{"id":9442,"date":"2025-05-13T22:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T22:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-health-human-services\/?p=9442"},"modified":"2025-05-13T22:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T22:04:16","slug":"nau-yuma-speech-language-pathology-grads-set-to-make-big-impact-in-k-12-schools-kyma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-health-human-services\/news\/nau-yuma-speech-language-pathology-grads-set-to-make-big-impact-in-k-12-schools-kyma\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU Yuma Speech-Language Pathology grads set to make big impact in K-12 schools | KYMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Northern Arizona University&#8217;s Yuma campus has launched a speech-language pathology (SLP) master&#8217;s program to address the shortage of SLPs in local schools.&nbsp;Initiated two years ago at the request of Yuma&#8217;s special education community, the program&#8217;s first cohort is set to graduate with over half planning to remain in the 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