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Arizona schools combat phone use in the classroom

7/11/2024
PHOENIX – As a middle school teacher, Dana Ramos didn’t restrict cell phone use in her classroom. Now, as principal of Lowell Elementary School, a K-8 school in Phoenix, Ramos has …

Arrests in Preston Lord murder case bring sadness, …

3/7/2024
Katey McPherson has pressed hard to see justice for Preston Lord. But as arrests continued to happen Thursday in the San Tan Valley teen’s homicide, the community advocate and education …

Gilbert subcommittee closing in on teen violence plan

2/27/2024
The Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Teen Violence rounded the curve in its third meeting Feb. 26 and is heading toward its goal of presenting a list of actionable items for the town.   …

Parents to Chandler Council: Do more to keep teens …

1/12/2024
Education, communication and the need for more-involved parenting — those were the main themes that came out of the Chandler City Council’s lengthy dialogue about teen safety at Thursday …

Gilbert council to look into teen violence

1/10/2024
After facing at times withering accusations during public comment, Gilbert Town Council voted Jan. 9 to form a subcommittee on teen violence.   The subcommittee will consist of council …

Join us in becoming an UPstander to youth violence 

1/8/2024
When I heard a teenager had been beaten to death my brain simply did not compute. BEATEN TO DEATH IN QUEEN CREEK? As a mother of teenagers myself, the Halloween weekend brought its own anxiety. As I …

Fear, frustration grip East Valley communities after …

1/8/2024
Parents of Gilbert teens remained guarded into the new year, more than two months after the death of a student at a Queen Creek party brought unrest about youth violence to a head.  

Gilbert police chief reassures community after youth …

12/13/2023
Gilbert Police Chief Michael Soelberg condemned youth violence in the community at a town council meeting Tuesday.   Soelberg read a statement on the matter after four women spoke to …

Announcement of Peoria Unified superintendent …

11/7/2023
Peoria Unified is on the homestretch to naming the finalists for the district's top official.

CUSD responds to allegations against teacher, district

4/20/2023
The Chandler Unified School District is refuting allegations of how it handled an investigation of a former Casteel High School teacher, following an April 12 school board meeting where members of …