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Q&A: Deer Valley Unified school board candidates
The Glendale Independent has caught up with the four candidates running for two open seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District’s Governing Board. more
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Glendale Community College, West Valley police start new academy
Police agencies from nine West Valley cities have worked with Glendale Community College to launch a full-time law enforcement training academy serving the needs of their respective communities.  more
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Traffic motors down Happy Valley Road in front of Terramar School this past December.
Student makes apparent ‘threat’ against Peoria school, staff members
Peoria police are investigating a threat allegedly made by a student on social media against Terramar Academy of the Arts and three of its staff members. more
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Essay contest open to help 5th graders start college savings
In honor of National College Savings Month, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee has proclaimed September as AZ529 College Savings Month. more
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7 Glendale students among National Merit semifinalists
Seven high school students from Glendale are among the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists. more
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Touchdowns for Teachers winner Melissa Wise from Mesa’s Noah Webster School poses for a photo with the supplies she purchased with the grant from SRP and Cardinals Charities. [Courtesy SRP]
Cardinals TDs lead to grant funding for Valley teachers
The Arizona Cardinals had a rough home opener against the victorious Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but despite the loss the Cardinals scored classroom funds for Arizona teachers from Salt River … more

GENYOUth CEO Ann Marie Krautheim and former Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton catch up in front of a new Grab and Go meal provider donated  to Glendale Elementary School District on Thursday.
NFL program to feed Arizona kids starts in Glendale
The road to helping Arizona students battle hunger starts in Glendale. more
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KaiPod Learning offers alternative in-person learning environment in Phoenix
KaiPod Learning recently opened its first Arizona locations in Glendale, Scottsdale and Gilbert. It has four more locations opening in the next month in Georgia, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. … more
Dysart District announces 3 superintendent finalists
The Dysart Unified School District Governing Board named three finalists in the superintendent search at the Aug. 25 governing board meeting. more
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Glendale resident Amber Gould of Greenway High School is a finalist for Arizona Teacher of the Year.
Glendale Union HS District teacher up for statewide honor
A Glendale Union High School District teacher and Glendale resident is among the finalists for the Arizona Educational Foundation’s Teacher of the Year award. more
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Alberto Ríos
Glendale CC will present discussion with Arizona poet laureate
Glendale Community College presents Arizona’s poet laureate sharing his journey, “From Nogales Boy to Poet Laureate: A Latino’s Journey,” in celebration of Latine Month. more
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Larry Cervarich, founder of the Homeless Youth Connection, stands at the door of a former HYC location. The organization serves more than 800 youth per year in 100 high schools.
Allstate agents in 6 Valley cities collect gift cards for homeless students
Valley Allstate agents are uniting to collect gift cards in support of a local organization that works to eliminate barriers to graduation for homeless youth. Agents at nine Allstate locations … more
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Glendale Mtn Ridge boys volleyball team earns academic honor
The Mountain Ridge High School boys volleyball team for a second straight year earned the United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. more
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Xitlali Vazquez, a Glendale Union High School District student, completed an eight-week U.S. Navy Summer Flight Academy aviation training program.
Glendale Union HS District student graduates from elite Navy academy
Xitlali Vazquez, a student at Greenway High School within the Glendale Union High School District, completed an intensive, eight-week U.S. Navy Summer Flight Academy aviation training program at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. more
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Construction on West-MEC Northwest Campus in Surprise in 2017. This joint technical education district's campus, which works with high school students as well as professionals, recently won several state CTE awards.
West-MEC resumes CTE programs in Surprise, Glendale
West-MEC, a career and technical education public school district in the West Valley, begin most programs Aug. 3, after a two-month long summer break. more
Volunteers of Peoria-based Hart Pantry packed 350 backpacks for at-risk high school students in their programs at Peoria, Dysart and Glendale school districts.
Peoria nonprofit sends kudos to back-to-school donors
Volunteers of Peoria-based Hart Pantry packed 350 backpacks for at-risk high school students in their programs at Peoria, Dysart and Glendale school districts. more
The Dysart Unified School District once again will participate in the National School Lunch Program.
Dysart district sets meal prices for 22-23
Dysart Unified School District will participate in the National School Lunch Program during the 2022-23 school year. more
Great Hearts Academies, with two schools located at 23276 N. 83rd Ave., is entering its second year of offering virtual K-8 instruction.
Great Hearts Academies enters second year of offering virtual K-8 instruction
Great Hearts Academies, with two schools located at 23276 N. 83rd Ave., is entering its second year of offering virtual K-8. more
Phoenix Children’s Chorus is launching a new choir program to be based in Glendale.
Phoenix Children’s Chorus launches new choir program in Glendale
Phoenix Children’s Chorus is launching a new choir program in Glendale to serve the Northwest Valley that will provide music education, including literacy and performance, for children in kindergarten through 8th grade. more
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The homepage of dysart.org shows a redesigned website for the 2022-23 school year.
Dysart district site gets refreshed look
Dysart Unified School District has launched a new website at Dysart.org, and refreshed its logo just in time for the 2022-2023 school year. more
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Clockwise from left, Sheri Brownstein, Jared Chamberlain, Michael Fay, Carla Gartrell and Laura Rosch.
Midwestern announces Glendale campus promotions
Midwestern University, in Glendale, announced changes in its leadership team effective this month. more
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