Student gumshoes at GCU collaborate with Phoenix police to create shoeprint database
Forensic scientists can identify shoeprints left at crime scenes, including what type of shoe and what size the suspect wears.
High school students build a road-worthy electric vehicle
All the parts for the roadworthy EV the students are constructing this semester came from Switch Vehicles in California.
Bill that restricts student's pronouns moves past committee
The bill would require teachers to gain parental permission to use a pronouns that are different from a student's biological sex.
Children of the Holocaust: The story of a survivor from the former Soviet Union
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Marcus Doe and his organization WeReconcile are hoping to reconnect adult children with their estranged fathers.
African American Museum of Southern Arizona opens
The museum officially opened on Saturday, Jan. 14 and is located at the University of Arizona.
Arizona judge delays trial in fight over education funding
A judge granted a request for a delay by the state’s incoming attorney general.
Empathy and humanity are at the center of Holocaust education in Arizona
Under a bill signed by Gov. Doug Ducey in 2021, schools must teach the events of the Holocaust and other genocides twice from grade 7 to grade 12.
PCC Vice Chancellor to head Virgina community college system
David Doré currently serves as president of campuses and executive vice chancellor for student experience and workforce development at Pima Community College in Tucson
Colleges expect more undocumented students this spring after Prop 308
On Nov. 8, when voters narrowly approved Proposition 308, a measure allowing state residents to get the in-state tuition rate, regardless of their citizenship status.
Think tank says education aggregate expenditure limit should be ended permanently
The Grand Canyon Institute report claims AEL is bad for Arizona schools and the state's economy.
Sierra Vista Library unveils vending machine location in shopping mall
The machine grants anyone with a library card access to its 125-book collection.
Bisbee Science Lab expands
A grant from the Fiesta Bowl Charity makes the growth possible.
Not quite universal, but families flocked to universal voucher program
The Arizona Department of Education said about 32,000 schoolkids applied this fall for the first round of expanded ESA funding.
VAUD: UA theater students bring new stories to light from shadows of the past.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Owl & Panther builds community through art; author Gianluca Russo on "The Power of Plus" in fashion; and explore the differences between day and night in a story by a local 3rd grader.
UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood
Arizona Board of Regents grant will further an Australian study that could minimize forever chemicals' impact on health.
