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ARIZONA CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

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DOJ lawsuit seeks to end in-state tuition for undocumented students
Date: 2026-08-27
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Without sustained funding or coordination, Arizona’s push to boost postsecondary enrollment falls short
Date: 2026-07-01
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Arizona universities quietly altered DEI offerings after Trump threatened funding cuts. They won’t disclose how
Date: 2026-04-09
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Arizona voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students. The state left implementation to chance.
Date: 2026-01-07
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Arizona voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students. The state left implementation to chance.
Date: 2026-01-07
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Date: 2025-10-20
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Amid student fear and uncertainty, Arizona colleges split on clear policies for ICE on campus
Date: 2025-09-08
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Molly Bohannon
Thousands of Arizona children now waitlisted for state child care assistance
Date: 2025-02-17
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Maria Polletta
Contentious ‘Project 2025’ plan uses Arizona as education model
Date: 2024-08-05
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Maria Polletta
Arizona reinstates waitlist for families seeking state child care aid
Date: 2024-08-01
Source: AZ Center for Investigative Reporting
Maria Polletta

ARIZONA DAILY SUN

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A unanimous vote from the Arizona Board of Education adjusts the school grading system
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
FUSD Summer Internship Program offers high school students professional development experience
Date: 2026-08-29
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
Teacher retention: The K-12 teachers who continue to choose Flagstaff Unified School District
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
Looking at recent teacher retention efforts from Coconino County and its largest school district
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
NAU introduces programs utilizing AI to improve future health outcomes
Date: 2026-08-03
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
Extended School Year program offers summer assistance for special education students
Date: 2026-07-20
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
Camp Colton’s SEED Summer Experience puts kids on the trail to learn about environmental science
Date: 2026-07-17
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
Mount Elden Middle School’s quest for continuous improvement
Date: 2026-07-10
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
First year of Girls2Space camp inspires young girls to engage in STEM exploration
Date: 2026-06-28
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter
Navajo County student awarded 2026 Flinn Scholarship to reach higher education with no barriers
Date: 2026-06-17
Source: AZ Daily Sun
JESSELLE ORTEGON Sun Staff Reporter

ARIZONA PBS

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Maricopa Community Colleges operating aid left out of state budget for 12th year
Date: 2026-06-24
Source: Arizona PBS
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Arizona’s 2027 budget cuts millions in educational funding
Date: 2026-06-23
Source: Arizona PBS
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Maricopa Community Colleges receives $16 million grant to help students in need
Date: 2026-06-19
Source: Arizona PBS
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Arizona receives $300K grant to address teacher shortage
Date: 2026-06-13
Source: Arizona PBS
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ASU Preparatory Academy expands with upcoming West Valley campus
Date: 2026-06-05
Source: Arizona PBS
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Teacher’s union partners with university offering educators affordable graduate education
Date: 2026-06-05
Source: Arizona PBS
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ASU wins federal contract to train government officials on war and strategy
Date: 2026-05-29
Source: Arizona PBS
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Maricopa Community College leaders ask state for vital aid
Date: 2026-05-29
Source: Arizona PBS
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Maricopa Community Colleges breaks graduation records due to affordable degree programs
Date: 2026-05-29
Source: Arizona PBS
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State initiative expands industrialized manufacturing training to rural Arizonans
Date: 2026-05-27
Source: Arizona PBS
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THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC

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THE DAILY COURIER

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Yavapai College announces foundation departure, student leadership grant
Date: 2026-09-09
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
Presidential search officially underway, says Yavapai College
Date: 2026-09-08
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
Prescott High School Air Force JROTC honored for 17th year running
Date: 2026-09-04
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
Yavapai College board approves Rhine settlement, hears finalized audit report
Date: 2026-09-03
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
PUSD board discusses preventative maintenance, policy tweaks
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
July 20 brought record flooding to PV — Granville Elementary is still recovering
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
Visualizing PUSD's upcoming ballot measures
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
PHS freshmen envision life at 25 through the Reality Store
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
Prescott Half Century Club to hold 49th annual benefit luncheon
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, The Daily Courier
Chino Valley high schooler recognized at Arizona Board of Education meeting
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: Daily Courier
By ALAN HUNT, Chino Valley Review

INDEPENDENT NEWS MEDIA

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West Valley school district pans impacts of Prop. 320 on classroom spending
Date: 2026-09-08
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
Agua Fria creates nursing pathway to address West Valley workforce shortage
Date: 2026-09-08
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
PVSchools approves therapy dog partnership
Date: 2026-09-04
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
PVSchools superintendent targets higher school grades, reading and career readiness
Date: 2026-09-03
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
Inside PVSchools: Meet Principal Schoonover
Date: 2026-09-03
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
How Arizona prepares teachers may affect whether they stay
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
Arizona accepts $100K federal grant aimed at connecting student credentials with employers
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
Basic-needs crisis pushes Latino students to the brink of leaving college
Date: 2026-08-30
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
Decoding kids: The slang terms puzzling Arizonans
Date: 2026-08-29
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)
Inside PVSchools: Meet Principal Shelly Richardson
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Independent News
smantle@iniusa.org ( By Stacy Mantle)

KAWC

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Arizona Edition:Biosolids in Yuma County, dove hunting season and ESAs
Date: 2026-09-06
Source: KAWC
Carmen Márquez, Victor Calderón, Sisko J. Stargazer
New ASU three-year degrees offer Yuma students faster path to teaching
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
Castle Dome Middle School earns Heart Safe School designation
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
Dolly in Yuma, Arizona and the Colorado River and the ESA debate
Date: 2026-08-29
Source: KAWC
Victor Calderón, Carmen Márquez, Sisko J. Stargazer
State board takes first step in revising Arizona’s A-F school grades
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
Arizona ESAs: Choice, Access and Accountability
Date: 2026-08-22
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
Arizona’s ESA debate reveals a deeper question: What is education for?
Date: 2026-08-16
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
In Yuma, ESAs make private school more affordable — but choice still has limits
Date: 2026-08-15
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
Inside the choices Arizona ESA parents make
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer
Deep Dive: Do Arizona ESAs really save the state money?
Date: 2026-08-13
Source: KAWC
Sisko J. Stargazer

