Two students in the YUHSD named finalists for 2023 Flinn Scholarship
The Flinn Foundation has selected Cibola High School senior Kaylee Woods and San Luis High School senior Efren Figueroa as finalists for the Flinn…
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NAU expands nursing program with grant
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – As the nursing shortage continues putting a strain on hospitals nationwide, the Arizona Department of Health…
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Sonora students recognized for their drawings in Binational Clean Air Calendar
Sonora students were recognized for their drawings that illustrated the 2023 Binational Clean Air…
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First Lady Jill Biden visits Mesa to discuss education
First Lady Jill Biden visited Mesa Community College, in Arizona, to highlight how affordable community college programs are to…
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AIA Girls soccer playoffs: Gila Ridge vs. Marana
YUMA, Az. (KYMA, KECY) – Gila Ridge girls soccer making the short trip over to AWC for their play-in match against Marana. Early on the Hawks on…
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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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