Alhambra

BIRTH OF A TEAM LEGENDARY FOOTBALL COACH KARL KIEFER STARTS ANOTHER WINNING TRADITION

Mrs. Phelps' Kids

Five years after the kids last left her class, a veteran teacher catches up with former pupils from a tough grade school

Come Laud PUHSD

Stop the presses: Here's some rare good news about public schools

Letters

Stop the presses: Here's some rare good news about public schools

Ahmad's Blues

Long hailed by his peers, Ahmad Jamal at last has the critics firmly in his corner

Murphy's Law

Year after year, Murphy school district officials watched their students die in a hail of violence. They decided to take matters into their own hands.

Chile Con Football

Diehard fans pack the bleachers at Peoria High

Black and White -- and Over

A state panel again supports a judge's right to speak his mind

Hat Trick

About as Moroccan as Mo Rocca

Policy Wanks

Arizona political leaders know the answers but can't seem to pass the violence-prevention test

Squeeze Play

In the neighborhoods that need them most, youth sports programs feel the pinch of widespread apathy

Net Loss

Twenty years ago-- as gangs began their rise in the valley-shortsighted civic leaders slashed youth programs. Today's troubled kids are still paying the price.

A Secretary's Revenge

Deborah Vasquez, a secretary in the Attorney General's Office, overstepped her authority to help a kidnaped child. After being upbraided, she spread fantasy and half-truth that have been used to discredit the attorney general's top assistant, Rob Carey.

The Carl Hayden High Falcons — Who Endured the Longest Losing Streak in the Nation — Win Again

Deborah Vasquez, a secretary in the Attorney General's Office, overstepped her authority to help a kidnaped child. After being upbraided, she spread fantasy and half-truth that have been used to discredit the attorney general's top assistant, Rob Carey.

DMX Moved to Mental-Health Unit at Arizona State Prison Complex

Arizona Department of Corrections Rapper DMX​Rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, is housed in a mental-health unit at an Arizona State Prison Complex facility called Alhambra near 25th street and Van Buren.DMX was sentenced to a year in jail (minus 113 days served) on December 16 ... More >>

Can DMX Ever Stay Out of Trouble Long Enough to Top the Charts Again?

Arizona Department of Corrections Rapper DMX​Rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, is housed in a mental-health unit at an Arizona State Prison Complex facility called Alhambra near 25th street and Van Buren.DMX was sentenced to a year in jail (minus 113 days served) on December 16 ... More >>

English-Speaking Students in Phoenix School District Getting Screwed by Law, Funding Cuts

Image: www.gofrontrow.comIn some Phoenix school districts, Cronkite News Service reports, kids who speak perfect English are placed in crowded classrooms.​ Your south Phoenix kindergartener speaks perfect English? That's her classroom over there -- the one with the tired-looking ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Attitudes Toward the Spanish

Image: www.gofrontrow.comIn some Phoenix school districts, Cronkite News Service reports, kids who speak perfect English are placed in crowded classrooms.​ Your south Phoenix kindergartener speaks perfect English? That's her classroom over there -- the one with the tired-looking ... More >>