Scary Times at Chaparral: Is It Just a Matter of Time Before a Real Incident?

It was the sort of notification or call that every parent and many student fears as an unfortunate downside to living in America; a threat on our schools. With enough legitimate acts of violence happening in American schools, every threat must be taken seriously, as was a recent one at Chaparral High School. Thankfully this particular threat of terror was … Read More

The Battle for Scottsdale Unified: What to Expect for This Year’s Campaigns

There will be a number of very important races in this year’s election, ranging from the obvious (President and the US Senate) to local legislative races that may determine the partisan fate of the state of Arizona. One local race may have very significant ramifications but threatens to be lost in the pile of bigger ticket races however. Scottsdale voters … Read More

Scottsdale Cultivating Their Own Base of Talent: This is the Way

Scottsdale has a lot of incredible young talent, and it’s cultivated by a school system that is amongst the best in the state. But for so many kids who grow up in our city, they go away to college and carve their own path elsewhere afterward, taking their talents to new cities and states instead of reinserting their talents back … Read More

Missteps by Scottsdale Unified: Is It Purposeful Subversion?

The Scottsdale Unified School District has had a good run recently. From largely avoiding the controversies that befell it a few years back to operating schools at levels that are gaining national recognition (read our full coverage here), it has been relatively smooth sailing recently…until now. A recent story potentially demonstrates an unforced error and a significant bump in the road, … Read More

More Good News for Scottsdale: Our Schools Are World Class

We love to tout Scottsdale on this blog, and there are many reasons why. We don’t have to tell you the reasons why it is such a popular national (and sometimes international) vacation destination. It has also become a burgeoning hotspot for jobs as well. And while we don’t often tout our educational system as one of the reasons why … Read More

SUSD Drama Continues: When Adults Start Resembling the Students They Govern

The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board has been quite the magnet for plenty of…interesting activity over the last couple years. From protests to calls for a new superintendent from partisan challenges, there has been no shortage of drama. And that drama recently took a new turn that is something closer to a scene from a high school movie than … Read More

The Dynamics of the SUSD Board Start to Form: How Is It Playing Out

The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board has had a rather, shall we say…interesting job over the last few years (check out our coverage on it here). In the midst of those interesting times, the voters voted in two conservative board members in the last election, altering the dynamics of the board significantly. We are now gaining some insight as … Read More

School Funding Deadline is Near: Are Our Legislators Playing Brinksmanship?

As many parents of school-age children know, Arizona schools have a major looming deadline coming up. Revenue to our schools has increased significantly, as has the population, but due to an old constitutional rule regarding increasing spending caps many school districts will need to drastically cut their budgets unless this antiquated cap is lifted. In Arizona, this issue could turn … Read More