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ASU falls short on returning human remains to Native tribes
Thirty-four years ago, Congress granted Native American tribes a pathway to reclaim ancestors that were dug up, stored and sometimes displayed in museums. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) required American institutions to return them. The road to repatriation has been long at Arizona State University. The...
Arizona HS football notes: Zeth Thues to be eligible Game 1 at Liberty; Tempe Prep cancels season
Peoria Liberty junior safety Zeth Thues is expected to be cleared by the Arizona Interscholastic Association to start the season. He transferred from Scottsdale Saguaro in December. Thues was among more than 20 Saguaro players who transferred since the end of last season. ...
Surprise Squad helps purchase classroom supplies for Arizona teachers
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Many Arizona students are already back in school, while others will return in the upcoming weeks. Some teachers will spend their own money to buy school supplies for their classrooms, which can impact their personal budgets. That’s why Arizona’s Family’s Kylee Cruz and the Surprise Squad...
Arizona community college program training thousands for film jobs
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - It’s been two years since a new Arizona law was signed to lure moviemakers to film in the Grand Canyon State instead of Los Angeles, and in recent months, there has been a lot of buzz on what’s on the way. Since the Motion Picture...
Arizona State University has changed a lot in the past 70 years. See what it used to look like
Nearly 80,000 students attended classes at Arizona State University campuses in fall 2023 and more than half of those were at the school's Tempe campus. The Territorial Normal School opened in 1885 as a place to train teachers and teach about agriculture and mechanics. The school wasn't renamed Arizona State University until 1958. So...
'He wants to chase after Brock': Perry's Kael Snyder ready to emerge as next big QB in Arizona
Brock Purdy Way no longer directs students into Gilbert Perry High School. That sign was only temporary, placed in February as a way to honor the former Pumas quarterback as he led the San Francisco 49ers into the Super Bowl. Kael Snyder didn't need a sign to direct his future when he was...
Data center campuses move forward in Mesa
MESA, AZ — Proposals for a pair of large data center campuses in the East Valley have cleared a big checkpoint. Mesa's Planning and Zoning Commission, in separate actions, voted on July 24 in favor of a general plan amendment and rezoning for the Pacific Proving Technology Campus and CyrusOne's data center campus. While the former was passed unanimously, the latter won narrow approval following a robust debate.
Valley car dealership group making sure teachers have supplies for new school year
MESA, AZ — More than 30 K-6 teachers at Franklin Accelerated Academy Brimhall Campus won't have to pay out-of-pocket for their students' school supplies this year thanks to a local car dealership group. Each year, these teachers spend hundreds of dollars to make sure their kids have all the...
Space-Focused Accelerator Begins Process For Applicants
The Space-Edge Accelerator, an innovation-focused collaboration between the University of Florida, Blue Origin, Space Foundation, the University of Central Florida, Arizona State University and Vanderbilt University, is opening applications for its inaugural program. Designed to propel businesses into the new space economy, Space-Edge offers innovators and entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to gain a competitive edge by accessing space industry experts and resources.
New microschool, learning center opens to support gifted and curious learners
The Gifted Collective opened this past spring and already stands out as a haven for exceptional learners, providing educational programs, a bookstore, parent events and more. All of this is anchored by a gifted microschool that is currently enrolling for grades 3-8 for gifted and curious learners. Located in north...
Transact IDX® Streamlines Campus Operations with Cutting-Edge Cloud Technology
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 25, 2024-- Transact Campus, Inc., “Transact” the award-winning leader in innovative campus technology, today announces the Transact IDX® Summer release. Transact IDX®, a cloud-based system, enables a comprehensive environment for colleges and universities, providing ID management, security, and retail operations across the entire campus ecosystem. This release delivers exceptional campus management, furthering an array of features that streamline operations, support security, and ensure the latest compliance. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240725151095/en/ The Transact IDX® Summer release includes new features that deliver the most powerful campus management, seamlessly providing credentials, payments, and security throughout colleges and universities. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Free online tutoring for public and charter school students
Tutor Doctor is state-approved to offer free online tutoring!. Starting August 19, Arizona's Free tutoring program, ATP, is back! We are accepting pre-registrations now!. Eligibility and available hours of free tutoring per student will be announced by early August. Tutor Doctor Chandler-Gilbert is one of the few local businesses approved for this state contract. All of our services are one-to-one, online, using one of our interactive teaching platforms with built-in lessons, screen sharing, and a reward system that appeals even to our younger students and those with short attention spans!
North Central students earn scholarships
Six North Central Phoenix students each received a $3,000 scholarship from Desert Financial Credit Union in late May. In all, Desert Financial gave $192,000 in scholarships to high school seniors and adult learners throughout Arizona at the end of May. “We are proud to have given away more than $1...
The Tours for Teachers, After Hours program
The Tours for Teachers, After Hours program, led by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Foundation, bridges the gap between classrooms and the local economy by providing educators with firsthand insights into workforce needs and current employability trends. Tours for Teachers, After Hours is designed for educators across all grade levels and school types in Gilbert—public, charter, or private.
ASU Professor will be inducted into NABJ Hall of Fame
Retha Hill, Executive Director of the New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU, is being inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame on Aug. 2 in Chicago, Illinois. Hill joined “Arizona Horizon” to talk...
Zone Read: Dead of Summer (School)
Less than two weeks after fireworks lit up the Valley, thousands of east Valley high school students grabbed their backpacks and headed back into the classroom as the Chandler Unified School District opened their “fall” semester on July 17th. For some, like myself, this hybrid July-May school calendar...
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