Education Archives

Local school district offering mariachi workshop for students

October 10, 2023 12:08 PM Faith Rodriquez

Central Union High School District and the Southwest High School
SAVAPA program announced an opportunity for local students to participate in a…

Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse

October 7, 2023 9:59 AM AP News

Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes. To learn about their identities and how to build healthy, safe…

AWC groundbreaking ceremony for new law enforcement training academy

October 5, 2023 12:42 PM Abraham Retana

Local cadets won’t have to leave Yuma to receive their law enforcement…

AWC offering new fast-track courses in Spanish

October 5, 2023 10:36 AM Faith Rodriquez

Arizona Western College (AWC) Continuing Education is offering new fast-track courses in Spanish to increase educational opportunities for Spanish…

SDSU receives funding to train Latinx and Indigenous students for sustainable food and agriculture careers

October 4, 2023 10:31 AM Jailene Aguilera

The U.S. Department of Agriculture granted the San Diego State University $5 million that will help support hands-on research and field study on both…

Vista High School spends a day with Lily for ‘Dogs Day Out’

October 4, 2023 1:55 PM Faith Rodriquez

A local high school got to spend a day with a dog named “Lily” from the Humane Society of Yuma…

Biden announces more student debt relief as payments resume after the coronavirus pandemic pause

October 4, 2023 9:57 AM The Associated Press, Faith Rodriquez, NBC News

President Joe Biden has announced another $9 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness.…

YUHSD hosts drug impairment training

October 3, 2023 4:38 PM Eduardo Morales

For the past two days, the Yuma Union High School District hosted drug impairment training so teachers and staff know when a student is under the…

Federal student loan payments restarting Sunday

October 1, 2023 11:35 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman, Karina Bazarte

Borrowers have had a financial reprieve for more than three years as a pandemic-era repayment pause was extended multiple…

President Biden announces new McCain National Library at ASU

September 28, 2023 11:32 AM Faith Rodriquez

The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) said it’s proud to announce the new John S. McCain III National Library on the campus of ASU…

Arizona at Work seeks to help youth gain employment

September 26, 2023 3:05 PM Eduardo Morales

The Arizona at Work Youth Services Program is helping teens and young adults find…

Arkansas honors Little Rock Nine 66 years later

September 26, 2023 7:21 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

It was 66 years ago Monday that the Little Rock Nine made their way into Central High School as the first African Americans to attend the…

Strong Families Program works with local parents and students

September 25, 2023 5:46 PM Eduardo Morales

Yuma School District One has a program motivating parents to help their children…

New educator vacancy data show a crisis in Arizona schools

September 25, 2023 2:02 PM Dillon Fuhrman

In a statement by the Arizona Education Association (AEA), “there were about 7,518 job opening for teachers” across the state of…

CHP and ICPHD offer car seat inspections on Child Safety Awareness Day

September 25, 2023 11:25 AM Jailene Aguilera

The Imperial County Public Health Department and California Highway Patrol held a child car seat inspection for Child Safety Awareness…

AWC experiences growth in student enrollment

September 25, 2023 11:27 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

In a press release, AWC is the only community college in the state of Arizona “to show enrollment growth over five years,” with a 2.34% increase from…