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Peoria Unified teacher at center of contract fight …

4/13/2023
A Peoria Unified high school teacher singled out by two board members who attempted to refuse her a contract is speaking out.

Board member challenges Higley USD to do even better …

4/6/2023
Higley USD is making progress on a strategic goal to support the social-emotional growth of its students, officials said, but one governing board member challenged the district to do even better on …

District working to implement 'Higley-ized' Portrait …

3/20/2023
Higley USD is working to implement the “Higley-ized” version of “Portrait of a Graduate” that the Governing Board adopted last May.  But the effort has come under some …

Higley USD employees getting 2% raises despite board …

3/9/2023
The Higley USD Governing Board approved 2% raises for most district employees at the board’s March 8 meeting, but the vote was not unanimous.  Anna Van Hoek voted in dissent on the …

Higley USD board scrutinizing routine items

2/9/2023
Consent agenda, where routine items go to get passed quickly and without discussion by governing bodies, is getting more scrutiny from the newly formed Higley USD Governing Board. 

Sub pay hike helping Higley USD backfill for absences

1/19/2023
A bump in substitute pay has been effective in filling Higley USD’s needs, but is quickly draining the budget for subs, district officials said. 

Higley USD revises 2022-23 budgets 

12/14/2022
The Higley USD Governing Board approved a second revision Dec. 14 to its fiscal year 2022-23 budgets.  The revision puts the maintenance and operations budget, which pays for most salaries …

Two newcomers elected to Higley USD Governing Board

11/21/2022
A former Higley USD teacher and a critic of the district’s bond will join the HUSD Governing Board in January.  Amanda Wade and Anna Van Hoek were narrowly elected to the board after …

Wade leads for Higley USD spot, but second seat is …

11/8/2022
Amanda Wade broke out to an early lead in the race for two governing board seats in the Higley Unified School District.  Wade has 30% of the vote on 6,435 votes. The second spot, however is …

Olympic gold medalist offers words of motivation to …

10/24/2022
Six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken-Rouen spoke to a group of Arizona State University College of Health Solutions students on Oct. 19 in downtown Phoenix, sharing a message of …

Meet the Artist: The digital art duo behind AlexP

10/18/2022
Starting Nov. 4, Canal Convergence welcomes the Dutch art duo known as AlexP to the annual arts festival and will display one of their digital art pieces during the weeks-long celebration. 

Higley USD board candidates discuss building trust

10/7/2022
This is the eighth in a series of questions asked of Higley USD Governing Board candidates. Voters will decide among these four candidates for the two open four-year seats on the board.  What …