January 29, 2005

Coolidge Unified School District’s interim Superintendent Darlene White is throwing her hat in the ring for the permanent position.

The Coolidge Unified School District is looking for a superintendent. Again. Darlene White was hired for the position on an interim basis for the 2006-07 school year. She is the district’s third superintendent in three years.

In celebration of 20 years of excellence in education and to honor his commitment, dedication and service to the East Valley Institute of Technology, the main campus located at 1601 W. Main St. in Mesa was officially renamed the Dr. A. Keith Crandell Campus on Dec. 12.

Mesa Unified School District leaders and board members took the first step Friday to possibly changing grade levels at some schools, closing other schools, and re-creating how the district offers alternative programs for students with attendance or behavior problems.

January 24, 2005

Mesa city and school district leaders will meet Friday morning to discuss the potential of creating new public recreation sites in the next few years.

Cave Creek school officials will hold a public forum next week to try to calm parents who are angry because of possible changes to class schedules.

August 13, 2004

A next Scottsdale schools superintendent comes to town July and board members are hoping he’s packed a bag filled with innovative ideas.

Moments after John Baracy received the call he’d been hired as the Scottsdale school district’s newest superintendent, he sat down with a district parent.

Like Arizona — which until the mid-19th century was a territory owned by Mexico — Mesa’s historical roots are intertwined with Latinos.

Arizona business leaders were urged Friday to avoid complacency as they continue their efforts to jump start the state’s economy.

The arrest of Arizona’s ACLU leader was caught on video, but it’s up to a U.S. District Court jury to determine whether police arrested her unnecessarily or whether she had it coming.

HURRICANE, Utah - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was flown back to Utah on Tuesday to face felony sex charges involving the arranged marriage of an underage girl to an older man.

Fewer than four in 10 Mesa voters are willing to pay a city property tax, but poll numbers released Wednesday suggest more than six in 10 are open to a bond issue or a sales tax increase.

Fewer than four in 10 Mesa voters are willing to pay a city property tax, but poll numbers released Wednesday suggest more than six in 10 are open to a bond issue or a sales tax increase.

Scottsdale school leaders will discuss budget overrides and next year’s school calendar during a meeting tonight.

A group of parents and teachers is calling for the resignation of the chairman of a state committee convened to look at unifying many of Arizona's school districts.

There are some concerns that any more cuts to Arizona's education spending would put federal stimulus dollars in jeopardy.

State Senate Minority Leader David Schapira is running for the U.S. House seat from Arizona's 9th Congressional District.

Principal Sean McDonald is on a quest to understand the Pascua Yaqui culture and home life of Guadalupe’s high school students.

October 31, 2006