Buckeye school district expands preschool program
By Marcia Oppong | Monday, Oct. 16, 2017
BUCKEYE – The Buckeye Elementary School District has opened a second preschool to accommodate growth in the West Valley.
Sundt company, community college build careers in construction
By Marcia Oppong | Monday, Oct. 16, 2017
COOLIDGE – The Sundt Construction, Inc. and Central Arizona College are training students to become the next construction professionals.
NAU’s ‘real Lumberjacks’ find thrill in logging sports competition
By Eric Newman | Monday, Oct. 16, 2017
FLAGSTAFF — Although Northern Arizona University’s students are nicknamed Lumberjacks, it’s the school’s logging sports team that fully encapsulates the meaning of attending college near the Centennial Forest.
Arizona academy gives free music lessons, instruments to youth
By Mia Atkins | Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017
PHOENIX – A local music academy wants to make sure students learn to play an instrument even if they can’t afford it, underscoring a federal guideline that says music is crucial to a quality education.
October 10, 2017 Newscast
By Staff | Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017
Coverage from the Cronkite News education desk
Scottsdale sisters organize book drives for hurricane victims
By Paola Garcia | Monday, Oct. 9, 2017
SCOTTSDALE – Organizations and individuals have collected food, clothes and other necessities to help hurricane victims. However, two Scottsdale sisters wanted to do something different and held a book drive at Cochise Elementary School and Arizona School for the Arts.
Goofy, grounded, ‘Game of Thrones’ fan: Pinnacle’s Rattler more than standout quarterback
By Rafael Alvarez | Friday, Oct. 6, 2017
PHOENIX — He is a “Game of Thrones” fan, likes action and comedy movies and is the No. 1 ranked football recruit in Arizona for the class of 2019.
Miller preaches eliminating ‘clutter’ as top-ranked Wildcats practice under cloud
By Eric Newman | Friday, Oct. 6, 2017
TUCSON — The University of Arizona basketball team held its first media appearance since allegations broke that assistant coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson paid bribe money to a player to sign with the team.
Touch learning + community = independence for kids with Down syndrome
By Alyssa Williams | Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017
SCOTTSDALE – A sensory touch technique can help people diagnosed with Down syndrome learn math and other lessons more readily, according to the leaders of a local nonprofit.
New Phoenix Zoo exhibit teaches kids of all ages about dinosaurs, conservation
By Tynin Fries | Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017
“Dad! Look!” Three-year old Anthony Contrades runs toward his dad as he watches a life-size Tyrannosaurus rex lean down and roar.
On heels of FBI corruption scandal, questions surround Arizona program, Sean Miller
By Brittany Bowyer | Monday, Oct. 2, 2017
PHOENIX — On the heels of the FBI’s three-year investigation of a college basketball corruption scandal, questions about the state of Arizona’s program and the impact it will have on coach Sean Miller remain.
San Luis teacher honored with Esperanza Latino Teacher of the Year Award
By Alex Valdez | Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017
SAN LUIS – Every year, the organization Chicanos Por La Causa, honors Latino teachers in Arizona who go above and beyond — inside and outside their classrooms — with the Esperanza Latino Teacher of the Year award. This year, three teachers from Maricopa County received the award but it was one teacher from San Luis.