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Local high schools slate graduation dates

5/19/2017
Shadow Ridge graduates enter the stadium during Shadow Ridge's graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. High schools in the Deer Valley, Dysart and …

3 local schools earn A+ distinction

5/18/2017
Submitted West Wing School in north Peoria recently received the 2017 A+ Schools of Excellence honor from the Arizona Educational Foundation, recognizing and celebrating outstanding schools in …

Sun City Friends book sales going global

5/18/2017
By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia Friends of the Sun City Libraries book sales will be going global. The group’s board of director’s is moving forward with a program to offer …

DVUSD passes pay raise: Teachers want more

5/18/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Matt Weaver said he took a 20 percent pay cut when he came to work for Deer Valley Unified School District a year ago. As a result, the family and …

State formula squeezes Dysart budget again

5/17/2017
By Jennifer Jimenez Independent Newsmedia The Dysart Unified School District Governing Board approved the revised 2016-17 expenditure budget during the May 10 board meeting, with the …

Veterans center to open at Luke, offer job, education …

5/13/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Glendale is home to more than 15,000 veterans and that population is expected to grow, especially having Luke Air Force in its backyard. For those who …

PUSD board denies $198M bond vote, would have funded …

5/12/2017
PUSD board member Beverly Pingerelli speaks during a Peoria Unified School District board meeting Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Peoria Unified Administration Building in Glendale. Ms. Pingerelli voted …

Cactus senior wins transit design contest again

5/11/2017
Cactus High School Senior Sofia Garcia created this winning design in Valley Metro’s Design a Transit Wrap Contest.. She is the only student to win this contest twice, winning in 2015 as a …

DEF dinner celebrates more than $48,000 in …

5/10/2017
Valley Vista senior Morgan Sexauer was one of only 27 students statewide to be awarded the Dorrance Scholarship. The scholarship totals $48,000 and includes a semester abroad to study. Ms. Sexauer …

Kendra Bell hired as Chief Academic Support Officer of …

5/9/2017
Dr. Kendra Bell By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Dr. Kendra Bell, Ph.D. is Peoria Unified School District’s new Chief Academic Support Officer. She will begin her new role with …

West Valley districts approve resolutions urging …

5/8/2017
Peoria Unified is one public school district in the West Valley that passed a resolution opposing the bill expanding the Empowerment Scholarship Account. By Philip Haldiman, Independent …

Peoria, Deer Valley districts feeling effects of …

5/8/2017
Peoria Unified Shool District is feeling the effects of capital needs that have been put off due to inadequate funds. By Cecilia Chan, Independent Newsmedia In the Peoria Unified School …