Paradise Valley Community College is joining the Unlocking Opportunity initiative, a program that aims to increase wages and outcomes for students post-graduation.
The Arizona Board of Regents is offering funding to Arizona high schoolers that have 50% of its students complete the FAFSA form.
There are reports that detainees inside Arizona ICE detention facilities are not being given medical care. A legal permanent resident detained in Eloy has leukemia but is not getting treatment. A Flagstaff resident and Mexican national died at the Florence facility August 31st. ICE has confirmed his death but has not provided any detail on what happened.
ICE says comprehensive medical care is provided from the moment individuals arrive and throughout the entirety of their stay.
Local nonprofit Valley Leadership is launching a new program, Leaders for Literacy, which places volunteers in the classroom as substitutes so teachers can attend literacy trainings.
State Superintendent Horne announced he will request $180 million dollars from the state to further fund the school safety program.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and State Schools Chief Tom Horne are at odds over non-educational purchases made with Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) money, blaming each other for the fraud.
ARIZONA OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE IMPACTS OF THE EXTREME HEAT ON OUR STATE'S CHILDREN- SPECIFICALLY IN THEIR SCHOOL LIVES.
The East Valley Institute of Technology's new STEM Academy partners with local companies like Boeing and Honeywell to create a curriculum that sets kids up for the workforce.
SRP and Friends of the Verde River are teaming up to conserve water. The River Friendly Living Grant Program will give homeowners up to $1,000 and businesses up to $5,000 for completing water conservation projects. SRP uses hydropower from the Verde River to bring power to millions in the Phoenix Metro area.
You can enroll in the River Friendly Living Program at VerdeRiver.org\grants.
Teen violence is up across the Valley. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell held a forum in Chandler Wednesday night to look at some alarming trends. She says youth violence has been on the rise since a 2020 dip due to the pandemic. Mitchell adds juvenile crimes are becoming more violent and increasingly involve a weapon.