Across Cochise County, colorful, bathtub-sized boxes await those who are curious enough to peek inside. Last October marked the beginning of Free Book Boxes in Cochise County — a federally funded project that has distributed more than 2,000 books in various locations across the county. “People are really picking a lot of books and feeling…
State test scores highlight educational inequality in rural areas with high percentages of poor students. On the 2016-17 AzMERIT test, 39 percent of Arizona students passed the English section of the test. Across the state, students with an economic disadvantage (qualifying for free or reduced lunch) tested nearly 10 percent lower on the AzMERIT test,…
Who would have thought a small community college out of Cochise County would be named the second-best community college in the country. Cochise College has six collegiate teams, over 11,000 students and over 50 major’s to choose from. These power-house campuses have a lot of hard work and dedication that has now been proven over time….
Many reproductive health resources in Cochise County focus on preventing teen pregnancies and promoting family planning, leaving abortion and sex education limited. Limitations include a slant toward abstinence-only, Christian-based education in some schools and organizations, and a bias against homosexuality in HIV education. A lack of free abortion referral services and “women’s right-to-know” counseling sessions earned Arizona a…
La fascinación de Edward R. Sweeney con Cochise empezó a los 10 años de edad. De pequeño, Sweeney dice que leyó la biografía acerca del líder de la tribu y se cautivó por el guerrero, hombre y líder de su gente. Ahora, el autor de tres libros sobre Cochise, Sweeney ha dedicado su propia vida…
