David Tedesco, 30, never thought about becoming a successful business entrepreneur.

Those of us whose childhood experiences with technological upgrades in the schools involved little more than mimeograph machines replaced by photocopiers may find an upcoming Scottsdale school capital budget override election a bit daunting, though necessary.

WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday he expects the next decade to bring even greater technological leaps than the past 10 years.

Two adult students in the Surgical Technology program at the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) were recently awarded scholarships totaling $3,500 for their outstanding academic achievement.

Mike Luciano knew he had found his career the first time he entered an editing studio.

GLENDALE – With all the new technology and endless data produced in a rapidly changing world, companies must adapt or risk being left behind, a group of global business leaders said Thursday.

The vice president and general manager of Intel’s Fab/Sort manufacturing site in Chandler said in a speech last week that the company’s vision through the end of the decade is to “create and extend computing technology to connect and enrich the lives of every person on Earth.”

Having a child reach toddler age involves many exciting new questions and avenues for parents: What should my child eat? What books should I read to my child? What activities should I start involving him or her in? How should I socially interact my child?

A glance through EastValleyTribune.com in the past week revealed stories about Arizona’s education tax initiative, ASU’s move to make college costs more transparent, a profile on a local school, a list of dozens of people trying to win a school board seat and information about the growing home-schooling trend.

The concept of high-school graduates “being ready for college” has had many meanings over the years.

Jason Hernandez said he was on an oceanography "kick" before he entered kindergarten.

Unlike their counterparts in the past, 2006 graduates are facing a positive job outlook. Employers are planning to hire more new graduates and are offering higher salaries than were offered to last year’s graduates.

More than 10,000 students are set to graduate with pomp and circumstance from Arizona State University this spring at ceremonies spread throughout the week.

When graduating seniors march down the aisle at Mesa’s Red Mountain High School tonight, Kari Hammersmith, won’t be joining them.

At the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) no one was sure how a hybrid class of adults and high school students would work — until now. Last week, 22 students ranging in age from 18 to 40-something graduated from the medical assistant program.

Mesa's East Valley Institute of Technology has been awarded accreditation for its Surgical Technology program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). EVIT is one of five programs in Arizona accredited for surgical technology.

General Motors will open a new information technology innovation center in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler and begin hiring what will eventually be 1,000 high-tech employees to staff the new location beginning in April, the company announced Wednesday.

The Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education gave approval to Chandler University this week to award certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Applications are now open for the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act to meet the need for science, technology, engineering and mathematics instructors.

DeVry University is bringing two electronic and computer degree programs to the East Valley and has set up two high-tech labs to support the effort.

DeVry University is bringing two electronic and computer degree programs to the East Valley and has set up two high-tech labs to support the effort.

Arizona State University will receive $1.85 million in graduate student fellowship grants from the Science Foundation Arizona this year, the foundation said Friday.

From data communications, customer support, networking, Internet technology, engineering manufacturing, and more, workers for jobs in the high-tech arenas are in high demand.

Scottsdale school officials are planning to ask voters to approve an $89 million budget override in November that would give computers to students and make the district a nationwide leader in classroom technology.