Education


Volunteers rake mulch on the new playground at Loma Linda School in Phoenix on Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Evelyn Nielsen/Cronkite News)
Nonprofit Builds New Playground for Phoenix School to Combat Inequities

Loma Linda School in the Creighton School District is the latest to benefit from Kaboom’s mission of giving kids access to quality playgrounds.

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Students in Arizona Dual Enrollment Classes Experience More Benefits than Just College Credit

Three students who have taken dual enrollment courses and/or participated in an early college achievement program through Maricopa Community Colleges say the advantages are worth the rigor. 

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School Board Met With Personal Attacks After Cutting Ties With Anti-LGBTQ University

Religious leaders attended Thursday’s board meeting and implored those accusing the board of religious discrimination to stop acting “anti-Christian.”

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School Board Member Harassed Over Board’s Unanimous Decision to End Contract With Anti-LGBTQ University

Washington Elementary School District, representing north central Phoenix and east Glendale, voted to end its contract with Arizona Christian University because the university’s values do not align with WESD’s.  

Westwood High School teacher Shaun Reedy instructs students, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
New Report Shows Gaps in Dual Enrollment Offerings From Arizona High Schools 

Students who participate in dual enrollment classes in high school are twice as likely to attend and stay in college than students who do not—but only about half of Arizona high schools offer these classes. 

Leslie Ybarra Zambada and her daughter (Photo courtesy of Leslie Ybarra Zambada)
Single Moms in Arizona Can Get Free Higher Education Through This Program

Coconino Community College has a goal to help 30 to 40 women move through the program, which offers 11 career tracks. 

Student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, ahead of arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Supreme Court Is Hearing Arguments About Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan on Tuesday. Here’s What You Need to Know

About 90% of the benefits from Biden's plan will go to families earning less than $75,000 according to the White House, but a group of Republican-led states have sued to block it.