KOLD-TV

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Local college students talk about struggle with food insecurity
Date: 2026-09-08
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco
Preschool scholarship program faces funding struggle as county diverts library money
Date: 2026-09-04
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco
Tucson students manufacture prosthetic legs for people around the world
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco
Students, counselors navigate changes to University of Arizona admissions policy
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco
Kindergarten vaccination rates drop as new executive order worries Tucson experts
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco
FCC considers funding cuts that would cost Tucson schools, libraries millions
Date: 2026-08-26
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco
Teacher retention affects more than just students
Date: 2026-08-21
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco, Shannon Conner
Paths for teachers to remain in classroom
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco, Shannon Conner
Second jobs keep Tucson teachers in profession, but at what cost?
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco, Shannon Conner
Arizona’s Teacher Residency Program helps keep educators in the classroom
Date: 2026-08-14
Source: KOLD-TV
Isabela Lisco, Shannon Conner

KPNX-TV

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KTAR

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ASU named 1 of 8 schools to train manufacturers in new nationwide initiative
Date: 2026-09-08
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
Republican candidate Andy Biggs wants to expand ESA options for rural and disadvantaged students
Date: 2026-09-04
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling praises Arizona’s workforce pathways
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
ASU is helping kids in a juvenile detention center get a head start on college degrees
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
ASU is now offering 3-year bachelor’s degrees for education students
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
Phoenix district taps fellowship to bring male teachers of color into classrooms
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
Chandler English language teacher wins ‘Pay Tribute to a Teacher’ September award
Date: 2026-08-31
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
New ASU medical school welcomes inaugural class, combining engineering and medicine
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
1 in 10 Arizona schools could lose full letter grade with removal of bonus points
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer
Teaching requirements for dual-language and CTE classes are getting stricter
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: KTAR
Shira Tanzer

Nogales International

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Lack of interest in school board creating vacancies
Date: 2026-09-03
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
Justice Project interns visit Arizona Supreme Court
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Nogales International
Nogales International
ESA initiative won't make ballot after falling short on signatures
Date: 2026-08-18
Source: Nogales International
Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
Favela says he was pushed out: 'I deserved more'
Date: 2026-08-17
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
'We're being pitted against each other': Nobody likes how heated the ESA debate has gotten
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
After 22 years, O.J. Favela steps away from Apache baseball
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
Donnelly ahead in superintendent race
Date: 2026-07-21
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
Donnelly wins superintendent race
Date: 2026-07-21
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
County to pay employees' legal fees in new Gutfahr litigation
Date: 2026-07-20
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International
Q&A: Initiative to restrain ESAs will likely make ballot
Date: 2026-07-09
Source: Nogales International
By Graham Krewinghaus Nogales International

Pinal Central

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Copeland: Community is key to future school district success
Date: 2026-09-07
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
Rhine's CAC contract offers less pay compared to previous college
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
CAC expands nursing program to San Tan Valley
Date: 2026-08-15
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
CAC expands nursing program to San Tan Valley
Date: 2026-08-15
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
CAC expands nursing program to San Tan Valley
Date: 2026-08-15
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
CAC approves contract with new President Lisa Rhine
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
CAC approves contract with new President Lisa Rhine
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
CAC approves contract with new President Lisa Rhine (copy)
Date: 2026-08-12
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
Mission Heights creates team to strengthen student safety
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer
Mission Heights creates team to strengthen student safety
Date: 2026-08-11
Source: Pinal Central
By ERICA LITTLE | Staff Writer

Today's News Herald

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Havasu teachers recounts teaching during 9/11 attacks
Date: 2026-09-09
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
Mohave College Southwest Speaker Series to highlight diverse experiences
Date: 2026-09-04
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
Safe Routes to School Study prompts revision of policies and foundations
Date: 2026-09-03
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
Safe Routes to School Study highlight dangers of e-bikes, infrastructure
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
School Board Candidate Q&A
Date: 2026-09-02
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
Mohave College plans for future at Community Advisory Council
Date: 2026-09-01
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
2026 Scholarship Roundup
Date: 2026-08-28
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
Taste of Havasu to return for its 20th edition
Date: 2026-08-25
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
K-12 Foundation to host annual community dinner for local teachers
Date: 2026-08-24
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald
Court ruling risks eligiblity ESA voucher reform off November ballot
Date: 2026-08-20
Source: Today’s News-Herald
By Dylan Wickman Today's News-Herald

Times Media Group

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Higley Board vacancy to be filled by appointment
Date: 2026-08-06
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Higley board member resigns midway through term
Date: 2026-07-27
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Board member votes against Queen Creek Unified School District budget
Date: 2026-07-12
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
New round of safety grants benefits Queen Creek area schools
Date: 2026-07-07
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Tempe Elementary District Board nearing new budget approval
Date: 2026-06-14
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Community college district OKs tax hike
Date: 2026-06-03
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Higley Unified to lease school space
Date: 2026-05-11
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Higley sessions examine social media’s impact on kids
Date: 2026-04-12
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Great Hearts officers get school-shooting training
Date: 2026-04-04
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer
Higley Unified OKs tentative new budget
Date: 2026-03-17
Source: Times Media Group
Samantha Rea, Tribune Staff Writer

UNIVISION ARIZONA

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