Putting herself through school, Shayna Stevens relies heavily on student loans to pursue a degree in secondary education at Northern Arizona University.

Hundreds of teachers at religious schools around the state could soon be at risk of being laid off with no prospect of collecting jobless benefits.

Gilbert Unified School District and Grand Canyon University have signed an agreement to make the district one of the university's “Partners in Learning, Leading and Serving.” There are 74 districts in this program in the state.

The Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition increases at the state's three public universities and directed staff to explore legal options to reduce tuition for some immigrants.

Arizona's higher education leaders are demanding more money from students, while also exploring legal options to reduce tuition for some immigrants.

East Valley students are invited to attend an upcoming financial aid workshop at Mesa’s new Benedictine University campus.

SALT LAKE CITY — Jorgen Sumsion spent the fall semester studying biostatistics at Brigham Young University, but he's not enrolled this semester.

Sometimes, it takes a pair of outside eyes to see what those who are closest often overlook. Such was the case last year when the East Valley Institute of Technology was touted by TIME magazine as “learning that works.” The writer traveled to Mesa, toured EVIT and saw first-hand how we prepare young people for productive, successful lives while meeting the needs of business and industry. Hearing from EVIT students made the biggest impact. Kids want to come to EVIT. They love it here.

It’s been a lifelong dream of Kami Cothrun to help children with autism.

Gilbert High School senior Emma Allinger will make a grand entrance when EVIT Expo 2013 kicks off Saturday at Mesa’s East Valley Institute of Technology.

The presidents of the state's three universities came to the Capitol Tuesday hoping to salvage at least some of the funds they told the governor and lawmakers they need.

The presidents of the state's three universities came to the Capitol Tuesday hoping to salvage at least some of the funds they told the governor and lawmakers they need.

As a junior at Scottsdale’s Chaparral High School, Landry Low loved to sew and dreamed of working in fashion design, but wasn’t sure how she would get there. Then at a school event, this 4.6-GPA honors student happened to spot a pamphlet for the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa.

While spending several years working as a pharmacy tech, Steven Katz saw too many patients with too many medicines, some even prescribed to counter the effects of others.

Ever since I was little, I’ve loved classic cars, especially Chevrolets.

Washington -- Arizona college students graduated with some of the smallest levels of student debt in the country last year, according to a national report released Thursday.

When the University of Phoenix, the country’s largest university, announced this week it’s closing 115 campuses and satellite locations, it signaled more than a sudden availability of commercial real estate near highway interchanges, where for-profit colleges like to set up shop as a student convenience.

Ending their set with the 2001 No. 1 hit “The Middle,” rock band Jimmy Eat World – a group that got its own start nearby in Mesa – was charged with opening a political rally late Wednesday night in the open air of Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.

Dear Mikey,

One of Mesa’s newest colleges, Benedictine University, will offer a 25 percent discount on its traditional undergraduate programs to employees and dependent children of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Mesa Association members, according to a statement released Thursday.

A Gilbert father of four was awarded a full-ride scholarship to the University of Phoenix by the Arizona Diamondbacks and the university Friday.

Arizona has often been viewed as the state with the most options for school choice.

Arizona has been near the bottom of national education rankings for years. The National Education Association has Arizona ranked at 48th in spending per student, and according to a recent report by The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona has had the largest drop among the 50 states in education funding since 2008.

Mitt Romney has released his income tax reports, so is it not about time the media insisted Barack Obama release his school records?