Schools

Approximately 20 percent of the positions now open in Arizona’s school districts remain unfilled, many of them associated with higher-level math and science departments and...

By Susie Steckner Mayor Mark Mitchell and the Tempe City Council are joining local education and youth leaders in pledging to stand up to bullying...

By Diana Nelson Good behavior, we all know, pays off. And the Kyrene School District found confirmation of that truism with recognition for its success...

By Robyn Martinez “You are not alone.” That message, along with Teen Lifeline’s phone number for one who may be contemplating suicide, is on the reverse...

By Diana Nelson The tragic loss of young students to suicide that left a school community devastated was the catalyst that drove one woman...

Seven deaths nationwide have been linked to vaping, and school districts in Tempe are stepping up their campaigns to educate students and parents about...

By Gabrielle Dunton “If you ever wonder what it’s like to fly in a rocket ship, I gotta tell you, it is a lot...

  By Diana Nelson Imagine a social-media application that brings out the best in people—one that gives the community a chance to be generous as well as...

By Sammie Ann Wicks It’s a sport that abounds with every heroic human metaphor—watching it, playing it—we glimpse humanity’s highest good cast on the world...

By Sammie Ann Wicks Students returning to Kyrene district classes this month are being introduced to innovative outreach programs, both inside and outside the formal...