High school students learn surgical skills at California hospital

School officials in Sacramento said they hoped the experience would inspire the students to seek certain careers they may not have previously felt comfortable pursuing.

Congrats, grads! Here are some discounts, freebies offered for class of 2022

Congratulations to the class of 2022! In celebration, many food chains are offering deals and freebies, including a free box of a dozen doughnuts.

Phoenix students excel in Suns-themed STEM project
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Students at Union Park Elementary School in north Phoenix were selected to be part of a STEM project sponsored by APS and the Phoenix Suns. After turning part of the classroom into a basketball court course, the students programmed the robot to complete a course by ?jumping through? a basketball hoop.

Walmart targets college grads for future manager jobs earning $200K

College grads can apply for Walmart’s new management trainee program with a chance to land a store manager gig that pays more than $200,000 a year.

Mesa Public Schools up teacher pay to be more competitive, bring in new talent, keep current talent
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The district announced its new 2022-23 compensation plan which includes a generous pay increase for teachers and staff. The new starting teacher pay is now at $50,000, that's up from about $46,000. The district's superintendent says she set this goal to have starting pay above state-level funding to remain competitive and keep the very best talent for their students.

University of Michigan ranked best college in the U.S.

The University of Michigan was ranked the number one college in America based on its value by Money.

Nonspeaking valedictorian with autism delivers inspiring speech at Florida college

A graduating student of Rollins College, who is nonverbal and has autism, received a standing ovation after delivering an inspirational valedictorian speech using a text-to-speech computer program.

Arizona all-girls high school hoping to get more students enrolled
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The Girls Leadership Academy, located on 7th Avenue and Camelback, was deeply affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and enrollment is lower than levels seen prior to the pandemic. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more on efforts to attract more students.

Tampa identical twins graduate top of class with identical GPAs

Identical twin brothers at Wharton High School in Tampa are being recognized for the incredible achievement of graduating as co-salutatorians with identical 9.12-grade point averages.

Ludacris buys private jet as gift for graduating from Georgia State

Most students receive a nice little gift after graduation, but rapper Ludacris decided to go all out when he got his honorary degree from Georgia State: he got himself a private jet.

Huge black hole at galaxy's center seen in first-ever images

Using telescopes worldwide, astronomers have captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.