What started as a dumb school prank has resulted in serious consequences for some students in the east valley. They were involved in a cafeteria food fight.
What started as a dumb school prank has resulted in serious consequences for some students in the east valley. They were involved in a cafeteria food fight.
This week at the Phoenix Convention Center, 1,600 students are showing off science fair projects that are anything but boring.
When you think science fair, you probably imagine rows and rows of poster boards like you saw in grade school. But this week at the Phoenix Convention Center, 1,600 students are showing off projects that are anything but boring.
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They're barely old enough to see over the seats but that doesn't stop these kids from targeting a bus aid with profanity-laced insults, FOX 29's Bruce Gordon reports.
They're barely old enough to see over the seats but that doesn't stop these kids from targeting a bus aid with profanity-laced insults, FOX 29's Bruce Gordon reports.
Maricopa residents gave Ak-Chin Indian Community officials a standing ovation when it was announced the tribe is donating $2.6 million to Maricopa's financially struggling school district.
Maricopa residents gave Ak-Chin Indian Community officials a standing ovation when it was announced the tribe is donating $2.6 million to Maricopa's financially struggling school district.
Police say an Arizona State University student could be cited for underage drinking after he passed out and was left in a wheelchair in a hospital lobby with a Post-it note.
Police say an Arizona State University student could be cited for underage drinking after he passed out and was left in a wheelchair in a hospital lobby with a Post-it note with his name and number.
The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a measure that would require some high school students to learn about personal finance before graduating.
The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a measure that would require some high school students to learn about personal finance before graduating.
While Chicago Public Schools face cutbacks and layoffs, there is some good news; Mayor Daley announced Wednesday an overall improvement in the standardized test scores of CPS students.
Scores have been steadily rising since 2002.
Almost 72 percent of students either meet or exceed the current state standards.
The most significant gains are in science, where scores have gone up nearly 4 percent.
The mayor attributed the improvement to the continued focus on teaching.
Despite these improved test scores, the threat of teacher layoffs is still looming as CPS struggles to fill a $1 billion budget deficit.