Members of the Mesa Unified School District governing board and administration discuss assessments, facilities and technology during the annual board retreat Tuesday, June 18, in Mesa.

Arizona students will still take the AIMS next year, but at least in Mesa, students will not have to take districtwide tests because the current assessments do not follow new education standards that will be taught in all classrooms.

J.T. Gray transferred to Basha over the weekend, and if the Coolidge district so chooses, it can quietly let the issue die.

“If you moved to Gilbert because of the good schools, then you may become disappointed. New GPS board members want to turn Gilbert into a charter school district. Charter schools are a privatization of public schools that funnel your tax dollars to a small group of insiders. Charter schools do not outperform public schools. Do research, pay attention, and get involved.”

My son Gideon (age nine) assures me that he will be a good father someday, but will that be an empty accomplishment? In another 20 years or so will there even be a Father's Day?

Gilbert’s Higley Unified School District will file papers with the state Department of Education to turn its two under-construction middle schools into charter schools this fall after a 4-1 vote by the governing board Thursday night.

Gilbert’s Higley Unified School District will file papers with the state Department of Education to turn its two under-construction middle schools into charter schools this fall after a 4-1 vote by th

Hamilton teammates Patrick Murphy and Cody Bellinger were the first two East Valley high school players off the board on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball draft Friday.

Some GOP lawmakers are threatening to torpedo the budget being pushed by their own leaders if $400 million in planned spending is not cut across the board.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board is taking action to withdrawal from the Arizona School Board Association.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board is taking action to withdrawal from the Arizona School Board Association.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board again voted Tuesday against discussing a future budget override ballot issue.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board again voted Tuesday against discussing a future budget override ballot issue.

Classes will begin Aug. 6, 2014, and end May 21, 2015, under the calendar approved Tuesday by the Gilbert Unified School District governing board.

Arizona public schools again had some of the lowest per-pupil spending in the nation in 2011, ahead of only Oklahoma, Idaho and Utah, according to a recent Census Bureau report.

The prophet Isaiah wrote, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20, KJV)

The Gilbert Unified School District will seek out an interim superintendent to be in place as quickly as possible after current Superintendent Dave Allison retires July 1.

The Gilbert Unified School District will seek out an interim superintendent to be in place as quickly as possible after current Superintendent Dave Allison retires July 1.

Two small planes collided and then crashed in the desert on Friday, killing all four people aboard the two aircraft, officials said.

Mesa Library offers free programs for kids of all ages to stay engaged with activities during the summer months. The variety of programs includes reading, bowling, art and music. The programs will take place at the Main Library, 64 E. First St.; Dobson Library, 2425 S. Dobson Road and the Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Road.

Pat Herrera, who resigned last week after an ultra-successful stint coaching baseball at Desert Ridge, has been hired at Skyline.

The first residential phase of the long-awaited 3,200 acre Eastmark community in East Mesa will make its public debut Saturday.

PRESCOTT — A lot of pilots have never learned how to ditch their aircraft in water. Especially in Arizona, the "lesson" on that topic is usually a couple of paragraphs in a textbook and a checklist, and that lack of practical knowledge can be deadly.