Twenty-six students representing Corona del Sol and McClintock high schools have been named semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship competition.
Academically talented seniors in all Tempe Union high schools will compete for...
Ongoing budget problems, teacher salaries, changing demographics and how fundamental subjects are taught were the focal points of a discussion Oct. 1 among candidates for the Kyrene School District Governing Board.
The candidates’...
Cafeterias in all 25 Kyrene district schools will be a centerpiece for this year’s observance of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance program, scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 30.
The program, which recognizes “Mix...
Kathy Covert doesn’t want to sound boastful, but it’s hard not to. In its latest release of academic data, the Arizona Department of Education revealed that, once again, third through eighth graders...
It may be too early to predict, but Corona’s cross-country program could have another budding long-distance runner in the pipeline in Slade Sumners.
Slade, who finished first in his age category in the...
When Lucy Carrera arrives at Kyrene de los Niños Elementary for her regular tutoring session, the kids say, “It’s like grandma’s here.”
But, adds Carrera, they also know that “this grandma’s focused on...
Justin Decker and Dana Yanch are Mesa Community College graduates who have found that networking—on both the technical and personal sides—has resulted in lucrative career opportunities within east Valley companies.
Both grads attended...
Editor’s note: Dr. Kenneth R. Baca, superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District, says Tempe’s recent mayoral election prompted him to consider the subject of civility in political races and to...
