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Spring Valley, AZ · Education
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Here are all the Phoenix-area schools closed since 2024 or scheduled for closure
PHOENIX — Arizona has been seeing an increasing number school closures in recent years, largely due to low enrollment and budget issues. Declining enrollment has an impact on budgets because each student brings thousands of dollars of federal funding to a district. The universal expansion of the state’s Empowerment...
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Ellie Collins' GoFundMe raises over $45,000 after ASU student passes away
Stephanie Shaak, VO of Event and Exhibition Rentals holds the barrel of donations at the Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA Friday morning April 3, 2020 - Source: Getty A GoFundMe campaign launched to provide financial support to the family of an Arizona State University student who reportedly passed away recently has raised $45,529 toward its $50,000 goal. The fundraiser was launched by a person identified as Jennifer, who wrote that it was created to support Collins' family following her "sudden death." According to Jennifer, Collins' "heartbreaking" loss left her loved ones "facing deep g...
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AZ district celebrates student attendance progress
Schools across Arizona continue to grapple with chronic absenteeism rates, but the Tolleson Elementary School District is actually celebrating significant progress in student attendance. We sat down with Gisselle Herrera to learn more.
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New elementary school strengthens Luke AFB, local community connection
A new elementary school near Luke Air Force Base will strengthen the connection between the installation and its surrounding community, while creating another source of support for Airmen and their families. Troy Gilbert Elementary School is named in honor of U.S. Air Force Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, a former F-16...
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Scottsdale gymnast excited about competing for the University of Arizona
Scottsdale native JJ Schibel, 18, a University of Arizona (U of A) freshman and a gymnast, loves spending time at Chabad House at the U of A in Tucson. “It creates a sense of community,” Schibel said. “I know the girls on the gymnastics team and the other athletes I’ve met, but I haven’t met many Jewish first-year students who are athletes. Going to Chabad makes the school seem a little smaller because you have a tight-knit group of people.” Although, she said she has connected with another first-year Jewish athlete at the U of A, freshman baseball player Ben Ball, from Chandler.
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Peoria Teacher Questions how Student Safety is Reported
PEORIA, Ariz. — The Peoria Unified School Board showed concern during a Sept. 10 board meeting at the Peoria Unified District Administration Center regarding student safety and wellness following a presentation of outcomes from the 2025-2026 school year given by the interim district superintendent. The Interim Superintendent Tahlya Visintainer...
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Scottsdale Unified board scheduled to vote on school closures
Now, the board will speak. Two weeks ago, the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board listened – and listened … and listened some more. The Sept. 22 public hearing in the Desert Mountain High School auditorium lasted three and a half hours, allowing SUSD community members to voice their opinions on a most uncomfortable topic:
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Sun Lakes Rotary Club donates dictionaries to Chandler and Gila River students
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — An East Valley group and school district are doing Something Good in hopes of helping students. The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes is collecting and handing out roughly 4,000 dictionaries to third graders in the Chandler Unified School District and Gila River Indian community. One...