AWC career expo offers students opportunities
Students and parents learned about the opportunities Arizona Western College (AWC) and other schools offer to continue with their higher…
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AWC hosts open mic and artists’ showcase in Parker
Science Fiction students and the Creative Writing School from Arizona Western College will host their sixth annual Open Mic and Artists’…
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NAU receives $6.4 million grant to expand accelerated nursing programs and scholarships
Northern Arizona University (NAU) received a $6.4 million grant to expand its accelerated nursing programs to 16…
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Arizona State Legislature waives education funding cap
The HCR2001 bill gives Arizona schools the ability to spend just over $1 billion appropriated last…
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Gila Ridge’s Faber signs LOI with Ottawa University
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Brayden Faber, a senior from Gila Ridge, signed his national letter of intent and took the next steps in both his…
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8-year-old wakes up from coma after a trampoline accident
SAN DIEGO, Ca. (CNN/KYMA, KECY) –Â A young boy in California has woken up from a medically-induced coma after sustaining a brain injury on a…
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YRMC and AWC announces a joint venture
The Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) has received a $500,500 grant from the Flinn…
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USDA propose reduction of sugar and sodium in school lunches
The Department of Agriculture wants to make school breakfasts and lunches healthier. The agency has unveiled new proposed guidelines to reduce both…
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California schools drop vaccine requirement
In a major reversal, California is calling off its COVID vaccine requirement for all students to get back into…
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Local elementary schools receive donations of books
Roosevelt and Mary A. Otondo Elementary Schools received a donation of more than 100 books from Yuma’s Philanthropic Educational Organization…
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Data shows 26 million people in the U.S. applied or were automatically eligible for student debt relief
The Biden-Harris Administration released data that showed the number of people in the U.S. who applied or were automatically eligible for student…
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Pandemic, culture wars revive ‘school choice’ policy push
Nichole Mason first became concerned when she learned administrators at her children’s public school were allowing transgender students to use girls’…
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BH Renewables contribute to local schools
A lithium company in Imperial County presented a check to a local school for over $30,000…
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St. Francis School will host poker tournament to raise funds
A local school is looking for wise players with a good poker hand, all to help raise…
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Five California educators nominated for Teacher of the Year
The recognition also comes as many say it’s tough to be a…
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No more nuggets? School lunch goes farm-to-table — for some
Making fresh meals requires significant investment and, in many areas, an overhaul of how school kitchens have operated for…
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San Luis teacher honored as an Elite 100 teacher
Esther Mannings from Cesar Chavez Elementary School in San Luis, Arizona was honored as one of the Elite 100 teachers and was recognized for her…
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Elementary students hosts farmer’s market
Gary A. Knox Elementary School hosted a farmer’s market on Wednesday selling produce they grew…
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Local school hosting farmer’s market tomorrow
Gary A. Knox Elementary School will host a student-run Farmer’s market tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1…
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Storm dumps nearly 20 inches of snow on northern Arizona
A winter storm dumped up to nearly 20 inches of snow in northern Arizona on Sunday with the Flagstaff area getting between 12 and 18 inches of…
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