PHOENIX -- Arizona voters will soon decide whether dozens of school districts should join forces.

A state commission that convened more than a year ago to look at the possibility of combining some of Arizona’s 227 school districts is expected to begin voting today on which of those districts should be unified.

Fall break begins Monday for the 37,000 students in the Chandler Unified School District.

Last fall, a state commission recommended that the three school districts serving students in Tempe unify into one, despite repeated opposition from many people living and working in those districts.

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

Higley Unified School District’s assistant superintendent of human resources resigned this week, effective June 30.

Middle schools in the Higley Unified School District will switch from a four-season athletic program to a three-season athletic program for the 2007-08 school year.

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.

Scottsdale Unified School District officials took the advice of angry parents — and got themselves an attorney.

Death threats, a catcalling crowd, then a BB zinging the school board president's car window. The Higley Unified School District is in an uproar, recalling two-thirds of its governing board, and bickering about a possible consolidation with the Gilbert Unified School District.

A parents committee and the Tempe City Council say yes. Three school boards say no. But ultimately, it will be up to a 13-member state commission to decide whether a measure to merge the Kyrene and two Tempe school districts makes it onto the ballot.

November 2, 2004

The Cave Creek Unified School District’s governing board is slated this week to decide whether to build a second high school.

STANFIELD - Olivia Rodriguez graduated from Stanfield Elementary School in this farming and ranching community. Her four sons graduated from the school. Now three of her grandchildren go there.

The Gilbert Unified School District started registration this month for its 2013-14 Amanecer Preschool. The program is an integrated preschool for children with and without special needs.

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

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.

February 20, 2008 - Dear Parents and Community Members: Higley Unified School District is facing a difficult and complex situation that occurred on a district bus on Friday, February 15, 2008 involving a district bus driver and students.

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.

Voters in the Gilbert and Higley school districts decided big isn’t necessarily better and rejected a consolidation measure on Tuesday. But an area of the East Valley where combining school districts would make a lot more sense is Tempe and west Chandler.

During a ceremony Thursday night, the Chandler Unified School District dedicated one of its newest campuses: The Haley Knutson Elementary School, known as Haley Elementary School. The school was named for Haley Knutson, who at 9 years old lost her battle with cancer after a brave fight that inspired the community. The dedication was attended by students, teachers, district officials, board members and members of Haley’s family.