If you’re searching for a job or considering a career change, Maricopa County will host a job fair in Phoenix in February. The 2023 Career Fair and Community Expo will take place Feb. 15 at Chase Field from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hiring managers from 50 County departments will be present and conduct...
Read MoreNews From Arizona State University $5.5M from Arizona Department of Health Services will result in new cohort of 104 nurses starting at ASU this summer. Judith Karshmer doesn’t mince words when it comes to the nursing shortage in Arizona and the rest of the country. “This is a dire nursing need,” said Karshmer, dean of...
Read MoreOne of Gov. Doug Ducey’s final actions in office could give local students a chance at a higher education. Governor Doug Ducey signed a memorandum of understanding with Western Governors University (WGU), establishing WGU Arizona – a state affiliate of the national, online university – to provide greater access to higher education opportunities for Arizonans through...
Read MoreAfter a voter-approved ballot measure went into effect, undocumented students are now allowed access to pay in-state tuition at Arizona’s three public universities. Arizona voters narrowly passed Proposition 308 in November. In addition to in-state tuition, the measure also allows undocumented students eligible for state financial aid beginning this spring semester. Qualifying students must...
Read MoreArizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today on Wednesday that the Arizona Department of Education will allocate $6.75 million in pandemic relief funds to waive fees for students qualifying for reduced-price school meals. Beginning in January, this investment will make school meals free for thousands of Arizona students who do not already qualify...
Read MoreIn a time when record-setting inflation rates are impacting the prices on everything, Grand Canyon University is freezing tuition costs on its Phoenix campus for the 15th straight year. The private Christian university’s ground campus tuition in 2023-24 will remain at $16,500 before institutional scholarships are included. Because more than 90% of GCU students qualify for institutional scholarships that totaled $180 million in...
Read MoreThe Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has received accreditation approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for seven bachelor’s degree programs. MCCCD is proud to be the first community college in Arizona approved to offer bachelor’s degree programs under the S.B. 1453 legislation signed by Governor Doug Ducey in May 2021. The awards...
Read MorePhoenix Friends School, an independent school developing from the faith and practice of the Religious Society of Friends (also called Friends or Quakers) will open their first Arizona school in the fall of 2023. Quaker education pairs academic rigor with values-based learning while developing capacities in service, meditative reflection, and peaceful problem solving. Students...
Read MoreArizona adults age 21 or older can now finish high school online for free through a new program provided by Graduation Alliance. Funded through appropriations provided by the 55th Arizona State Legislature, the Arizona Workforce Diploma Program results in an accredited high school diploma — not a GED. “Finishing high school as an adult is...
Read MoreThe National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic showing Arizona students are at, or close to, the national average in math and reading. Arizona students held steady in NAEP’s reading scores comparing spring 2019 to spring 2022. Arizona...
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