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Peoria Unified board to discuss possible bond …

3/29/2023
Peoria Unified School District Governing Board will receive an update on the possibility of putting a bond authorization on the ballot later this year.

2 Peoria Unified board members want policy on …

3/21/2023
Peoria Unified governing board members Heather Rooks and Rebecca Hill want policy written requiring bathrooms be gender binary, that is — either male or female. This will fly in opposition …

Garcia appointment nearly derailed at Peoria Unified

3/15/2023
A woman with a vague complaint about Peoria Unified Special Education Coordinator Lori Garcia nearly derailed her appointment as Executive Director of Exceptional Student Services, March 9.

Rooks, Hill vote to decline issuance of thousands of …

3/13/2023
Two Peoria Unified School District governing board members nearly scuttled the issuance of contracts to about 4,000 employees.

Peoria Unified works on short-term fixes to …

3/10/2023
Non-traditional instructional spaces are being converted into classrooms at Liberty High and Lake Pleasant Elementary schools due to overcapacity.

Peoria student in critical condition after being …

3/10/2023
A Sunset Heights Elementary School student in Peoria remains in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle March 9 at 98th Avenue and Deer Valley Road, police said.

Peoria Unified students compete in annual patriotic …

3/8/2023
Four Peoria Unified students emerged as first-place winners in the district’s 36th Annual Patriotic Speech Contest, March 2.

See how much Glendale schools are spending in the …

3/2/2023
More than half the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their dollars in classroom instruction in the last school year than the year before, according to a new report.

Transgender issues under the spotlight at Peoria …

3/2/2023
In recent months, two Peoria Unified governing board members and a group of speakers at school board meetings have voiced their concerns about a federal law that prohibits discrimination in schools.

Peoria Unified board stalls bathroom executive session

2/24/2023
In a rare turn of events at the Feb. 23 Peoria Unified governing board meeting, the board voted not to go into an executive session that was listed on the agenda.

Peoria Unified board member to attend conference she …

2/14/2023
Heather Rooks has been using her power as a Peoria Unified school board member to scrutinize district travel expenses since she took her seat in January, requesting more specific information on them before voting to approve.

Peoria district breathes sigh of relief after AEL vote

2/9/2023
Peoria Unified School District and the many public schools in Arizona again have dodged a bullet with a state legislature vote to lift the Aggregate Expenditure Limit for this school year.