You didn’t have to be in New York City, Washington, D.C, or rural Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, to be profoundly impacted by the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and changed both America and the world forever. Here are memories shared by 14 current and former Valley residents.
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OPINION — Since 2011, the state, pursuant to legislation, has given a grade to individual public schools on the familiar A-F spectrum. The idea was to provide parents and taxpayers with an understandable assessment of the quality of education provided by individual schools.
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OPINION — Great schools don’t just educate our children, they help build great cities. In Scottsdale, the strength and reputation of our schools are an important part of what makes our city such …
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OPINION — The recent article on electric leaf blowers begins with the fact that gas-powered blowers have been a big quality of life question recently, and the next eight paragraphs, detail that …
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OPINION — There is one clear, obvious choice this election cycle for SUSD school board: Dr. Jennifer Johnson. Her lifelong devotion to and experience in the Arizona education community more than …
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OPINION — Arizona officials love reminding us we prepared for the Colorado River crisis — banking water underground, building conservation programs, negotiating shortage agreements. Every round …
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OPINION — I'd like to encourage you to support and vote for Dr. Jennifer Johnson for the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board.
My support and advocacy for our public schools have …
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OPINION — As the mother and grandmother of twin boys who have attended Scottsdale Unified School District schools since first grade, we have seen the difference an SUSD education can make, and we …
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The Trump administration has resumed construction of a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of the Tohono O’odham tribal land, despite protests from the tribe. U.S. Customs and …
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OPINION — School is back in session across the state, making September a busy time for many Arizona families. September is also College Savings Month, and the start of the seventh-annual statewide essay writing contest where students can jumpstart college dreams by winning $529 for their AZ529 education savings plan.
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By Kimberly Yee | Arizona State Treasurer
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9/5/26
OPINION — As of Aug. 29, Children’s Safety Zone had recorded 126 water-related incidents this year in Maricopa and Pinal counties. Five children age 5 and younger lost their lives. Yes, school is back in session, but the danger around pools remains present.
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OPINION — I’m a retired CEO who deplores how so many huge national corporations squeeze every penny of profit out of consumers to satisfy their Wall Street-obsessed bosses.
Out of force of …
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