Arizona Education News
The march is a response to a comment made by Arizona House majority leader John Allen in regards to teachers who work two jobs. He said the extra income is for luxury items, like a boat.
May 3, 2017
National conservative groups have encouraged college students to expose their professors’ liberal agendas. Once students out them on social media, a large network launches an online attack. At least four Arizona professors recently have become the targets of such smear campaigns.
May 3, 2017
Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation allowing people without formal teacher training to teach in Arizona classrooms. When SB 1042 goes into effect, a person with prior expertise in any subject matter will be allowed to become a teacher in Arizona.
May 2, 2017
The Queen Creek Unified School District celebrated the accomplishments of some its oldest learners last night. Students of the adult education program’s digital storytelling class presented to the public.
May 2, 2017
One of the issues lawmakers may have to consider in the budget, if not this year then over the next couple, is funding for school construction and maintenance.
May 1, 2017
The soda tax would provide Santa Fe an estimated $7.5 million in its first year to expand early childhood education to roughly 1,000 children whose families cannot afford quality preschool and don't qualify for state programs.
May 1, 2017
The state has awarded the first two loan guarantees to privately owned charter schools in a program that has raised questions about its legality.
May 1, 2017
The Arizona Legislature will soon be facing another education lawsuit over what plaintiffs are calling inadequate funding for buildings and maintenance.
May 1, 2017
On Saturday, the city of Phoenix is training its gaze on fathers. The Head Start Birth to Five Program and My Brother’s Keeper are joining together to host the 2017 Fatherhood Summit. The goal is to engage the community to rally around a message for fathers: It’s OK to get involved in your kids’ education. In fact, it will help them be more successful in their early development.
April 28, 2017
Gov. Ducey signed into law a bill that defines dyslexia and will allow the state Board of Education to create a handbook for schools that outlines ways to identify students with dyslexia and better work with them to improve their reading and comprehension. To find out more about dyslexia, and why this kind of legislation is necessary, we talked to Sally Shaywitz, a professor of Learning Development at Yale University.
April 28, 2017
A Scottsdale city councilwoman says Arizona’s largest charter-school organization must change its policy for transgender students to get her support for a new athletic facility.
April 27, 2017
Arizona schools chief Diane Douglas says she’s officially supporting the expansion of a state sales tax that funds education. If passed the proposal would generate about $400 million a year to fund things like teacher salaries and school buildings.
April 27, 2017
A leadership training program for public school principals is getting a $250,000 investment from the state. Gov. Doug Ducey was in downtown Phoenix Wednesday to announce the increased contribution to support the public-private collaboration known as Beat The Odds School Leadership Academy.
April 27, 2017
GOP senators, over the objections of Democrats, approved SB 1042 on Tuesday. The bill aims to address Arizona’s chronic teacher shortage by easing qualifications — and make it easier for people with expertise in a specific subject area but who do not necessarily have teaching certification, to go into the classroom.
April 26, 2017
The Maricopa County Community College district adopted a preliminary budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year Tuesday night. The $1.4 billion proposal is $59.4 million less than last year.
April 26, 2017
Arizona education officials are introducing a new handbook designed to help teachers and parents identify dyslexia in students.
April 25, 2017
A new survey from the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association shows state schools are dealing with more teacher vacancies this Spring. That number jumped by roughly 250 when compared to last year.
April 25, 2017
State education officials have approved a new A-F grading system to determine how well Arizona public schools are performing. It passed the State Board of Education on a 7-2 vote Monday morning.
April 24, 2017
Arizona will soon adopt a new system to determine how well their public schools are performing. State officials have been considering several A-F models over the last few months. The state board of education is expected to make their final decision on which one to use Monday morning.
April 24, 2017
Public schools in Arizona are not allowed to have inhalers on-hand to treat students experiencing an asthma attack. But that’s about to change.
April 24, 2017
