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Christopher Klugman, a teacher at BASIS Scottsdale is competing against nine other teachers for the Bill of Rights Institute’s National Civics Teacher of the Year Award.
Scottsdale teacher in running for national award
Christopher Klugman, a teacher from BASIS Scottsdale has been selected as a finalist for the Bill of Rights Institute’s National Civics Teacher of the Year Award for the 2026-27 school year. … more
Students roam around the campus at Cactus Shadows High School. An incident involving a firearm being brought on campus on Sept. 11 is still under investigation from the Scottsdale Police Department and the Cave Creek Unified School District, according to e-mails obtained by Independent Newsmedia.
Gun incident under investigation at Cactus Shadows High School
A student brought a gun onto the campus of Cactus Shadows High School on Sept. 11, and the school and Scottsdale Police are investigating the incident, according to e-mails sent to parents obtained by Independent Newsmedia. more
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Amanda Power, a Scottsdale native, graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine with a major in Biology.
Scottsdale native graduates from Bates College
Amanda Power, of Scottsdale, graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She majored in biology, according to a press release. Bates College graduated 488 students during its 161st … more
Over 400 parents, students and educators asked the Scottsdale Unified School Governing Board Sept. 22 to keep their schools open during the next face of school closures.
Hundreds of SUSD parents fight to keep their schools open
A crowd topping 400 people filled the Desert Mountain High School auditorium Sept. 22 for a public hearing on further possible school closures in Scottsdale Unified School District. And about … more
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Twelve of Scottsdale Unified School District’s 19 National Merit Scholarship semifinalist come from Desert Mountain High School.
19 SUSD seniors named National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Nineteen Scottsdale Unified School District seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. The distinction places them among the highest achieving students … more
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Max Doscher, of Scottsdale, was named to the summer 2026 semester dean’s list at the University of Alabama.
Scottsdale native named to dean’s list at University of Alabama
Max Doscher, of Scottsdale, was named to the summer 2026 semester dean’s list at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa. The University of Alabama’s dean’s list is for students with an … more

Arizona high school students can compete for cash prizes while honoring military veterans through the Honoring America’s Veterans Essay Competition.
Arizona students invited to honor veterans in essay competition
Arizona high school students can compete for cash prizes while honoring military veterans through the Honoring America’s Veterans Essay Competition . The contest is open to Arizona students in … more
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Arizona childcare waitlist tops 14,500 as families face cost and capacity crunch.
Arizona’s childcare divide widens as thousands wait for help
As of Aug. 28, 14,528 children from 8,759 families were waiting for state assistance to help pay for care. At the same time, Arizona has roughly 250,000 licensed child-care slots for an estimated 300,000 children who potentially need them. more
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Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel said the district’s first bond request was for $5,000 back in 1909, but noted the district only had something like 13 students at the time.
SUSD holds town hall meeting on $375M bond request
Scottsdale Unified School District maintenance staff have spent the last three years putting Band-Aids on things and need the district’s $375 bond request on the Nov. 3 ballot to pass to keep … more
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Prop 320, the classroom-spending proposal was initially advanced as HCR 2007 before its provisions were incorporated into SCR 1032, the resolution ultimately referred to voters as Proposition 320.
Arizona districts face potential funding losses under Prop. 320
Arizona voters will decide in November whether certain school districts should be required to direct at least 60% of their operational spending to direct instructional expenses, a proposal that … more
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he Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board cleared the way during its Sept. 8 meeting to start accepting students who need Level D services from other school districts at the former Pima Elementary School.
SUSD could soon take other districts’ special needs students
Scottsdale Unified School District could soon be teaching other districts’ high need students. The governing board unanimously approved during its Sept. 8 meeting a tuition plan that would … more
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The Sisters in STEM event Sept. 26 at Saguaro High School provides a unique opportunity for kindergarten through eighth grade students from across the Scottsdale Unified School District to learn directly from high school mentors.
Sisters in STEM welcomes K-8 students at SUSD’s Saguaro High School
The ninth annual Sisters in STEM Kids Event is scheduled 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Sept. 26, at Saguaro High School, 6250 N. 82nd St., in Scottsdale. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering … more
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