January 16, 2005

Anumber of veteran educators from Kino Junior High School were suspended without pay and involuntarily transferred to other schools after the Mesa Unified School District investigated allegations of cheating and lax testing procedures.

Anumber of veteran educators from Kino Junior High School were suspended without pay and involuntarily transferred to other schools after the Mesa Unified School District investigated allegations of cheating and lax testing procedures.

February 15, 2005

The Mesa Unified School District has begun $4.1 million in renovations that school officials hope will give older schools the same amenities as newer campuses — from amphitheaters to new paint.

Mesa high school sophomores and juniors will be parked on campus at lunchtime when school begins in August.

May 10, 2005

Joe Shipley has always thought Mesa high school campuses should be closed at lunch time. Now, more than a month after his daughter Anna, 17, was injured in a crash that left two students dead — he is sure they should be closed.

January 26, 2005

The Mesa Unified School District governing board told school leaders Oct. 2 to look at removing unused and older portable classrooms from elementary schools to help deal with pockets of declining enrollment in the district.

Upper Iowa University announced Thursday it has opened an education center in Mesa, becoming the fifth new college to join the city in the last year.

Benedictine University has named a longtime Valley educator to oversee the branch campus it plans to open in downtown Mesa in August 2013. Jo Wilson will serve as the senior administrator for Benedictine University at Mesa and is working on the September opening of an administration service center at 51 E. Main St.

Westminster College has selected two key staff members as it works toward opening a downtown Mesa campus next year.

Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus will get a 1-megawatt solar plant, with technology touted to produce the lowest-cost solar electricity available today.

Mesa is negotiating with Benedictine University to open a branch campus downtown, giving the Illinois-based private Catholic institution a foothold in the West.

Mesa is on the brink of landing a university campus to its downtown, the city said Tuesday while announcing a Wednesday press conference to share details. City leaders including Mayor Scott Smith will divulge the university's name on Wednesday, and an official from that college will be on hand as well.

Mesa High School believes. The message is clear all around the campus. It’s painted on cars. It’s on T-shirts. The student council’s “believe” signs hang near just about every classroom door.

A 15-year-old student at Mesa’s Pinnacle Charter High School was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital Thursday after being stabbed multiple times on the campus, police said.

A career and technical high school in west Mesa intends to expand to an area near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, ASU Polytechnic and the site of a planned mega-resort.

March 10, 2005