Sometimes student behaviors occur without warning, so developing ways to help students deal with stresses and providing teachers and school staff with trauma-informed training so they can help are critically important. “A lot of our students come from backgrounds where…
Updated June 19, 2019: Many Arizonans are concerned a Census 2020 citizenship question could make immigrants, noncitizens, Latinos and other minority groups less likely to respond, leading to an undercount. That means Arizona would receive less than its fair share…
School districts and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) are reaching out to community members to let them know how important Census 2020 is and to encourage them to take part in the population count done every 10…
Updated June 7, 2019 - School bus drivers are critically important to getting students to and from school safely, but many districts are having difficulty recruiting and retaining them due to low unemployment and the strong economy. “When you can…
Updated May 31, 2019 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed the budget bills on Friday, May 31, 2019. "Law makers passed a fiscally conservative, balanced budget that prepares for Arizona's future and invests in the things that matter," Gov Ducey said…
K12itc, a company that recently expanded its services to Arizona, is helping school districts across the country better manage their information technology services budget while providing teachers the real-time support they need in the classroom. K12itc was developed 10 years…
Arizona educators and LGBTQ+ advocates are making strides to create more inclusive curriculum following Arizona Legislators approval of Senate Bill 1346, which repealed a 28-year-old law that prohibited discussing homosexuality during public schools’ HIV/AIDS instruction. What does this mean for…
Since Arizona Legislators approved Senate Bill 1530 in 2017, about $39 million a year in results-based funding has gone to nearly 300 public schools whose students scored in the top 10 percent statewide on AzMERIT. “It’s draining our precious resources…
A year after tens of thousands of teachers and education advocates marched through Phoenix streets demanding action on low teacher pay and per student funding that remains below pre-recession levels, #RedForEd supporters and Arizona Educators United are seeking progress on…
Arizona legislators are considering a bill that would make vaping at school illegal and raise the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21 years old and another bill that would make loaded guns in cars driven by adults on campus…
On Tax Day, the Arizona House of Representatives Committee of the Whole voted to reduce corporate tax credits for donations that fund private school scholarships. More than $250.028 million in corporate taxes have been diverted from the state general fund…
The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey repealed Thursday a 28-year-old law that prohibited discussing homosexuality during public schools’ HIV/AIDS instruction. This comes after Equality Arizona filed a lawsuit in March that challenged the previous law’s constitutionality and named the Arizona Superintendent of…
The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey repealed Thursday a 28-year-old law that prohibited discussing homosexuality during public schools' HIV/AIDS instruction. This comes after Equality Arizona filed a lawsuit in March that challenged the previous law's constitutionality and named the…
The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey repealed Thursday a 28-year-old law that prohibited discussing homosexuality during public schools' HIV/AIDS instruction. This comes after Equality Arizona filed a lawsuit in March that challenged the previous law's constitutionality and named the…
Preparing for Census 2020 begins long before Census Day and work continues until the counts are delivered to the president. The U.S. Constitution requires a count - or census - of the United States' population each decade. These census results…
