The Mesa Unified School District is cracking down on a recent rise in school gang activity. School officials want to expand the district’s current gang policy to hold sway outside of school hallways.

This message was released Friday by the Mesa Unified School District:

The Mesa Unified School District’s elected officials will vote Tuesday on a budget packed with more than $500 million in spending for next school year.

It’s not as bad as they thought. After a year spent working to reverse declining enrollment in the Mesa Unified School District, school board members got a welcome message this week: The district gained some new students.

It’s not as bad as they thought. After a year spent working to reverse declining enrollment in the Mesa Unified School District, school board members got a welcome message this week: The district gained some new students.

A state commission is recommending that the three school districts serving students in Tempe unify into one, despite repeated opposition from those districts.

Gilbert Unified School District’s annual Secondary Art Show is on display through May 14 during regular business hours at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.

Mike Cowan, associate superintendent of the Mesa Unified School District, will succeed Debra Duvall as leader of Arizona's largest school system on July 1. The governing board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to appoint Cowan as the new superintendent. Board member Steve Peterson was out ill.

New state data shows the Mesa Unified School District has lost roughly the equivalent of an elementary school of students.

Mesa Unified School District students will have the same calendar for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years.

Mesa voters were approving a $230 million bond question for the school district Tuesday night in early unofficial results.

Registration for 2012-13 Kindergarten Prep, the Gilbert Unified School District program for 4 year olds, will be available online only beginning Feb. 13, 2012. This is a change from previous years. There will be no mail-in or walk-in registration accepted. However, for those in need of computer access, a computer terminal will be available at the Community Education Office, 6839 E. Guadalupe Road, in Mesa.

The competition for students is heating up on Mesa’s west side as the Tempe Elementary School District tries to fill one of its schools with children from the Mesa Unified School District.

The competition for students is heating up on Mesa’s west side as the Tempe Elementary School District tries to fill one of its schools with children from the Mesa Unified School District.

The competition for students is heating up on Mesa’s west side as the Tempe Elementary School District tries to fill one of its schools with children from the Mesa Unified School District.

A partnership between the Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the Mesa Unified School District seeks to use more local businesses to provide services and goods to the state’s largest school district.

Mesa Unified School District meets the needs of families, according to SchoolMatch.

This spring, the Mesa Unified School District’s governing board will adopt calendars for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years. The board welcomes comments from students, staff, parents and the public.

The Mesa Unified School District will pilot an online program - Student MPS Connect - that includes e-mail, calendar, documents and spreadsheet programs in the fall.

The Mesa Unified School District governing board unanimously adopted calendars for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years during a meeting Tuesday.

To register a student in the Mesa Unified School District this summer, take a certified copy of your child's birth certificate, current immunization record and proof of residence to the Curriculum Services Center, 549 N. Stapley Drive, Mesa.

The Mesa Unified School District governing board approved Tuesday night salary freezes for staff, administration and school leadership for the upcoming school year.

The Mesa Unified School District governing board unanimously adopted calendars for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years during a meeting Tuesday.

Mesa police are trying to locate a set of bleacher thieves who have stolen more than $20,000 in seating sections of the aluminum grandstands.