Education in Arizona

In light of a 2025 court ruling, KAWC finds out how Arizona’s school facilities crisis affects Yuma schools + a profile on Mohawk Valley School.

Yuma and La Paz counties schools played an integral role in illustrating the divide between "have" and "have not" school districts.

In this week's Arizona Edition, the annual Dia Del Campesino in San Luis, the University of Arizona partners with Onvida Health and the state's governing body for higher education and the head of K-12 education were in Yuma on Thursday.

The Arizona Department of Education released letter grades for all of Arizona's public schools this week. Most Yuma and La Paz schools earned a B or above.

The Arizona attorney general announced two convictions of Arizona ESA program fraud. Tom Horne’s response focused on criticizing recent comments from the attorney general about ESAs instead.

Classes for some schools in Yuma and La Paz counties begin this week. Hear the latest on school funding. Also, the Regional Center for Border Health will continue services at a time of uncertainty.

Proposed federal legislation would expand school choice options for families to send their students to private schools or home educate them and the move could affect Arizona's current scholarship accounts.

State schools chief Tom Horne has no legal power to force school districts to use only "structured English immersion'' to teach the language to students who are not proficient, the Court of Appeals has decided.

The San Luis education town hall that CD7 candidates Grijalva, Foxx and Malvido attended shined a spotlight on the community's education needs and the impact of the border.

Arizona universities are figuring out how to comply with President Donald Trump's order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs - otherwise known as DEI - to avoid federal funding cuts.