Higley High School science teacher Jamie Valderrama's students say she makes each day better and encourages them to learn.

Programs in Arizona vary for those who already hold a bachelor’s degree and want to become a teacher.

Amy Leavitt was snatched up and offered a contract on the spot at a Gilbert Unified School District job fair last summer to teach math at Gilbert High School.

Higley teacher up for state award

When Tara Dale's seventh-grade class was ushered into the hall for a "pod meeting" on the morning of Feb. 26 at Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School, she feared the worst.

When Tara Dale's seventh-grade class was ushered into the hall for a "pod meeting" on the morning of Feb. 26 at Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School, she feared the worst.

Students and staff at Chandler’s Basha High School are still in shock after hearing what happened to science teacher Amy Keifer-Berard.

One hand holding a chromatography column (think chemistry tube), one holding a pencil-size UV light, Gilbert student Alya Perez squealed Thursday as a green glow appeared at the bottom of the glass container.

Dennis Clark, 59, did a lot of research before he and his wife, Eve, opened their health food supplement store at 1804 E. Southern Ave. in Tempe six months ago. Nearly 30 years worth.

Saying students are getting only one side of the debate, a state senators wants to free teachers to tell students why they believe there is no such thing human-caused "global warming.''

Biotechnology students are getting younger.

Mesa Unified School District board members voted unanimously Tuesday night to require all ninth-graders to take a science class. Right now, taking science in ninth grade is optional.

On Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the ASU STARR Noyce Scholarship Program, a National Science Foundation funded scholarship for science professionals and students who want to become middle or high school science teachers at "high-need" schools, will be represented along with TGen, Kelly Scientific, Kaplan Test Prep, ASU Biological Design Graduate Program, University of Medicine; Health Sciences-St. Kitts, Keck Graduate Institute, Arizona Interns In Action, and others will host the career and internship fair. The event will take place at ASU, Life Sciences C Wing, 427 E. Tyler Mall in Tempe. Contact Suzanne Cassano at Suzanne.cassano@asu.edu or (480) 965-2561.

On Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the ASU STARR Noyce Scholarship Program, a National Science Foundation funded scholarship for science professionals and students who want to become middle or high school science teachers at "high-need" schools, will be represented along with TGen, Kelly Scientific, Kaplan Test Prep, ASU Biological Design Graduate Program, University of Medicine; Health Sciences-St. Kitts, Keck Graduate Institute, Arizona Interns In Action, and others will host the career and internship fair. The event will take place at ASU, Life Sciences C Wing, 427 E. Tyler Mall in Tempe. Contact Suzanne Cassano at Suzanne.cassano@asu.edu or (480) 965-2561.

A blog by students in Melissa Martinez's fourth-grade class at Apache Junction's Peralta Trail Elementary School is attracting the attention of more than just proud parents and friends.

More than 5,300 Arizona State University students will receive their degrees during commencement ceremonies next week. About 1,300 graduate students will have a ceremony at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. The ceremony for 4,000 undergraduates will be 9 a.m. Thursday at the arena.

Dear Editor: In her latest display of indomitable ignorance, Linda Turley-Hansen quotes (Nov. 23, AFN) from the "ancient Greek prophet... Zoroaster." That phrase contains two gross errors. Unlike the religiously-motivated Jews and Persians, the ancient Greeks produced philosophers, not prophets. And, of course, Zoroaster was not Greek; he was Persian. Linda's error is typical of political reactionaries. She's too lazy to look up "Zoroaster" on the Internet or in the encyclopedia. Even worse, she probably doesn't care. Big Brother's slogan, "ignorance is strength," is the guiding principle of contemporary "conservatives." It fuels the idiotic campaigns against the teaching of evolution, often prevented through intimidation of biology teachers in the Bible Belt states. It inspires the blatant lies about President Bush's economic record (Clinton's record was far superior: 3.6 percent average GDP growth vs. Bush's anemic 2.9 percent; Clinton's 16 percent reduction in federal debt as percent of GDP vs. Bush's 12 percent increase). Fox News and Rush Limbaugh will never confuse you with these incontrovertible facts. I eagerly await Linda's next column. Perhaps she'll enlighten us about the Hebrew prophets' contribution to geometrical proofs, or the Spanish Inquisitors' heritage of civil rights. C.W. Griffin

Dear Editor: In her latest display of indomitable ignorance, Linda Turley-Hansen quotes (Nov. 23, AFN) from the "ancient Greek prophet... Zoroaster." That phrase contains two gross errors. Unlike the religiously-motivated Jews and Persians, the ancient Greeks produced philosophers, not prophets. And, of course, Zoroaster was not Greek; he was Persian. Linda's error is typical of political reactionaries. She's too lazy to look up "Zoroaster" on the Internet or in the encyclopedia. Even worse, she probably doesn't care. Big Brother's slogan, "ignorance is strength," is the guiding principle of contemporary "conservatives." It fuels the idiotic campaigns against the teaching of evolution, often prevented through intimidation of biology teachers in the Bible Belt states. It inspires the blatant lies about President Bush's economic record (Clinton's record was far superior: 3.6 percent average GDP growth vs. Bush's anemic 2.9 percent; Clinton's 16 percent reduction in federal debt as percent of GDP vs. Bush's 12 percent increase). Fox News and Rush Limbaugh will never confuse you with these incontrovertible facts. I eagerly await Linda's next column. Perhaps she'll enlighten us about the Hebrew prophets' contribution to geometrical proofs, or the Spanish Inquisitors' heritage of civil rights. C.W. Griffin

June 29, 2004