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Arizona back-to-school assignment tackles ‘social-distance’ learning amid pandemic freeze
Like an old-fashioned game of freeze tag, many norms synonymous with going back to school are at a standstill until things can somewhat melt back to normal. more
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A runner passes a school closed sign Friday, April 24, 2020, in Phoenix.
Ducey outlines school funding plan in Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona schools will divide up $270 million in federal cash to help them get started when classes resume. The plan by Gov. Doug Ducey includes $200 million from the Coronavirus … more
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Students get back to work in their third grade class at Oakwood Elementary School, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Peoria, Arizona.
Hoffman releases roadmap to reopening Arizona schools
PHOENIX — The state’s top education official wants schools to plan for reopening even as she concedes she doesn’t know how much money they will have — and that it’s … more
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Students step off the school bus as they arrive for classes at San Marcos Elementary School Friday, May 4, 2018, in Chandler.
Views vary on when to allow children back into Arizona schools
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey may be ready to send kids back into the classroom as soon as this coming week. But many Arizonans do not share his views. A new survey shows just 52 percent of … more
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Eligibility requirements include but are not limited to U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizens, a valid Social Security number, registration with Selective Services (males only), and a high school diploma, GED, or completed high school in an approved homeschool setting.
Central Arizona College to award CARES Act funds to more than 3,000 students
Central Arizona College will begin awarding Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funding to more than 3,000 eligible students this week.   The CARES Act establishes … more
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Arizona students receive Flinn Scholarships to local universities
For the 35th straight year, a cohort of Arizona’s highest-achieving high-school seniors has chosen to forego attending out-of-state universities and accept the Flinn Scholarship. more
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Cactus Canyon Junior High's yearbook coverage of COVID-19 shown by Student Press Law Center
The Student Press Law Center has included Cactus Canyon Junior High School's Oro coverage of COVID-19 in a list of  coronavirus yearbook spreads. "The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the … more
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Apache Junction High School teacher Valerie Fleming shows her creativity and commitment to teaching
Learning goes on in Apache Junction, just not in school district classrooms
Whether it’s with online options such as Google Classroom via Chromebooks or printing the alphabet with chalk on a sidewalk, Apache Junction students, parents and teachers from pre-K to grade … more
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"Be brave and reach for the stars AJHS seniors 2020" spelled out in images.
Apache Junction High School football field's light to shine weekly for graduating seniors
The graduating class of Apache Junction High School’s class of 2020 will shine in a way like no other class in the school’s history. Beginning at 8:20 p.m. Friday, April 17, the … more
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Rosie Portual-Brastad holding face masks.
Apache Junction school district staff, families make face mask coverings, shields
Rosie Portual-Brastad is used to coming to the aid of Apache Junction Unified School District families. She heads Project Help, a program that is exclusive to AJUSD and provides families in need … more
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Unless further orders by local health authorities or other government officials mandate a different policy, MCCCD plans to have remote work end on May 8.
Community colleges district extends remote work for remainder of semester
Due to the public health threat posed by COVID-19, the Maricopa County Community Colleges District will continue to practice social distancing to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and … more
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An Avondale Elementary School District employee takes grab-and-go meal bags to a family March 20.
Agua Fria high school district adds grab-and-go pickup sites
Beginning Monday, March 30, Agua Fria Union High School District will deliver free grab-and-go meals to families of children ages 18 and younger at 11 sites throughout the district to augument pickup … more
Arizona schools to stay closed through end of school year
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced Monday, March 30 the extension of school closures through the end of the school year. more
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Jennifer Hipp works with her son as the kindergartner at All Saints’ Episcopal Day School learns from home as schools are closed due to the coronavirus.
Remote learning part of the new normal in Arizona, elsewhere
With most schools in Arizona closed through April 10 due to the coronavirus, not all students are off the hook when it comes to class time. Remote learning is becoming a part of the social … more
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The program will be offered once a week on Mondays and each sack will include a week’s worth of frozen items that can be prepared at home.
AJUSD curbside meal service changes to once a week starting March 30
Apache Junction Unified School District’s Food Services Department has expanded its curbside meal service to two locations beginning Monday, March 30. The locations are Apache Junction High … more
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EVIT Governing Board President Ronda Doolen, who is also a registered nurse and dean of nursing at Arizona College, reached out to District 6 legislator Rep. Walt Blackman, who worked with District 6 Sen. Sylvia Allen to identify a need for the supplies at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low.
EVIT donates personal protective equipment to medical facility
The East Valley Institute of Technology has donated 2,500 masks and personal protection equipment, including about 350 isolation gowns, to a northern Arizona medical facility in need of … more
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Litchfield Elementary School District begins grab and go breakfast, lunch distribution
Families of Litchfield Park Elementary School District students ages 18 and younger can pick up free grab and go breakfasts and lunches prepared by the district’s Food Services Department at … more
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The Surprise Stadium Box Office is processing refunds for games between March 12 and 21.
Pandemic knocks out spring training, schools, events in Surprise
Coronavirus is hitting home in Surprise.   While the city doesn’t have any documented positive cases of the Coronavirus, there’s no doubt it has already changed the way of life … more
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Art teacher Bryan Kilgore draws “TP,” a character introduced March 16 in his new daily instructional series on YouTube.
Art teacher uses social media to spark kids’ creativity during COVID-19 uncertainty
COVID-19 may have closed his classroom, but thanks to social media, class is still in session for Avondale art teacher Bryan Kilgore. “Art is fun and necessary,” and “provides a … more
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Science on Wheels: Arizona Science Center program takes STEM on the road
The first encounter of a reasoned explanation solving the world’s mysteries can become the spark to a mind fueling a lifetime of curiosity. The study of science --- the seeking of truth … more
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