Bioscience High School delays search of new principal after review of three candidates
Quintin Boyce, the current principal of Bioscience High School, is being transferred to Camelback High School for the upcoming school year. Bioscience's new principal was expected to be chosen by July 1, but after a community meeting last week, school district officials decided to reopen the position.
City Council approves ordinance to raise parking meter rates, extend meter times
The Phoenix City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday that will increase the cost of parking meters up to $4 per hour based on demand and extend meter hours of operation to 10 p.m. every day starting this fall.
‘Good Morning America’ anchor Robin Roberts to receive 2014 Walter Cronkite Award
Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America" whose career spans more than 30 years, was chosen as the 2014 recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. She is the 31st overall recipient of the award and the seventh woman to receive it.
Arizona gubernatorial candidate forum asks for stances on national image and state issues
The importance of Arizona's current and future leaders in shaping the state's national identity was emphasized by all nine candidates running for state governor at Friday's gubernatorial forum at the Phoenix Convention Center, organized by the Center for the Future of Arizona's The Arizona We Want Institute.
Finding strength within: a look at Phoenix’s efforts to help sex-trafficking victims
Savannah Sanders, a recent graduate from ASU's School of Social Work and a former sex-trafficking victim, works along with other state programs to help victims of human trafficking regain their footing.
City of Phoenix and AARP Experience Corps work toward increasing literacy rates
Phoenix elementary school students struggling with reading can get some help from members of the AARP Experience Corps starting in the fall. The literacy program joins others including Read On Phoenix.
Walter Cronkite School staff, students weigh in on ranking of ‘second-worst job’
Although some recent reports show dismal statistics for journalists entering the job market, several Cronkite School staff members and students offer a different take on the field.
Music, confidence and a way of life: lessons taught at Rosie’s House
Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children is a nonprofit that offers free music education for close to 400 students in Phoenix. Many of the youth who go to Rosie's House attend schools without arts programs, while others come in addition to other music classes.
ASU’s Camp Crave teaches children how to cook, exercise and eat healthily
The ASU School of Nutrition and Health Promotion will host its second Camp Crave over the summer, where children can learn about nutrition, fitness and cooking. There will be four sessions starting in June this year, which could hold up to 80 campers.
‘Write On, Downtown’ publishes student photos, writing in eighth annual journal
"Write On, Downtown" is a journal published once a year featuring writing and other creative works from students on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus. This issue had over 250 submissions.