2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1485+ words) (Left) Scottsdale Unified students topped peer and state averages in assessment tests passing grades. (Right) A pie chart illustrates how Scottsdale Unified School District divided up its spending, with 70.6% in classrooms. At public schools around Anthem, administrators appear to be…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (863+ words) A lifesaver dying young is perhaps the ultimate irony. And that is happening, here in Scottsdale and across the country. Rushing into a burning home is inherently dangerous " but, believe it or not, more in the long-term than immediate impact....

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (279+ words) The Season of Love is upon us!! Check out the stores and see" Occasionally, a thought or short writing piece surfaces that" The problem starts with state law. Each city is responding rationally. The problem is that they are responding…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (742+ words) Arizona State flag football co-founder Sierra Smith, left, is among those seeing growth of the sport at the collegiate level. The Fiesta Sports Foundation has hosted noteworthy events in the past: College Football Playoff games, golf tournaments and more. On…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1687+ words) The recent release of public records in Yakima " an eastern Washington city of 97,300, some 1,283 miles away " raises a gaggle of questions about Scottsdale's use of the Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) system. Two weeks after a Progress story on…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (452+ words) Western Week 2025 January 25 - February 2, 2025 71st Parada del Sol Trail's End Festival 2025 Western Week." Mega events like the Barrett-Jackson glam car auction, WM Phoenix Open golf tournament and spring training draw visitors to Scottsdale by the thousands this time of year. "Happy…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1127+ words) A'recent RAND research report details a case study examining Arizona's K-12 Empowerment Scholarship Account program (ESA), the oldest education savings account program among the 19 states that now have ESAs. Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account has undergone multiple eligibility expansions since it enrolled…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (791+ words) Banner Health has a plan for a hospital in North Scottsdale. Regarding a new hospital, many communities would have two words: Here in Scottsdale, it's a bit more complicated " After purchasing undeveloped land on Hayden Road just south of the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1092+ words) As Arizona grapples with an ongoing literacy crisis, a new initiative is on the rise. Pathways to Evidence-Based Literacy, a state-wide project led by the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF), is launching with $11.5 million in federal funding to expand evidence-based writing…...