The Butcher Jones Recreation Site, on the Mesa Ranger District in the Tonto National Forest, is reopening 8 a.m. Friday. The site was closed while repairs were made by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation to surrounding roads after summer flooding.

Few developments in education have blasted through the status quo like Sal Khan’s “Khan Academy.” What started as a collection of instructional videos on YouTube to help his seventh-grade cousin with algebra is now a website featuring 3,400 videos on everything from logarithms to art history.

You may be among the thousands of Arizona parents who bought pencils, notebooks, and backpacks last month to help your kids get ready for that first day of school. But with all the supply checklists, did you remember to check the grade for your child’s school?

On April 4, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed an expansion to Arizona’s education savings account program and drew attention to a subject that affects all Arizona educators and students.

On April 4, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed an expansion to Arizona’s education savings account program and drew attention to a subject that affects all Arizona educators and students.

In 1965, The Four Tops released a follow-up to their hit single, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" with a number called "It's the Same Old Song." It was, actually, nearly the same song as "Can't Help Myself," admits singer Abdul "Duke" Fakir, as he and songwriter Lamont Dozier were in a rush to produce something and "reversed [‘Can't Help Myself'] with the same chord changes" to write "Same Old Song."

Imagine if your child’s assigned elementary school had puddles of urine in the bathroom, mouse droppings in the cafeteria, and clogged water fountains. Now imagine if your complaints were rejected by the principal.

Police arrested a Mesa man on suspicion of trying to pull a woman into his home to strangle her, sexually assault her and cut her into pieces.

Before you fall in step with its sunny themes of boyhood and heroism, know that Michael McGowan’s "Saint Ralph" isn’t especially strong on the facts.

TORONTO - William Hung butchered "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch of Sunday's matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers, much to the delight of 22,225 at SkyDome.

This is how I imagine legendary comedians Abbott and Costello would discuss public education:

Arizona enacted a new law earlier this month that got little attention but could make a big impact on school performance.

No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the primary federal education law for K-12 public schools, was signed by George W. Bush a decade ago. Heralded by many as a great bipartisan agreement, NCLB ushered in a new era of accountability for public schools and, for the first time, required schools to show evidence of student achievement or face consequences.

Aesop tells us that every man carries two bags, one in front and one behind, both full of faults. The bag in front contains the faults of others, while we carry ours in the one behind. As a result, we always see someone else's mistakes and rarely look at our own.

It’s time to let everyone—parents in Arizona and other states, along with state and national policymakers—see the results of Arizona’s education savings accounts. Over 400 children are using the accounts this year, and thousands more become eligible next year.

Fred Barlam’s response to Jonathan Butcher’s guest commentary on education is just classic... classic elitist educator.