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To inspire students to consider skilled craftsperson careers, Western Maricopa Education Center — a public career technical education district — is partnering with Build Your Future …
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7/27/21
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Three Southwest Valley residents are among the 7,255 Oregon State University students named to the spring 2021 honor roll.
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6/29/21
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Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona, a tuition-free hybrid school for grades 6-11, has partnered with its neighbors at Estrella Mountain Community College to allow students to take college courses free of charge while attending Valor Prep.
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6/29/21
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Thomas S. Sangillo of Goodyear and Jasmine M. Steward of Buckeye are among the 7,000 Oregon State University students celebrating the end of their undergrad college careers this month.
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6/16/21
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Estrella Mountain Community College invites the public to a two-day virtual Juneteenth Freedom Day event Wednesday and Thursday, June 16-17.
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6/15/21
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As Litchfield Elementary School District transitions to the 2022 academic year, L. Thomas Heck Middle School Assistant Principal Anthony Paduano is preparing for a transition of his own
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5/25/21
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Catholic Charities’ Westside Head Start is enrolling students for the 2021-22 school year, which will include enrollment into the Tonopah School District for Head Start, Early Head Start, pregnant mothers and home-based programs.
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5/16/21
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In preparation for its launch as the 17th school in the A-rated Litchfield Elementary School District, the Digital Learning Academy has chosen an energetic, adventuresome dune buggy to symbolize the …
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5/7/21
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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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