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The Kyrene School District is giving teachers a 4% raise next year as the district closes 6 schools.

Drug overdoses were down nationally last year, while here in Arizona they saw a 17% uptick, according to CDC data. Dr. Martin Celaya with the Arizona Department of Health Services says 90% of overdoses had polysubstance use, with the most popular combo being meth and fentanyl. He says in some cases folks don't their drugs are laced. 

Last night Teresa Leyba Ruiz and Brett Newby, two Democratic candidates aiming to be Arizona's next state schools chief, debated topics like the ESA program and teacher retention.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell joins the Mike Broomhead show to discuss recent sexual misconduct by Peoria school teachers.

  A Phoenix Children’s Hospital graduating student explains how the One Darn Cool School has helped her get an education while battling an illness.

Superintendent Tom Horne explains the importance of mandated reporting in Arizona statute amid the Peoria case of teachers teaching involved in sexual misconduct with a student.

Wednesday night the Democratic candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Teresa Ruiz and Brett Newby, will debate. 

Actor and conservation activist Harrison Ford addressed Arizona State University undergraduates at the Tempe school’s spring commencement ceremony Monday night.

Students graduating across the Valley this week speak about their challenges and what they overcame to get to graduation week.

Arizona is seeing a dangerous trend involving a cartel crime network targeting cargo in transit. The group most often targets trains carrying high-value merchandise, such as Nike shoes, leaving California. 

Arizona is one of ten states selected by the U.S. Department of Labor for a new youth apprenticeship initiative that aims to double the number of apprentices in the state.

May 11 kicks off graduation week! Here's a preview of all the universities in the Valley graduating students.

A Tempe school librarian is transforming the library into a community gathering space for his students. 

Canvas has now been restored following the site being hacked on Thursday

Kelly Nelson, a special education teacher at Kyrene Aprende Middle School in Chandler, was the August 2025 recipient of the  Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos  Pay Tribute to a Teacher award.

Peoria Unified former governing board president Heather Rooks tells AZEN about Tuesday night's meeting replacing her as president, as well as giving an update on the case of sexual misconduct by 2 teachers.

The East Valley Institute of Technology filed an injunction order against nine school districts this week, requesting the Maricopa County Superior Court freeze a portion of taxpayer dollars.

The Fiesta Sports Foundation is celebrating teacher appreciation week by handing out goody bags and a major check to every school in the Balsz School District.

The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board voted to replace governing board president Heather Rooks Tuesday night amid the district’s ongoing teacher sexual misconduct case.

Tonight the Peoria Unified School District will hold a special meeting that could replace governing board president Heather Rooks over a request that MCAO look into mandated reporting in the case of two teachers' sexual misconduct allegations.

The Phoenix Scholar House is now open, offering single parents working towards a college degree an affordable housing option.

Kelly Melrose, who teaches geometry and coaches softball at Camelback High School in Phoenix, was the June 2025 recipient of the  Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos  Pay Tribute to a Teacher award.

Jean-Pierre Thompson won Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos' Pay Tribute to a Teacher in March. How did he end up using that money?

High schoolers across Arizona are graduating with career and technical education skills like farming, nursing and engineering. 

A Scottsdale kindergarten teacher was arrested Tuesday after it discovered he accessed child sexual abuse material on one of his personal devices, authorities said.