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Kyrene override called critical if schools are to retain vital technology superiority

Local residents will have another chance this November to pass the Kyrene School District’s capital override to continue funding for the district’s highly praised technology programs. Karin Smith, who left the district last...

Literature competition draws 70,000 kids; 3 from Aprende top list

Accepting literature honors were, from left, front, Kathleen Click, Luke Nero, teacher Amy Furman; back, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Austin Hornbaker. — Photo courtesy Amy FurmanThree students from Kyrene Aprende...

Kyrene studying strategies to deflect millions in anticipated cuts

As Kyrene School District administrators work into the summer, the process of implementing a number of changes in response to the Governing Board’s June 14 adoption of a 2011-12 budget already has...

Student, teacher share first-place honors

Stephanie Ong and her Pueblo Middle School teacher Darlene Abel.Stephanie Ong, an eighth grader at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School in west Chandler, is the national first-place winner of the Securities Industry...

Teacher takes a pro-active role in promoting tolerance

Before summer break, students at Kyrene del Cielo Elementary School took up positions on the front lines of the bullying war. Karen Smeltzer, a second-grade teacher at the school, said it’s never...

New technology helps guide Kyrene students in digital age

The days of poster-board projects and flip-chart presentations are slowly fading away in the Kyrene School District, as new software opens opportunities for students to mouse and click their way into the...

Despite regrets, Kyrene CFO says she’s leaving school district well positioned to weather challenges

It was nearly midnight and a text message flashed across the face of my cell phone. Could we move our 9 a.m. meeting to 8:30? No problem, I texted back. This was...

Kyrene schools now must find other ways to meet $5.3 million deficit

Kyrene District staff answered questions from Governing Board members during a sometimes heated discussion of school budget issues at a May 24 public meeting. — Wrangler News photo by Mark CrudupAfter hours...
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