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Summer camp funding continues – too late for some
Arizona’s free summer camp program is continuing this year, still funded by federal Covid dollars, but some camp operators that offered free programming last year aren’t participating this time around.
Arizona lawmaker sorry for comments about minorities, guns
Arizona state Rep. Jay Lawrence is apologizing for saying that black and Hispanic communities "are better armed than the police officers who are supposed to be controlling them" and that they "have firearms galore."
Museum drops lawmaker from exhibit over comments on communities of color
The Arizona Science Center removed a video featuring a Republican lawmaker from one of its exhibits because of comments he made at a gun safety forum about black and brown... […]
Our science standards must be based on fact, not ideology
For the first time in 15 years, several dozen science teachers from across Arizona convened to re-write the state’s STEM standards, laying out a vision of how Arizona’s youth can acquire the skills of tomorrow.
Science Center’s ‘Solarville’ proves knowledge is power
Two young boys grip their handlebars as they peddle a furious pace of 20 mph, breathlessly arguing who will win the race. One furrows his brow as his older brother stands behind him and yells, “Go faster!”
Proposed Arizona education standards aim for ‘deeper learning’
Arizona education officials are floating the first draft of a new set of science standards, and the public has until June 1 to comment.
