Milpitas teacher on leave after wearing blackface to school

Student Karrington Kenney captured the teacher dressed as Common, the rapper. The video, which the school verified as legitimate, shows the teacher's face is painted black. 

Maricopa County Superior Court opens courtroom to students
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Stepping out of the classroom and entering the courtroom.?Every year, Horizon High School criminal law teacher Leann Coronto takes her students to Maricopa County Superior Court, so they can see the reality of how the justice system really works.

District replaces administrators at school where boy died after being assaulted by 2 students

The Moreno Valley Unified School District has replaced two administrators at Landmark Middle School, where a 13-year-old boy died after being assaulted by two other students.

Arizona teachers surprised with $5k for their classrooms thanks to Fiesta Bowl Charities

Dozens of teachers all over Arizona got a big surprise as part of the wishes for teachers program. Fiesta Bowl Charities surprised 200 teachers with $5,000 to use in their classrooms and to give back to their students. 

University of Arizona switches from UA to UArizona for SEO

The University of Arizona has announced it is changing its abbreviation from UA to UArizona in an effort to increase search engine optimization results for the college.

Decimal goof on property tax shorts school district by $1.8 million

An error in a tax levy for a Tucson-area school district means it will receive $1.8 million less in property taxes this year.

DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute, Department of Education fined $100K

A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousands of former for-profit college students.

Native American woman is Arizona's 2020 Teacher of the Year

A woman who teaches third-graders from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is the first Native American to be named Arizona Education Foundation's teacher of the year.

Arizona athletic officials probe racist slurs at game

An association that oversees competition between non-traditional school groups says it is investigating a volleyball playoff halted for safety concerns when Native American players were reportedly heckled with racist gestures and slurs. 

Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no and face lawsuits

Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies.

Former U of A student files notice of claim after hazing; fraternity placed under interim suspension

The University of Arizona has placed a fraternity under interim suspension for violating hazing policies after a former student claimed he suffered a chemical eye burn and blood infection.

Soldier surprises students who began writing letters to him in kindergarten while he was deployed in Iraq

Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.

Teacher accused of placing students with handicaps into trash cans

An Iredell County woman is accused of assaulting a number of students with handicaps in her classroom, picking them up and putting them into trash cans and recycling bins. 

Witness deadline delayed in fatal Arizona campus shooting

A Flagstaff judge has given lawyers for a former Northern Arizona University student charged in a fatal 2015 campus shooting more time to collect their witnesses and build their case.