Sisko J. Stargazer
Education Solutions ReporterSisko J. Stargazer is an award-winning education solutions reporter for KAWC in sunny Yuma, Arizona, where they also help with the KAWC Student Newsroom. Their 2025 coverage of Arizona school facilities funding earned a first-place Digital Writing award from the Public Media Journalists Association, and their reporting has been featured on NPR’s national newscast.
Sisko previously covered education for the Yuma Sun and has freelanced for U.S. News & World Report since 2022, contributing more than a dozen articles on online degree programs and career paths. They hold a B.A. in Film & Media Studies from ASU’s Barrett, The Honors College.
A jack-of-all-trades writer, Sisko is drawn to stories that make complicated systems more legible and encourage critical thought. When not on deadline, they can usually be found in a movie theater — or rewatching Star Trek, any and every Star Trek!
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In the final part of KAWC’s ESA series, supporters and critics find unexpected common ground on school choice and accountability — but sharply different ideas about what those principles should mean. -
Universal ESAs have changed how Yuma families pay for private school, offering more predictable tuition support — but limited school options, capacity and uncertainty over the program’s future remain. -
Arizona parents use Empowerment Scholarship Accounts for reasons ranging from disability services to homeschooling and religious education. They share what school choice looks like for their families. -
Arizona ESAs carry a lower price tag than public school spending, but that doesn’t necessarily mean equivalent savings for the state. KAWC examines the math behind one of the program’s central claims. -
Arizona’s ESA program has grown from 144 participants to nearly 103K. KAWC looks at how the program works, how spending's monitored and why it remains one of Arizona’s most contested policies. -
In this week's Arizona Edition, Kimberly Clark is investing in Yuma, San Luis teens help seniors combat loneliness and more stories from the KAWC Newsroom. -
Yuma Catholic High School welcomed nearly 600 students for its first day of classes Wednesday, marking record enrollment as students and staff shared their excitement for the new school year. -
Both Kofa and Cibola high schools are resuming in-person instruction this week after air conditioning repairs necessitated campus closures. -
Cibola and Kofa high school students began the school year online Tuesday after separate air-conditioning failures disrupted both campuses amid extreme heat. -
Kofa High School students will begin the school year online Tuesday while the district installs a temporary chiller to address air-conditioning problems on campus.
