Mariana Dale
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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5 ways I’m incorporating engagement into everyday reporting
Engagement is a daily practice that over time helps us better understand communities we cover and create stories that will serve them. → Read More
Former Tempe Councilman Kolby Granville Surrenders Teaching Certification
Former Tempe City Councilman Kolby Granville has surrendered his teaching certification. → Read More
Tempe School District To Help Familes Dispose Of Drugs
The Tempe Union High School District hopes a new tool will help parents get rid of leftover prescription drugs in their homes. It’s called DisposeRX and it’s a powder that, when mixed with water, is meant to turn potentially dangerous drugs into a biodegradable gel. "So think about the gel anywhere between like a syrup and a rubber cement," said company president William → Read More
A Position of Trust
Since 2015, almost 200 teachers have been disciplined by the state or surrendered their certification after allegations of sexual misconduct. Not all of these cases end up in a courtroom. Reporters Mariana Dale and Lily Altavena looked at hundreds of cases where teachers abused a position of trust and were disciplined as a result. → SEARCH DATABASE: Teachers Investigated For → Read More
Mesa Considers Ban On Feeding Wild Birds
Mesa could soon join Phoenix and Tempe in restricting the feeding of wild birds. The city’s Code Compliance Administrator Ryan Russell said even one person regularly feeding birds can cause a problem. → Read More
Federal Grant To Encourage More Local Food In Gilbert Schools
Luce Filiatrault is a nutrition educator in Gilbert Public Schools.On any given day, she might have students sample dates on yogurt or smoothies with carrots. “It was really something interesting because a lot of students didn’t know we could put vegetables in smoothies,” Filiatrault said laughing “Even some teachers were surprised.” → Read More
Most Phoenix Police Patrol Officers Now Have Body Cameras
The Phoenix Police Department has now equipped more than half of its patrol officers with body cameras. The Central City Precinct is the latest to be outfitted with Axon body cameras. The additional 102 cameras brings the department’s total up to 1,051. Officers are required to activate the cameras when they receive a call for service or engage in any enforcement actions such → Read More
Mesa Launches Online Transportation Survey
The city of Mesa is asking residents to help shape the next wave of transportation projects.“We want people to log on to a website and give us some feedback, you know, good, bad or ugly about how they feel about transportation in the city of Mesa and what we can do to be better at that,” Mayor John Giles said. The Mesa Moves survey will be available online through the end of → Read More
How A Suit Made By Arizona Students Osteopathic Medicine Can Teach Empathy For Aging And People With Disabilities
Osteopathic medicine students in Arizona are using new technology to better understand what it feels like to live in an aging body.I tried it out for myself at A.T. Still University in Mesa on Monday.I slipped on gray fabric gloves with wires attached to the wrists.A dial on a small black remote triggered small electric impulses. First my fingers, then my hands start twitching → Read More
Teachers Who Struck Still See Needs In Arizona Classrooms
As Arizona legislators work on the state budget, teachers are starting to organize to raise awareness about outstanding needs in schools.Phoenix 7th grade teacher Chico Robinson helped lead an informal meeting of educators at a downtown Phoenix brewery last week. Most wore red t-shirts.“We are the champions for our students,” the Fowler district teacher reminded the → Read More
Untold Arizona: How The Country's Largest Collection Of Global Children's Books Grew In Tucson
The gray plastic crate in front of me just arrived in Tucson from Basel, Switzerland.Inside there are dozens of picture books from around the world.Kathy G. Short pulls out one with an orange and yellow cover. It’s from Egypt and there’s an image of a sun tucked into the Arabic title. → Read More
Driving On Your Phone In Tempe? That'll Be $100
The City of Tempe has banned almost all mobile device use behind the wheel.“Now you can be cited for a primary offense where all the officer has to do is see you driving holding the cell phone,” said Tempe Police Department Sergeant Ronald Elcock. The first ticket will cost you $100, subsequent violations within 24 months are $250 and $500 dollars plus fees. → Read More
Arizona Education Leaders Begin Work To Revamp English Language Classes
Arizona teachers have had to separate English Language Learners into four-hour immersion classes away from their peers for more than a decade.A law passed this year reduces the time students must spend in English-language development to about two hours a day. → Read More
Former Councilman Corey Woods Announces Run For Tempe Mayor
Former Tempe Councilman Corey Woods has announced Tuesday he will run for mayor in 2020.Woods told KJZZ he consulted with Tempe residents and active community members for a year and a half before deciding to run.“This is a very pivotal time in Tempe history,” Woods said. “When it comes to economic development and affordable housing and our parks and arts and culture, I felt → Read More
Tempe Bans Driver Cell Phone Use
Tempe police can now stop anyone holding a cell phone while driving.The City Council voted unanimously to enact the cell phone ban at a meeting Thursday.“The facts are that texting causes accidents, including deaths,” said Council member Jennifer Adams. “Anything we can do as public servants to prevent deaths is something that I’m going to support.”The ban takes effect immediately. → Read More
One Scooter Company Leaves Tempe
Transportation rental company Lime is pulling its scooters from Tempe.The city is one of several in the Valley that recently passed regulations on the scooter-sharing companies. → Read More
New Arizona Public Schools Chief Calls For More Investment In Education
Arizona's new Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman gave her first State of Education speech to the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee on Monday.Hoffman is a former Arizona teacher and speech therapist, and the first Democrat to hold the role since Diane Bishop left office in 1995. → Read More
New Arizona Public Schools Chief Calls For More Investment In Education
Arizona's new Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman gave her first State of Education speech to the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee on Monday.Hoffman is a former Arizona teacher and speech therapist and the first Democrat to hold the role since Diane Bishop left office in 1995.Here’s how she described the responsibility of the top public schools job in the… → Read More
Q&AZ: What Shapes Sagauro Cacti?
Carol Gibson first saw a saguaro cactus when she was 7 years old and her family moved to Arizona from Tennessee.“I have always wondered what causes saguaros arms to turn up or down and get into such crazy shapes? I've heard it's for balance.”She asked about the sometimes whimsical desert dwellers through our reporting project Q&AZ. → Read More
Judge Rules In Favor Of Former Scottsdale Administrator Facing Criminal Charges
A top administrator in the Scottsdale Unified School District resigned amid an investigation into a conflict of interest.While Laura Smith was the chief financial officer at the Scottsdale district, she signed off on paperwork related to a consulting firm she had a stake in with her sister. → Read More