Cecelia Gilmore

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Cecelia, who is Downtown Devil's education editor, is a journalism student at Arizona State University. When she is not reporting she enjoys running, listening to Rex Orange County and being from New York.

Articles by this author

Arizona public schools avoid losing $1.2 billion after the Senate votes to raise the education spending cap

The Arizona Senate voted to raise the aggregate expenditure limit, which is the budget cap schools are allowed to spend during the school year, in order to prevent Arizona public schools from losing up to $1.2 billion...

Learning loss as a result of COVID-19 was reflected in Arizona’s most recent standardized test scores

The COVID-19 pandemic had many negative effects on downtown Phoenix residents' everyday lives, but educators are just beginning to realize how serious the implications on children's education and learning have been. Elementary school districts within Arizona have been...

Coalition of parents, teachers want to overturn the ban of mask mandates in schools

A coalition of Arizona residents, teachers, parents, and non-profit organizations is fighting against the ban on mask mandates in Arizona’s public schools.  A complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief has been filed as an attempt to prevent the...