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Chandler schools principal reassigned after lawsuits …

5/1/2024
An educator who was named in a lawsuit against her school district has been reassigned after being placed on leave. Jamie Lander was placed on leave in mid-February, shortly after a lawsuit was …

SUSD Superintendent gets contract extension, raise

5/1/2024
Dr. Scott Menzel will stay on as Scottsdale Unified School District superintendent for at least three more years and got a raise to boot. The district governing board voted 3-2 during its April …

Rio Salado College marks first class of bachelor’s …

5/1/2024
In a groundbreaking celebration, Rio Salado College with Maricopa Community Colleges, will mark a milestone this spring with its first-ever bachelor's degree graduates. 

ASU graduates largest class in history on May 6

5/1/2024
More than 20,500 students will graduate this spring from Arizona State University, the largest in the school’s history. The largest number of students — more than 4,800 — are …

Rumbaugh: Arizona schools rate well on list

4/30/2024
The Daily Independent carried an article on April 25 entitled “Report: BASIS Peoria Tops Best Public High Schools List.”

Five Scottsdale students chosen for Dragon Kim …

4/29/2024
The Dragon Kim Foundation, an Orange County, California-based nonprofit has announced the selection of 131 teens from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds living in Arizona, California, and Nevada to …

Eight Scottsdale Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

4/27/2024
The Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, has been awarded to 35 local girls this year, including 8 girls from Scottsdale, from the Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. The …

Chandler schools makes late-year budget adjustments

4/27/2024
As part of one board member’s ongoing effort to have only certain items on a consent agenda, the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board had a thorough discussion at its April 24 …

See where Mesa high schools ranked on national list …

4/26/2024
A Mesa high school ranks not only seventh in the state but 56th nationally, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s annual best public high schools list. The publication ranked …

SCC dance program presents free dance concert

4/26/2024
The Scottsdale Community College Dance Program presents Kinetic Connections, a dance concert performed by SCC’s two resident companies and guests, on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. The show …

Camp Taliesin West returns for summer 2024

4/26/2024
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced the return of its Camp Taliesin West with a lineup of full- and half-day sessions for K-12 students on topics surrounding architecture, science, art and …

Chandler schools makes late-year budget adjustments

4/25/2024
As part of one board member’s ongoing effort to have only certain items on a consent agenda, the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board had a thorough discussion at its April 24 …