Scottsdale police have arrested a Notre Dame Prep student who they say gave a fellow student a pill that led him to overdose. The 17-year-old boy who overdosed was found last Wednesday evening in a Scottsdale home. First responders gave…
Phillip Molina had a rough start, constantly being moved and shuttled among lots of strangers. That’s sadly typical for many teens and children in foster care, especially those living in group homes as he did. But Molina, now 24, was…
One by one, Tucson teens are stepping up and sharing their stories of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and other mental health concerns. They’re sharing deeply personal stories in roomfuls of strangers in an effort to get local school leaders to…
By the time the Grammy Awards hit your TV screen Sunday, all you’ll see is the glitz and glamor. But a lot of hard work goes into deciding who walks away with those golden Gramophones, and a Diné musician is…
Gov. Doug Ducey is heavily touting his Arizona Teachers Academy budget proposal. He has advocated that $21 million be appropriated to cover tuition and fees for students at the state universities – ASU, U of A and NAU – who…
When In&Out asked then-candidate Kathy Hoffman what was the biggest challenge facing Arizona schools, she said: “Due to our teacher shortage, large class sizes and under-qualified teachers shortchange our children’s future.” Now that voters have put her in charge, we…
Across the nation Americans will be celebrating Black History Month in February. And CASA of Pinal County recognizes the positive difference that our advocates of color have made to children in the foster care system.
Parents of special ed students who attend the Jordan Center for Early Education are urging the Mesa Public Schools District to reconsider a plan to repurpose it at the end of the school year. In a letter mailed to parents…
Tucson Values Teachers has honored Amphitheater Public Schools’ Danielle Swartz as its January teacher of excellence. Swartz, an educator for seven years, teaches first grade at Amphi’s Innovation Academy, according to a press release. Her classroom projects have been recognized…
Every year, Monica Mesa, principal of Longfellow Elementary School in Mesa, has to decide which school activities her more than 100 English-learning students will miss. Sometimes they'll miss electives like band. In past years, they've lost out on recess. Enough…
Only days after a 16-year-old Mountain View High School student took her life, an Ahwatukee legislator last week introduced the latest version of a bill aimed at helping to prevent teen suicide. Sen. Sean Bowie’s bill would require the training…
Coming from a background of countless AP courses, exams, SATs, subject tests and typical high school obligations, transitioning to a higher education institution did not nearly come as a shock, at least, as would otherwise be the case for many…
Just when you thought Arizona's voters had spoken on school vouchers, here comes the Legislature ignoring what we had to say.On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee will hear a pair of voucher bills that represent a blatant end run around…
Navajo Middle School students, from Navajo, New Mexico, have lots to report about their field trip to the state capital on American Indian Day on Feb 1. As they toured the Roundhouse, President Jonathan Nez, who was coming out of…
Copper Ridge School’s advanced mathletes took top honors Feb. 2 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College’s 19th annual Excellence in Mathematics competition. Eighth-grader Kaitlyn Baughman took fourth place in the individual portion of the competition. Eighth-graders Lars Nordhagen, Pierce Rainwater and Paul…
