Maricopa Community Colleges on Reels

Less than a month ago, Maricopa County opened a College Classroom at its Juvenile Detention Center, offering detained youth a chance to continue their education. The program, which is a partnership between Maricopa County Juvenile Probation, the Maricopa County School Superintendent and Arizona State University, has the goal of “transforming the lives of young people who have successfully earned their GEDs or are on track to graduate from high school while in detention.” Education officials say