Education Archives

Gov. Ducey signs Arizona expansive school voucher into law

August 17, 2022 7:56 PM Jacqueline Aguilar

Arizona’s new law expanding school vouchers says it offers a choice for every public student to attend a private school, but the state has faced…

San Luis High School students earn scholarships for autoethnography storytelling project

August 16, 2022 11:43 AM Faith Rodriquez

San Luis High School (SLHS) and South Mountain Community College partnered with an educational nonprofit organization, KnowledgeWorks to support the…

Biden administration cancels another $3.9 billion in student loan debt for former for-profit college students

August 16, 2022 8:00 AM CNN

The Department of Education said Tuesday that it will cancel $3.9 billion in student loan debt for 208,000 students who attended the now-defunct…

VIDEO: Nationwide teacher shortage as new school year begins

August 16, 2022 7:00 AM NBC News

NBC’S Kerry Sanders reports on the major teacher shortage nationwide as schools open their doors for the start of a new school…

Kofa MCJROTC team finishes in Marine Corps top 4 at national academic bowl

August 12, 2022 2:42 PM Dillon Fuhrman

The Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) placed fourth in the U.S. Marine Corps JROTC Academic Bowl…

Vista, San Luis earn top safety committee awards

August 12, 2022 12:15 PM Dillon Fuhrman

Vista High School and San Luis High School received the top “safety committee” awards of $10,000 on Wednesday during Yuma Union High School…

UPDATE: Kofa High School closed Thursday and Friday due to power outage

August 11, 2022 5:37 AM Cole Johnson

Yuma Union High School District has announced that Kofa High School is closed Thursday, August 11, due to a loss of power to the school and…

Arizona History Teacher of the Year awarded in San Luis

August 11, 2022 4:18 PM Marcos Icahuate

A San Luis High School teacher has been named Arizona History Teacher of the Year and will be presented with an award by the Gilder Lehrman Institute…

Arizona’s critical teacher shortage continues for 6th year

August 9, 2022 7:00 PM Jacqueline Aguilar

The school year is underway, but are there enough teachers to fill the…

New data reveals increasing teacher vacancies in Arizona for 2022 school year

August 9, 2022 8:19 AM Cole Johnson, abc-news

According to data collected by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association there are more than 2,000 teacher vacancies across the…

Yuma Union High School District back to ‘normalcy’ this school year

August 4, 2022 11:37 AM Samantha Byrd

It’s that time of year for Yuma Union High School District students to return back to the classroom from summer break.…

AWC registration fest

August 3, 2022 10:38 PM Mercedes Martinez

Arizona Wester College to host registration fest SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Arizona Western college will be hosting their reg fest Thursday,…

No-cost Sports Physical day to be held at Gila Ridge High School

August 3, 2022 4:54 PM Marcos Icahuate

Two local organizations will be hosting a free Sports Physical day for student-athletes who wish to participate in activities for the 2022-2023…

Mesa teacher starts fundraiser to buy school supplies for deaf students

August 2, 2022 12:45 PM CNN

As kids head back to school, teachers are preparing their classrooms.…

COVID’s effect on students’ learning

August 1, 2022 10:59 AM Samantha Byrd

YUMA, Ariz. (KECY, KYMA) – Arizona has experienced unprecedented declines in academic performance as the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third…

School supplies costing more money

August 1, 2022 6:13 AM Melissa Zaremba

Basic items on your typical back-to-school list may be a little more expensive this…

New Mountain Church kids raise money for new building

July 30, 2022 4:34 PM Vanessa Gongora

New Mountain Church kids had a lemonade stand Saturday morning to help raise money for the cost of the flooring in the kids area of the new building.…