Summer cooling stations are an essential resource for many Valley residents. With Arizona in the midst of one of its most intense heat waves ever, they’ve taken on even greater importance.For 18 years, Manny Guzman has woken up early every morning to work and volunteer at the Salvation Army on Clarendon and 43rd avenues in Phoenix.His daughter, Mary Guzman, sometimes helps out
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says the state's superintendent of public instruction has no authority to cut off funds to schools that don't use "structured English immersion'' to teach students who are not proficient. Tom Horne announced last month that any school teaching English language learners under a 50-50 dual-language model is breaking the law.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said it’s illegal for English Language Learners to use a 50-50 dual language model, and he’s threatening funding for schools that keep using it.The dual language immersion model works by creating a classroom that includes native English speakers and speakers of another target language, like Spanish, to partially model those
On Monday, the City of Phoenix is in court to prove it's making progress in clearing its largest homeless encampment. Heat-related deaths in Phoenix continue to rise, and many victims are homeless.
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