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.
Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate.
Although students who get free or discounted lunches through federal programs are more likely to be obese than students who don't, kids in states that set higher standards for these meals are less likely to suffer that fate.
All over the country, lawmakers and police have scrambled to come with ideas to better secure schools. Arizona was no exception.
It's been a little over 3 months since that awful shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. All over the country, lawmakers and police have scrambled to come with ideas to better secure schools. Arizona was no exception.
The Chicago Teachers Union protested outside school board headquarters Tuesday. The demonstration, led by the union's new president, Karen Lewis, came ahead of an emergency board meeting.
The board must decide by Wednesday to fund teachers' 4 percent pay raise.
The Chicago School Board wanted to give Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman new powers to dismiss teachers. CPS has also announced it will increase class size.
In some cases, there could be 35 students per class.
The teachers union filed a lawsuit to try and stop that.
“Our concern is the lack of transparency in the budget,” Lewis said.
Union leaders say the cuts should come from the district's central office, not the classroom.
Huberman said the board has to take drastic measures.
“After having substantially reduced the size of the central office over the last year, the reality of the situation remains that if concessions are not made by our bargaining units, the district will have to layoff a significant number of teachers, resulting in an increase in class size," Huberman said.
Lewis said there would not be a teacher’s strike, saying teachers have a contract until 2012 that they will fight to preserve.
The board was also expected to vote on borrowing $800 million to close that budget gap.
