Most Americans say public school teachers are underpaid, and 71 percent of those surveyed in the 2018 Phi Delta Kappan (PDK) Poll said they would support teachers in their community…
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Community support and connecting learning to the real world make Tartesso an A+ School (+ Videos)
Strong community support and connecting students’ learning to the real world are key to Tartesso Elementary being named an A+ School of Excellence. While Tartesso integrates technology into classroom learning…
Court ruling removes Invest in Ed proposition from November ballot
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling late Wednesday took the Invest in Education Act off the November ballot. The Invest in Ed proposition would have raised the income tax rate for…
Students’ AzMERIT results show steady growth for past four years
Arizona public school students’ proficiency levels statewide on the AzMERIT have shown steady growth over the past four years that the test has been given to measure students’ mastery of…
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Do you remember that feeling you had when you received your first bike? Earlier this month, the HandsOn Greater Phoenix team helped a group of 250 volunteers from GoDaddy assemble 90 bicycles for the Children’s Cancer Network. The bicycles went to the children of families experiencing the traumas associated with…
Building emotional connections to nature and science for youth has been the mission of Audubon Arizona since its inception. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the APS Community Fund, a component of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), Audubon Arizona will be able to inspire the next generation of conservation-minded individuals…
The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) announced the five Ambassadors for Excellence and five Semifinalists of the Arizona Teacher of the Year program Friday. One of the five ambassadors will receive the coveted title of 2019 AEF Arizona Teacher of the Year at the annual awards luncheon on Thursday, October 25,…
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This report presents findings from a 2016 American Teacher Panel survey, which gathered information about teachers' instructional materials for mathematics, their understanding of their mathematics standards, and their standards-aligned practices. The authors also consider how teachers' instructional materials might support their understanding of their standards and practice. This report follows…
Early reading instruction remains a hotly debated topic in schools; and sometimes, the debates are among those who generally agree on principles—like the importance of phonics practice—but not necessarily on how to execute them. That's why I was interested to discover a recent debate on Twitter over the use of…
As children across the U.S. begin a new school year, parents continue to be much more satisfied with the quality of the education their child is receiving than with K-12 education in the U.S. overall. Seven in 10 parents with school-aged children are "completely" or "somewhat" satisfied with the quality…
