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Kyrene board studying ways to remedy $5.3 mil funding loss

Kyrene schools will be winding down the year in a couple of weeks, giving teachers a welcome breather after 10 months of learning to do more with less. While staff morale seems...

New Corona principal sets his sights on expanding utilization of technology

Corona del Sol High School students will move toward the future of education, with Brent Brown joining the faculty as principal next year. “I think technology is the future,” Brown said. “I think...

Layoffs authorized to help ease $5.3 mil in Kyrene budget cuts

Chief Financial Officer Karin Smith and Kyrene Superintendent Dr. David Schauer explain budget crunch to members of district’s governing board at April 26 session. — Wrangler News photo by Mark CrudupAfter four...

Young artists shine in display

Corona del Sol High School students are brightening up the Tempe Union High School District Office this month with artistic displays of students’ work from Carmelisa Castelli Wood’s photography classes. Among those featured...

Technology finding its way into virtually every corner of Kyrene classrooms

Sixth-grade students at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School are putting aside paper and pencils to enter the digital landscape of today’s education. During parent conferences, the traditional teacher-led talks accompanied by binders of...

Tempe Union names new district superintendent

A longtime administrator with Phoenix Elementary School District has been named superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District, succeeding Steve Adolph, who retired. The high schools’ governing board announced the selection of...

Kyrene funding: What the future holds for our schools

The economic downturn has resulted in Arizona reducing public-education funding. Prior to what is being called the Great Recession, funding levels in Arizona were already low when compared to the nation at...

New Tempe schools chief seen as one who puts kids first

When Christine Hoddy Busch began her career in public education almost 35 years ago, she brought along a philosophy that is near and dear to her heart: that all children can learn...
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