Chandler High graduate Carol Wong’s head is filled with medieval fantasies that inspire her real-world career aspirations as a designer. Wong’s medieval-themed collection was featured in the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising’s (FIDM) Debut Show — an annual outlet…
If classrooms at Camp Verde Middle School seem to run a little bit differently in August, it could be the result of something that happened in June. "Literally, for me, it was life-changing," district Superintendent Amber Lee said.
Having met 100 percent of his achievement goals, TUSD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez was awarded a $12,600 bonus Tuesday. The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board approved the bonus with a 4-0 vote. Board member Mark Stegeman was not present for…
The director of the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission is recommending the panel deny Secretary of State Ken Bennett's request to appear in voter education ads. Commission director Tom Collins wrote in Tuesday's recommendation that Bennett's appearances could be considered…
In Arizona, one out of every 64 children is born with autism spectrum disorder. This exceeds the national average of one out of every 68. Boys are even more likely to be diagnosed with autism, with one out of every…
The East Valley Institute of Technology has sued two of its former teachers, saying they must return thousands of dollars in performance-bonus money because they quit their jobs after a district deadline. A Chandler attorney representing the former teachers, who…
The Fountain Hills Unified School District governing board will vote Wednesday, June 25, on whether to ask voters to continue paying a property tax that funds technology, textbooks and furniture. The district currently has a property tax called a "capital…
The Scottsdale Unified School District is asking voters to combine and renew two overrides this fall. The property tax would generate $18.8 million per year, of which $11 million would be additional revenue, and the district will spend the money…
Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles presented the Ray Bearcat Booster Club Staci Hatfield a check for $1,000 last month.
A visual-arts program for children with special needs will continue in the fall. Guylene Ozlanski, arts and culture coordinator for Goodyear, said the Arts Interact Adaptive Visual Arts Program is able to continue because of a $1,000 sponsorship from APS.…
A request by Winslow School Superintendent Doug Watson to change the structure of reading and English courses at Winslow Junior High School was approved by the district governing board last week.
Since at least 2011, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal has shared controversial, conservative opinions anonymously on blog websites, he revealed this week. At times, his anonymous statements have been harsh.
Clutching combinations scrawled on bits of paper in one hand and twisting a dial with the other, a group of soon-to-be middle-schoolers locked horns with a set of lockers on Monday morning. After nearly 10 minutes, there had been just two successes,…
rizona and Florida have the strongest education tax-credit scholarship programs in the country while Alabama's law is the weakest according to a ranking released today by the Center for Education Reform, a school choice advocacy and research group. The Bethesda, Md.-based CER…
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is now weighing its options after a presentation by a student safety task force on Monday. The Statewide Student Safety Task Force was charged with coming up with suggestions for ABOR on how to…
