Emma Prior-Barker, a sophomore at Mountain View High School, has been able to find community and empowerment through joining Mesa Public School’s Student Advisory Group.
At some point this school year, some Mesa high schoolers might be assigned to read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic novel “The Great Gatsby,” and encounter the famous last line:
The Mesa Public Schools Governing Board last week voted 3-1 to renew agreements with two mental health service providers despite skepticism and criticism from a board member and two parents.
Mask mandates and closed schools during the pandemic, coupled with worries over critical race theory, are fueling a new crop of candidates for school boards this year across the county