Arizonans who aren’t sure how to celebrate Halloween this year due to COVID-19 now have guidance from the state’s health department. “I’m pleased to say that trick-or-treating can be done safely,” Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, wrote in a blog post on Friday. She continued to share guidance...
Read MoreThe holiday season can certainly take its toll on your wallet. In a November 2019 Gallup poll, Americans said they expected to spend an average of $942 on holiday gifts. A record-breaking 37% of respondents said they would spend $1,000 or more. The spending doesn’t stop with gifts. The holidays come with a host...
Read MoreAPS is extending the Supply My Class teacher awards program for an additional two weeks this year! Arizona Title 1 K-12 public school teachers are eligible to enter for a chance at $500 to support their learning environment, whether it’s in-person or virtual. The drawing will be extended through October 9, with an additional...
Read MoreCox Communications is extending its free and reduced-price internet service for low-income families. The service, dubbed Connect2Compete, was launched in July and was slated to end on Wednesday. It is funded through the CARES Act, aiming to cut down on the digital divide between those with easy access to high-speed internet and those who...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Education has received a $20 million grant to improve language and literacy skills of underserved children. The Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant, which will equal $4 million a year over five years, will target kids living in poverty, English learners, children with disabilities, Native American students, and those reading well...
Read MoreThe heat in the valley is still turned up, but it is technically Fall and that means it is time to plan your visit to a pumpkin patch. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, families are looking to get out and celebrate the turn of the season. If your family is on the hunt for...
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its first guidelines for celebrating Halloween amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC has listed a number of ways to celebrate the holiday and categorized them as low, moderate or high-risk activities. “High Risk” Halloween activities: Traditional trick-or-treating Crowded indoor costume parties Indoor haunted houses...
Read MoreFor families with food allergies, reading labels is a lifestyle but doctors are warning a change to labeling guidelines could put some people at risk of an allergic reaction. COVID-19 closed processing plants and affected farms, causing a strain on the food supply chain. In response, the Food and Drug Administration threw them a...
Read MoreThis week, APS launched their “Supply My Class” Teacher Awards sweepstake. APS will award $500 for school supplies to 300 Arizona K-12 public and charter school teachers. APS is a strong supporter of Arizona teachers and is making the effort to make sure that they have everything they need for their learning environments this...
Read MoreAn important warning to parents. A new “challenge” has surfaced on the popular app Tik Tok and it has had a devastating outcome. When a teen girl died near Oklahoma City in August, her family blamed the 15-year-old’s death on a Benadryl overdose according to a letter from her mother. The letter points the...
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