Where's one of the best places in the world to learn reading and math?

Where's one of the best places in the world to learn reading and math?

Tempe High School could be the next East Valley school to offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate World degree, which opens students up to more scholarships and elite universities.

A class to motivate more students to take honors courses. A program with an international focus. A biotechnology lab. These are among a wide array of educational programs that Tempe High School's staff is working to bring to students this fall.

The Tempe Elementary School District has found a way to balance its budget, in the face of rising costs and declining enrollment, and still give teachers raises this year.

The Tempe Elementary School District has found a way to balance its budget - in the face of rising costs and declining enrollment - and still give teachers raises this year.

May 19, 2005

Even as students and teachers finish up this school year, families are looking to enroll for next year.

Lizett Segura’s son was enrolled in kindergarten at a neighboring district when she walked into Mesa’s Keller Elementary School looking for employment about five years ago.

From the start, Arizona’s charter schools were pitted against the state’s school districts as lawmakers created them to force competition and stimulate an education marketplace. So it was inevitable that an us-versus-them mentality would develop as traditional public schools suddenly found that their students — and the state dollars that accompany them — had other public schooling options.

From the start, Arizona’s charter schools were pitted against the state’s school districts as lawmakers created them to force competition and stimulate an education marketplace. So it was inevitable that an us-versus-them mentality would develop as traditional public schools suddenly found that their students — and the state dollars that accompany them — had other public schooling options.

From the start, Arizona’s charter schools were pitted against the state’s school districts as lawmakers created them to force competition and stimulate an education marketplace. So it was inevitable that an us-versus-them mentality would develop as traditional public schools suddenly found that their students — and the state dollars that accompany them — had other public schooling options.

Michelle Lee is a master in marketing and a master — with a capital “M” — in martial arts. The 39-year-old Tempe business entrepreneur and tae kwon do black belt master instructor owns and operates one of the more successful martial arts academies in the Valley.

East Mesa is the newest battleground in the fight for students. This fall, two new academies will open — just one mile apart from each other.

In some East Valley school districts, nearly 10 percent of the population comes from outside the district boundaries.

In some East Valley school districts, nearly 10 percent of the population comes from outside the district boundaries.

In some East Valley school districts, nearly 10 percent of the population comes from outside the district boundaries.

Rachel Cesta spent part of this week turning in charter school applications for her children.

Graduation is just days away. Then, they’ll be moving on to the next phases of their life.

Holly Kain’s geography class at Hamilton High School goes well beyond mere borders. It’s not training kids to point to a place on a map or to list capital cities.

With a goal to better prepare students for the future, this year 14 Arizona schools adopted the state's plan to boost academics and give early high school diplomas to students who can prove their readiness for college.

Five home-schooled children from the East Valley impressed NASA astronauts and Honeywell engineers to win the finals of the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge on Friday morning.

In a showcase of public, private and parochial schools, today’s Tribune Education Expo will give parents the chance to research the best education options for their children.

Parents will find few states that offer families as many schooling options as Arizona does. A longtime leader in the national school choice movement, Arizona has an education marketplace with a school for just about any income, interest or situation. And nowhere in the state do options abound like they do in the East Valley.