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Revisit the most popular stories on KJZZ.org this year.

These were the top 5 most-viewed education stories on KJZZ.org in 2025

Sky Schaudt/KJZZ, Matthew Casey/KJZZ, Getty Images, KJZZ

It's been another busy news year. We’re taking a look back at the stories that captured your attention these last 12 months.

We’re not saying these are the biggest stories out of Arizona this year — just the ones you, our audience, viewed the most.

Revisit the most popular education stories on KJZZ.org this year.

A SNAP benefits sign
Sky Schaudt/KJZZ
The University of Arizona will end a program bringing nutrition education to people on food assistance throughout the state.
University of Arizona campus
Mariana Dale/KJZZ
To date, 64 grants have been terminated or stop-work ordered at the University of Arizona, according to an internal university website.
The Arizona Board of Regents headquarters
Matthew Casey/KJZZ
Tensions were high Thursday morning at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting in Tucson. Students and staff at the state’s public universities spoke out ahead of a vote to scrub board policies of words like diversity and affirmative action.
Diploma, graduation cap and books on wood table
Getty Images
Enrollment at colleges and universities nationwide has dropped 15% over the last decade — but not in Arizona. Public universities here are breaking records instead.
a yellow sign indicating a crossing ahead
Julie Levin/KJZZ
The Arizona Supreme Court has set a new statewide precedent after ruling that schools are not responsible for keeping students safe when going to and from campus.

Senior field correspondent Bridget Dowd has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nick Karmia is a reporter at KJZZ.
KJZZ senior field correspondent Kathy Ritchie has 20 years of experience reporting and writing stories for national and local media outlets — nearly a decade of it has been spent in public media.
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