Dear Parents and Guardians,

Camille Casteel, superintendent of the Chandler Unified School District, is one of only 10 winners honored with a 2011 eSN Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award.

In light of the state’s economic crisis, Chandler Unified School District Superintendent Camille Casteel has elected to donate her planned $8,525 pay increase to the Chandler Education Foundation during the upcoming school year.

As we frequently call attention to the misdeeds of government officials, we shouldn't miss an opportunity to highlight a couple of good acts.

About Care held its inaugural holiday event: a wine-tasting and art auction held Dec. 8 at the amazing Vision Gallery located in the new City of Chandler building. It was a wonderful event honoring those who volunteer for About Care and also those who have served our nation and now need our help.

Across the East Valley this week, educators, school leaders, elected officials, family and friends expressed their sorrow upon hearing about the death of Eddie Basha, Jr.

An attorney for Shea Homes wrote to the Chandler Unified School District superintendent and governing board this week, asking the district to reconsider boundaries for Riggs Elementary School that sits on land the homebuilder had donated.

September 10, 2004

Chandler Unified School District students return from spring break today to teachers who were rejuvenated at a rally Tuesday.

The Chandler Unified School District failed to ensure bus drivers met safety standards and that district credit cards and cell phones were not used appropriately, according to a state audit released Thursday.

The Chandler Unified School District failed to ensure bus drivers met safety standards and that district credit cards and cell phones were used appropriately, according to a state audit released today.

Overcrowding has taken its toll at schools in southeast Chandler. Santan Elementary School could not offer full-day kindergarten this year because there weren’t enough classrooms.

Chandler parent Heidi Harlow has watched three new schools built and opened near her home in the southeastern part of the Chandler Unified School District just in the last few years.

Mesa schools Superintendent Mike Cowan has a new three-year contract that includes a state-mandated pay-for-performance piece.

Positive test results of Legionella bacteria at the Town of Gilbert library on the campus of Perry High School have prompted officials to close the library and the school.

Gilbert Highland football coach Preston Jones accepted an offer Monday to become the coach at one of the East Valley’s newest schools, Perry High in Chandler.

Josh Gallegos only wanted to make money when he graduates from high school — until a peek into the business world changed his priorities.

Chandler Unified School District administrators, board members, friends and family gathered Tuesday morning to remember Mike Desper, a longtime girls basketball coach and district administrator.

The Chandler Unified School District has doubled in size over the last 10 years — but the real growth might still be in the future. Within the next five years, the district expects to build up to 12 new schools to accommodate the rush.

Chandler High School is showing off its new career and technical education building, competition pool, playing fields, locker room and improvements to the football stadium in an open house and rededication tonight.

In a case of more is less, the Chandler Unified School District will build two full schools by the end of summer.

Two dozen eighth-grade students and nine parents of first-graders urged the Chandler Unified School District governing board Wednesday night to keep who they described as two excelling teachers whose contracts were among those the board voted not to renew.