by Cox Communications and SRP.
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2/9/21
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Two Southwest Valley residents were among 607 students who graduated recently from Park University in Missouri.
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2/4/21
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Scott Libby Elementary School’s parent teacher association has been awarded a $2,500 grant by the National PTA to continue its efforts to meet critical needs of students, families and teachers in their school community due to COVID-19.
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1/29/21
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Litchfield Elementary School District Educational Foundation has announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors.
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1/28/21
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