‘It’s hard to focus’: Schools say American kids are hungry
America’s schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. There is growing concern about the effects on kids’…
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Yuma teachers gets salary increase for upcoming school year
Yuma School District One employees will be getting a bump up in salary for the new school…
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Governor Hobbs vetoes bill that aims to ban critical race theory
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D-Arizona) vetoed a bill that would have banned critical race theory from being taught inside the…
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YUHSD teams will go to Academic Decathlon state championships
The Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) sends three teams to the Arizona Academic Decathlon state championships at Phoenix…
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District One teachers earn an increase in their salaries
Yuma School District One employees learned that the district’s Governing Board has approved a pay…
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Border Entrepreneurial Challenge comes to Yuma
The Border Entrepreneurial Challenge (BEC) 2023 will take place at the AWC/NAU-Yuma…
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Safer school buses on the way to Yuma County
School buses throughout Yuma County will now be safer, thanks to a grant of $785,000 from the Arizona Transportation Modernization Grant…
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Kofa High School principal recognized Administrator of the Year
A Kofa High School principal was recognized as Administrator of the Year by the Arizona Association of Latino Administrators and…
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Virginia governor orders review of AP course
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered the state’s education secretary to review the college board’s new advanced placement course on…
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1 in 5 kids shows signs of disordered eating
(CNN/KYMA, KECY) – More than one in five kids and adolescents around the world show signs of disordered eating. That’s according to a new…
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UPDATE: Kofa High School to resume classes Wednesday
Kofa High School announced that they will be releasing their students early. KHS said they are without water due to a damaged pipe near the…
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Local students compete for Skills USA
The Skills USA Regional Competition took place Friday at Arizona Western…
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Elementary students will get to experience college for a day
A group of 150 students from Otondo Elementary School will have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be a college student at the Arizona…
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New media room draws interest at Yuma Main Library
The Yuma Main Library now has a media studio room open to the…
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Grant awarded to improve school bus safety
The Arizona Transportation Modernization Grant Program awarded $785,000 to the Yuma Schools Transportation Consortium to improve bus-rider…
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AWC celebrates Black History Month with upcoming events
Arizona Western College (AWC) celebrates Black History Month with upcoming events and activities at the Yuma…
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AWC scholarship cycle gives chances for students to receive scholarships
The Arizona Western College Foundation scholarship cycle is now open and gives students the opportunity to apply for scholarships to have a chance to…
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Camp Inferno puts teen girls in role of firefighter
The Yuma Fire Department is hosting Camp Inferno this week, a three-day program offering teen girls a real-world firefighting…
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AWC, YRMC enter into affiliation agreement to build future of regional healthcare
As hospitals and healthcare providers across the nation struggle to fill vacant positions, local leaders are focused on new innovative solutions…
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Arizona Western College hosts Heart & Healthy relationships fair
Arizona Western college hosted a relationships fair on campus that occurs every…
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