Students head back to school as distance learning continues
Students are heading back to school but most local school districts reverting to virtual learning following the holiday season. This, as state…
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Ducey rejects request for 2-week school ‘quarantine’
Despite the state’s surge of coronavirus cases, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Saturday rejected the state’s top education official’s call for him…
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AZ Superintendent requesting executive action as local school districts continue distance learning
Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman calling on Governor Doug Ducey to take immediate action. Meanwhile, several school districts have already…
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STUDY: Children’s Reading Skills Are Not Developing During Pandemic
WEST LAFAYETTE, In. (WLFI) — According to a recent study, some kids are up to six months behind in developing their reading skills due to COVID-19.…
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Crane School District to continue remote learning after holiday break
The Crane Elementary School District announced Wednesday students will continue with remote learning after the holiday break. …
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Helios Education Foundation RNY scholarship applications open January 1
The scholarship program has awarded up to $720,000 to YUHSD students during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school…
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Kofa HS student selected to serve on Arizona Youth Arts Council
Marilyn Garcia Chavez is first student from Kofa High to be selected for the…
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Local teacher named ‘EconHero’ for December
A Vista High School teacher was honored by the Thomas R. Brown Foundation and the University of Arizona Office of Economics Education as the…
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San Luis High School students earn recognition for academic success
Yuma Union High School District says Guillermo Velez and Maritza Noriega received the award for their academic achievements and high test scores on…
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YUHSD goes remote learning for the first week of spring semester
The district says it will discuss its learning schedule in their meeting on January 13,…
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Joe Biden vows to reopen schools after 100 days on job
Last week Biden said he would ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as…
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Kofa High School teacher Jayden Gubbels
Now entering her fourth year teaching in the world of academia, the Education Foundation of Yuma County says Jayden Gubbel has gone above and beyond…
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Kofa High School teacher named teacher of the year
Congratulations to Jayden Gubbels for being named Yuma County High School Teacher of the…
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Community Kitchen coming to downtown Yuma
News 11’s Adonis Albright speaks with the people behind the project to learn…
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Arizona Western College to offer cloud computing courses
AWC is partnering with Amazon as part of a statewide commitment by the Arizona Commerce Authority to train and certify 5,000 students in cloud…
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ASU students design cooler, fog-free face mask in million-dollar contest
The goal is to build a more comfortable, functional, and affordable mask to prevent the virus’s…
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More schools close as Yuma County sees spike in COVID-19 cases
As positive coronavirus cases continue to rise, it’s prompting local school districts to make changes to mitigate the spread of the…
Continue Reading AWC to offer Amazon Web Services certifications in Spring 2021
Arizona Western College will start offering web services certifications beginning Spring…
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Superintendent Kathy Hoffman says Arizona schools are not ready to reopen
In a post on Twitter, she emphasized the importance of Arizona not being ready to begin in-person learning by August…
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Arizona Superintendent advocates for statewide mask mandate
Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman, wants a statewide mask mandate to keep protecting students and…
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