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Mayors seek to improve schools through support

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

Declining enrollment leads to Valley school closure

Education officials have voted to close Gilbert Junior High.

Former Intel CEO Barrett: Arizona education system has a lot of room for improvement

Intel’s former CEO, Craig Barrett, is not shy about speaking up about education reform, and the role of education and job creation in Arizona.

ASU joins global education program

More students form African will be attending Arizona State University in the coming years. The United Nations recognized a global education program Wednesday that included ASU.

Grand Canyon University goes east

Grand Canyon announced plans to establish a new school on the East Coast for at least 500 students in the fall of 2014.

Phoenix lags in household income, health insurance, preschool attendance

Data just released from the U.S. Census Bureaus shows that the median Phoenix income in 2011 was less than the national figure.

Upper Iowa University fifth school to commit to Mesa

Now it’s five colleges or universities that will be offering classes in downtown Mesa.

Community college enrollment down

Enrollment is down at the state’s two largest community college systems.

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