As Sequoia Pathway Academy lays off teachers, Legacy Traditional Schools and Maricopa Unified School District desperately…
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MUSD floats using bond for not 1, but 2 new K-8 schools
Jacob Harmon, the MUSD CFO, proposes two new K-8 schools built with bond and grant monies. Because of rising construction…
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MUSD eyes budget increase amid growing enrollment, rising costs
Jacob Harmon, Director of Finance. Facing rapid growth and increasing costs, the Maricopa Unified School District is preparing for a…
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Superintendent announces new school — 9 grades, 1 campus
MUSD Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lopeman delivers the State of the District in the school board chambers Jan. 16, 2025. At…
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Dignitaries judge tween teams’ ‘tiny home’ cities at Desert Wind
A student presents his model “Tiny Home” to a team of judges, including MUSD President Robert Downey. More than a…
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Former Maricopa Wells student named to NFL Pro Bowl
Byron Murphy Jr.’s Maricopa Wells Middle School yearbook photo (front). The Minnesota Vikings lost at the Detroit Lions, 31-9, in…
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Phoenix’s loss, Maricopa’s gain — the under-20s exodus and what it means
Nearly 5,000 kids and teens have moved to Maricopa since 2018. In Phoenix, 34,000 have moved out. Maricopa is bucking…
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MUSD teed up to ‘grow like crazy,’ says Phoenix economist
MUSD’s fleet of school buses photographed on April 1st, 2024. Maricopa Unified School District is experiencing slower but still substantial…
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Plan to blanket county with internet service involves MUSD partnership
Cell Towers in South Mountain Park photographed Dec. 4, 2013. Pinal County supervisors on Wednesday approved building a radio network…
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