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Final stretch begins as early ballots hit mailboxes Other local contests: school board race, page 4; override vote: page 10. BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEWS.............................. 16
Italian festival returns with twice as much fun.
BUSINESS ................. 23 Mom and comfort food guides restaurant's creation.
ARTS ............................... 34 Master guitar wizards coming to Scottsdale.
NEIGHBORS ............................................20 BUSINESS .................................................23 OPINION .......................................26 SPORTS ......................................... 32 ARTS .............................................34 CLASSIFIEDS ................................38
Sunday, October 9, 2022
V
oters will get their first chance this week to weigh in on the two candidates running for the final seat up for grabs
SUSD student tests yield mixed results
on the Scottsdale City Council as early ballots go out Wednesday for the Nov. 8 election. The lengthy ballot – which includes state offices, a U.S. Senate seat, Congressional and state legislative hopefuls and 10 initiatives – also includes three elections closer to home as Barry Graham and Pamela Carter duke it out for the last council seat, five candidates vie for two Scottsdale Unified Governing Board
Roadwork ahead
posts and the school district seeks approval of a budget override. Carter and Graham landed in the council runoff after finishing with 27,287 and 22,831 votes, respectively, in the Aug. 2 Primary Election – not enough to meet the threshold for an outright win. Winning outright were incum-
see CANDIDATES page 8
BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
S
cottsdale Unified School District’s spring standardized test results were a mixed bag. The results were discussed at the district’s governing board meeting Oct. 4h and the results were good and bad, depending on how you look at it. SUSD scores were consistently higher than county, state and national averages, but the raw percentages showed room for improvement. For instance. the district’s 3rd through 8th
see TESTS page 12
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