Navajo Nation schools host wind power turbines

Three new wind turbines spin outside the Leupp Schools on the Navajo Nation. On the roof are enough solar panels to generate 10 kilowatts of electricity to help power the school while stimulating classroom learning.

Hopi students turn to solar, wind energy for greenhouses

Schools on reservation lands are turning to solar and wind power to both power classrooms and provide some teaching tools.

Private colleges eye Phoenix suburbs

Starting next year, Phoenix suburbs will be flush with something they’ve never had much of before: private non-profit colleges. Eight new schools are gearing up for satellite campuses in Peoria and Mesa.

University students will have one fewer fee in AZ

The Arizona Board of Regents voted Monday to suspend collection of a fee on all university students.

Universities participate in flu pandemic drill Tuesday

Students from Arizona’s three universities will participate in a statewide flu pandemic exercise.

Teens arrested after videotaped bullying

Police in the border city of San Luis say they've arrested three high school students in the videotaped bullying of a classmate.

Arizona criticized for failing to monitor charter schools

The U.S. Department of Education's Inspector General has criticized the state education departments of Florida, California, and Arizona for failing to properly track if charter schools meet federal regulations, and how they spend government money.

ASU opens center for Latino public policy

Arizona State University is opening a new center dedicated to Latinos and public policy.

Regents tout bump in college degrees

The Arizona Board of Regents is touting a survey that shows more adults in Arizona have received college degrees.

Mayors seek to improve schools through support

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is leading a group of mayors in an effort to improve Arizona schools.

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