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Education Spotlight — 30 Coconino County educators take part in Early Engineers STEM project to benefit their students. See more local, state and national education news here

Education Spotlight — 30 Coconino County educators take part in Early Engineers STEM project to benefit their students. See more local, state and national education news here

| November 30, 2021

Throughout the fall, 30 educators from around Coconino County have participated in over 30 hours of professional development as a part of the Early Engineers project. This project is designed for kindergarten through 3rd grade educators interested in learning strategies to engage their students in place-based, developmentally appropriate STEM challenges as part of a standards-based curriculum.

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Education Spotlight — CCC: Putting students first for 30 years. See more local education, state and national news here

Education Spotlight — CCC: Putting students first for 30 years. See more local education, state and national news here

| August 31, 2021

Cupcakes. Ice cream. Laughter and shared memories of service to students.

On Aug. 24, 26 and 27, friends, staff, faculty and students celebrated Coconino Community College’s 30th anniversary with parties across the county. Each birthday bash was designed as a come-and-go event to ensure social distancing to help keep everyone safe. CCC’s two locations in Flagstaff and at the location in Page featured comments from CCC staff, supporters and community leaders over the course of three hours in order to keep the crowd down.

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Coconino County Health & Human Services presents 2021 Back to School Health Fair in Flagstaff

Coconino County Health & Human Services presents 2021 Back to School Health Fair in Flagstaff

| July 20, 2021

Despite threatening weather, the Coconino County Health & Human Services successfully marked the return of the county’s Back to School Health Fair on July 17 Flagstaff.

The event, held at the county’s King Street location, featured nearly 20 socially-spaced vendors who provided health and education materials to families.

Some of the participants included Arizona Health Zone, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Candelen/Elevate Pre-K, the Coconino Coaltion for Children & Youth, Delta Dental, the Flagstaff Public Library, First Things First, North County HealthCare and the Salvation Army.

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Check out these Excellence Tour stories from October

Check out these Excellence Tour stories from October

| November 4, 2018

We believe it is possible for every student to receive an excellent education every step of the way. In order to get there, it is important to identify the programs and initiatives we know are working so they can be celebrated, and potentially replicated. Check out these Excellence Tour stories from October:

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Pay raise puts slight dent in Arizona teacher shortage

Pay raise puts slight dent in Arizona teacher shortage

| September 9, 2018

The new report by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association found that the 178 school districts and charter schools who responded to the survey reported they needed to fill 6,227 slots this school year.

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Candidates sought to run for school board

Candidates sought to run for school board

| August 15, 2018

There are 11 Coconino County School Districts with governing board vacancies for the Nov. 6 election.

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First Things First April Update

First Things First April Update

| April 22, 2018

First Things First have released their April 2018 update of news and the latest happenings within First Things First! Follow the links to read more about each story.

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CCCY Response to the Current Education Climate

CCCY Response to the Current Education Climate

| April 15, 2018

While we sincerely hope that Arizona is able to avoid a teacher strike, we at the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth have been reporting on the desperately needed support for education in our State for years now.  We recognize that we all make choices and get what we pay for.  For us in Arizona, […]

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Deadline approaching to register for CCC&Y 2018 Annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference and Luncheon on March 29

Deadline approaching to register for CCC&Y 2018 Annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference and Luncheon on March 29

| March 13, 2018

In recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, CCC&Y will present the 2018 Annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference and Luncheon — “Honoring Legacy, Empowering Future,” at Little America Hotel, Flagstaff on March 29th, 2018. The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Event, featuring keynote speaker Billy Mills, Olympic Gold Medalist and co-founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth, serves as a kickoff to Child Abuse Prevention Month in April

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April 2 — State Budget hearing concerning education to be held in Flagstaff

April 2 — State Budget hearing concerning education to be held in Flagstaff

| March 29, 2017

A state budget hearing concerning education, children will be held April 2 in Flagstaff.

Arizona Schools Now is hosting a community budget hearing to let everyday Arizonans weigh in on education funding at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2 at The Flagstaff Aquaplex, 1702 N. Fourth St., Flagstaff.

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