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Today marks dark history of boarding schools for Native kids. Arizona had 2nd most in the U.S.
Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, and Arizona's role in assimilating Native children continues casting a dark cloud on the Southwest.
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AZs public universities looking for new ways to reuse copper mining waste rock
Researchers at Arizona’s public universities are partnering with the mining community to find new ways to reuse copper mining waste rock.
Sept. 29, 2023
A principal on the stark differences between rich and poor students
Do you ever wonder what your kid's teacher is thinking? This week, we're hearing from Arizona educators for the latest collection in our SOAPBOX series, where listeners tell their own true stories. Next up is Lisa Scinto.
Sept. 29, 2023
NAU to launch new medical school for getting care to underserved communities
Northern Arizona University has announced it’s designing a new medical school intended to prepare doctors for primary-care work in the state’s rural, underserved and Indigenous communities.
Sept. 29, 2023
Biden blasts MAGA, announces McCain Library at ASU
President Joe Biden was in Phoenix on Thursday to give the fourth speech in a series of addresses warning that Donald Trump and his allies represent an existential threat to the country's democratic institutions.
Sept. 28, 2023
UA scientists are working on a new kind of telescope
Scientists at the University of Arizona are looking ahead to the space telescopes of the future, which they believe will have a main fundamental difference from what’s been used up until now.
Sept. 28, 2023
SOAPBOX: Teacher guilt is real, but she still searches for classroom magical moments
Do you ever wonder what your kid's teacher is thinking? This week, we're hearing from Arizona educators for the latest collection in our SOAPBOX series, where listeners tell their own true stories. Next up is high school teacher Anita Walters.
Sept. 28, 2023
Girls flag football is off to a flying start with first Arizona championship this year
Five decades after the passage of Title IX, women’s sports are more popular than ever. And here in Arizona, girls have a new opportunity to compete in a sport previously only available to the boys: flag football.
Sept. 28, 2023
Peoria school board member sues over Bible quotes
A northwest Valley school board member is accusing the district she represents of violating her First Amendment rights on religion and free speech. Heather Rooks wants a federal judge to declare that it's legal for her to quote Bible verses while making general comments at Peoria Unified school board meetings.
Sept. 27, 2023
What would a government shutdown mean? Impacts explained
With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking more and more likely ahead of Saturday night's deadline.
Sept. 27, 2023
As math scores lag, experts discuss roles of AI and talent retention
Even before COVID-19 setbacks, the Nation’s Report Card scored only one-third of U.S. fourth graders, and one-quarter of eighth graders, as proficient in math. Arizona rates follow close behind. This week, political leaders and education experts met to discuss possible solutions.
Sept. 27, 2023
SOAPBOX: An observation on student behavior coming out of the pandemic
Do you ever wonder what your kid's teacher is thinking? This week, we're hearing from Arizona educators for the latest collection in our SOAPBOX series, where listeners tell their own true stories.
Sept. 27, 2023
Indian boarding schools oral history project announced
The Department of the Interior has launched an oral history project to document the country’s dark legacy of abuse against Native children in its boarding schools.
Sept. 26, 2023
First comic book featuring all-Native superheroes is getting new life
The Show spoke with "Reservation Dogs" actor and author of "Tribal Force" Jon Proudstar about where the idea for his historic comic came from, and what his new plans are.
Sept. 26, 2023
How ChatGPT helped an Iowa school district ban book
The Show spoke with teacher-librarian Jean Kilker about what she makes of an Iowa school district using artificial intelligence to determine which books shouldn't be on the shelves.
Sept. 26, 2023
SOAPBOX: Longtime teacher helps students believe that they matter
Do you ever wonder what your kid's teacher is thinking? This week, we're hearing from Arizona educators for the latest collection in our SOAPBOX series, where listeners tell their own true stories.
Sept. 26, 2023
Word S10.2 – ‘Tempe’s Got Talent’ with Austin Davis
On this episode of Word,”poets and storytellers have an opportunity to perform in the Valley, plus we feature young adult travel and romance set in Arizona, as well as a YA fantasy/romance rooted in dark magic.
Sept. 26, 2023
More school districts experimenting with new break schedules, four-day weeks
The Show spoke with former Arizona schools Superintendent Kathy Hoffman about whether there's a consensus about what kind of calendar and schedule are best for students.
Sept. 25, 2023
Nearly 30% of Arizona teacher vacancies remain unfilled
Arizona continues to face a massive teacher shortage, according to a new survey by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association.
Sept. 25, 2023
University of Phoenix students get $37 million in federal loans forgiven
The U.S. Department of Education is forgiving $37 million in federal student loans borrowed by roughly 1,200 people who went to University of Phoenix. And the department is still approving applications from those who the Federal Trade Commission says were hoodwinked into enrolling about a decade ago.
Sept. 22, 2023
A new look at pandemic-related learning loss and how to mitigate it
The Show spoke with Lisa Graham Keegan, an education consultant, former state schools superintendent, and senior education fellow at the Common Sense Institute, about Tom Horne's decision to take back millions of federal COVID-19 relief dollars from schools.
Sept. 21, 2023