Recent research suggests that bullying is quickly becoming a national epidemic. A 2011 nationwide study found that 40 percent of teachers and school staff consider bullying a moderate or major problem in...
Automotive-technology students at Corona del Sol High School brought a measure of kindness—and some desperately needed convenience—to a terminally ill woman whose final days were becoming an even larger battle because she...
Growing up in the ‘80s, other than private school (not even a consideration for my working-class parents nor an option in my 4,000-population hometown), the nearby neighborhood public school was the only...
As a captain with Southwest Airlines, Rob Bych’s number-one goal is to get his passengers safely from Point A to Point B.
To do this, he must know more than how the various...
Kyrene Foundation, the school district’s philanthropic arm, has honored three district staff members at its annual Employee Recognition program.
Kelly Brunner, at Kyrene de la Colina Elementary School, was recognized as administrator of...
In elementary school, athletics are meant to teach kids how to be part of a team, how to be a good sport. The pursuit of a sport also is supposed to teach...
Members of the Kyrene schools governing board have voted to increase the amount of time teachers get to plan for art, music and physical education, resolving months of intense discussion on the...
Fifth-graders at Grace Community Christian School lent a helping hand to members of Phoenix-based Rio Vista Center, a non-profit Christian organization that provides resources for the Valley’s less fortunate families.
Fifth-grade teacher Pat...
