Former State Sen. David Schapira has been appointed assistant superintendent at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa (EVIT).

Love fashion but can’t exactly jet off to runway shows in New York or Milan? You can see a fashion show right here at home when The East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) hosts its parade of 150 outfits created by 53 first- and second-year fashion students.

For all the flak that our state’s education system has taken over the years (I’ve dealt some of it), we proudly lead the nation in an important segment: career and technical education.

It’ll be good food for a good cause at 6 p.m., March 7, when Mesa’s East Valley Institute of Technology hosts the 21st annual Mystery Chef Dinner benefitting EVIT’s Culinary Arts program.

You might’ve noticed that Valley mayors want to get in the education reform game. After the defeat of the one-cent sales tax, combined with half of the budget overrides going down, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and Mesa’s Scott Smith appeared at a press conference to announce a group of mayors had formed to promote education reform and to find more funding for education.

The culinary arts, baking and pastry arts at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa recently received a certification from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.

The culinary arts, baking and pastry arts at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa recently received a certification from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation. The certification assures that a program meets at least a minimum amount of standards and competencies set for faculty, curriculum and student services.

Parents will find few states that offer families as many schooling options as Arizona does. A longtime leader in the national school choice movement, Arizona has an education marketplace with a school for just about any income, interest or situation. And nowhere in the state do options abound like they do in the East Valley.

With increasing demand for workers in Arizona and across the nation, students at the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) are learning the skills that are transferable to a variety jobs and large employers like Salt River Project (SRP) are taking notice.

The city of Mesa Solid Waste Management Department and East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) have partnered to develop a program that provides students with real world experience in steel fabrication while providing an essential service to meet the city’s business needs.

The city of Mesa Solid Waste Management Department and East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) have partnered to develop a program that provides students with real world experience in steel fabrication while providing an essential service to meet the city’s business needs.

The East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) is featured in the May 14 edition of TIME Magazine. The article, “Learning that Works,” is by Joe Klein.

The East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) is featured in the May 14 edition of TIME Magazine. The article, “Learning that Works,” is by Joe Klein.

East Valley Institute of Technology Fashion Merchandising presents the 7th Annual Fashion show with designs created by students.

The Internet has made the world an easier place, but not all of it has been for the good.

The Internet has made the world an easier place, but not all of it has been for the good.

Arizona's 100th Statehood Day, to honor residents who are 100 years old or more, as well as companies and nonprofit organizations that have been in Arizona for a century or more, will be Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, 340 N. Third St.

In celebration of 20 years of excellence in education, and to honor his commitment, dedication and service to the East Valley Institute of Technology, the main campus, at 1601 W. Main Street in Mesa, was officially renamed the Dr. A. Keith Crandell Campus on Dec. 12.

Candidates in the recall election for Arizona's Legislative District 18 will take part in a forum starting 5 p.m. Thursday at the East Valley Institute of Technology. Tickets are no longer available, but the Mesa Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event will be broadcast live online at EastValleyTribune.com and EVIT's student-run radio station KVIT at 90.7 FM and www.kvitgoldmine.

Prickly pear gelée, wood stone fired black sea bass, and blueberry lemon curd tart are just a few of the delicacies fine diners will enjoy when culinary students at the East Valley Institute of Technology open the 5th Season restaurant on Oct. 6.

From their desks in the third floor classroom at the new East Valley Institute of Technology campus, students can look out and see Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport sprawling out before them. If the automated window shades are not down, they can watch planes land and take off, and dream about one day flying planes of their own, or working on the aircraft, or in the air traffic control tower.