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Kyrene School District to sell its remaining bonds from the 2017 election to support capital projects in the 2024-25 school year.
Kyrene considers additional bond sale for 2024-25 capital improvements
Kyrene School District Governing Board will vote Sept. 12 on approving the sale of $19.5 million in bonds to support various capital improvement projects the district has planned in coming years. more
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Nine teachers, including one from Mesa, are in the running for a Teachers of Tomorrow award.
Mesa teacher reaches finals for national award
Teachers of Tomorrow has named Jennifer Qualls a finalist for its 2023 teacher of the year award. The sixth-grade teacher in the Mesa public schools systems joins eight other finalists from … more
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The Higley Unified School District is searching for its next superintendent.
Higley USD hires firm for superintendent search
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board has hired a firm to conduct its superintendent search.   Ray and Associates, which specializes in educational executive leadership … more
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Higley USD Information Technology Director Jim Pacek speaks to the governing board about security cameras the district will install.
Higley USD will upgrade security cameras
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board approved the replacement of 156 aging security cameras at district schools at a cost of more than a half-million dollars.   The move is … more
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Chandler Unified School District Governing Board President Jason Olive looks toward an administrator during Wednesday’s meeting. The district isn’t applying for new state construction funds this year due to its shrinking enrollment.
Chandler Schools won’t seek new construction funds
After a brief discussion Wednesday night, the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board concluded it will not be eligible for state funds related to school buildings due to declining … more
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Campo Verde High School administrator Monique Dewarrat (center) speaks to the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board about the district's new graduation tracker as Krista Cox (left), the district's secondary curriculum, instruction and assessment director, listens.
New Gilbert Public Schools tool tracks student progress toward graduation
Gilbert Public Schools has unveiled a new tool for high school students and families to see if the student is on the path toward graduation.   The new graduation tracker resides on … more
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Students walk across Arizona State University’s Tempe campus in this 2022 photo. A engineering consulting firm has given ASU $10,000 for scholarships to students pursuing careers in geotechnical or pavement engineering.
Engineering firm provides $10K grant to ASU for scholarships
The Terracon Foundation is giving Arizona State University $10,000 to support scholarships for students specializing in geotechnical or pavement engineering. Terracon is an employee-owned … more
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Park West in Peoria will host the inaugural Eat For Education on Sept. 19.
Park West merchants in Peoria to host ‘Eat For Education’ fundraiser
Park West will host its inaugural Eat For Education fundraiser to benefit the Peoria Education Foundation. more
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Michael Strong teaches courses in earth and environmental sciences at GCC.
Glendale Community College faculty member has article published
An upcoming edition of Energy for Sustainable Development will feature an article co-authored by Glendale Community College’s Michael Strong, social sciences faculty member, and Julie Silva, geography instructor at the University of Buffalo. more
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Golf outing to support local education coming to Buckeye
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its 24th Annual Excellence in Education Golf Outing. more
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Gilbert Public Schools Associate Superintendent Bonnie Betz (left) addresses the governing board, including Chad Thompson, about average daily membership loss.
Gilbert Public Schools reports sharp enrollment loss
Gilbert Public Schools is looking at a possible loss this year of 600 students in “average daily membership,” a key enrollment figure in the state’s education funding formula, … more
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Tempe student interns at Bike Saviours.
Program matches Tempe high schoolers with businesses for paid internships
More than 30 local students spent summer break gaining work experience and building professional skills thanks to the Career Ready Tempe program, which matches students with Tempe businesses for a six-week paid summer internship. more
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Glendale Chamber of Commerce is hosting an education & workforce panel
On Wednesday Feb. 27, the Glendale Chambers of Commerce will be hosting an education and workforce readiness presentation. more
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Fall class registration is open for Tempe classes.
Registration opens to all for fall classes in Tempe
Registration has begun for fall classes  in Tempe that include such options as yoga, boating, archery and others. The  Tempe Oppurtunies brochure has a full list and is available at … more
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As ASU Alumni Association’s Director of Marketing and Communication Preston Swan explained, the event is meant to welcome new students and give them an opportunity to connect with fellow students and their new school.
Thousands of new ASU students connect in 80-year-old tradition
Echo from the Buttes, one of Arizona State University’s oldest move-in events, welcomed crowds of first and second-year students on Aug. 19, to take part in the classic tradition of reclaiming A Mountain. more
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Virtual public schools welcome Arizona students back for new year
As children across the state head back to school students have options from the alternative education offered by online tuition-free public schools tailored to their needs. more
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Submissions welcome for teachers to win a University of Arizona scholarship
Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee and the University of Arizona's Center for the Philosophy of Freedom are recognizing outstanding teachers who teach financial literacy to statewide K-12 students. more
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Students at Neely Traditional Academy in Gilbert enter the classroom for the first day of the 2023-24 school year.
Lack of substitutes compounds teacher shortage
The teacher shortage has a related corollary with which schools struggle: a substitute teacher shortage. Schools already short on teachers have difficulties backfilling spots when a teacher is … more
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As back to school starts, local organizations like Helping Hands Arizona is helping foster children across the valley supplies for the 2023-24 school year.(Photo courtesy of Helping Hands Arizona)
Valley local nonprofit is looking to serve over 2,000 foster with back-to-school items
As August marks back to school, many families across the state are finding it harder to afford pricey school essentials. To help combat these issues a local nonprofit is stepping up to provide the foster community with essential items to ensure every child has what they need to be successful during the school year. more
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ASU classes begin Aug. 17 at all campuses
Arizona State University starts its fall semester Aug. 17, welcoming more than 144,000 Sun Devils this year, including nearly 9,000 Arizonan first-year students who have chosen ASU as their home for higher education.  more

Young people exit a bus at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley - Chandler Compadres Branch on a weekday afternoon. Fundraising has allowed the Compadres to fund charter buses to bring students from Chandler public schools to and from the club for afterschool programs.
Nonprofit funds busing between Chandler school campuses, Boys & Girls branch
The students hop down quickly from the buses — some enthusiasm in their lively steps. Students seem to be enjoying their afterschool programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley - … more
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Freeze on DACA approvals leaves thousands of Arizona migrants in limbo
Maria Benitez, who is undocumented, grew up with hopes of one day getting coverage under DACA, the 2012 program that protects migrants from deportation if they were brought here as children. more
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Aaron Arnold, of Barry Goldwater High within the DVUSD, is a finalist for the Four Peaks for Teachers program’s Teacher of the Year.
Deer Valley Unified teacher a finalist for Four Peaks’ Teacher of the Year
A Deer Valley Unified School District teacher is among those selected to win a $1,000 cash grant from Four Peaks Brewing Co.’s annual program supporting teachers, and he is still in the running for an even bigger grand prize. more
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ASU program focuses on financial literacy for teens at Phoenix high school
A partnership between ASU and the Phoenix high school district is designed to teach 150 students at Camelback High School how to take control over their finances now and in the future. … more
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Instructors and directors of the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind met recently at the Arizona Capitol for leadership training.
Arizona program assists 2,000 deaf, blind students in state
Instructors and directors of the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind are ready to take on the challenges of the new school year following their leadership retreat at the state Capitol. The … more
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