School superintendents and education advocates have been encouraging the Arizona Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey to lift the aggregate expenditure limit (AEL) so schools can use the funds allocated to them in the bi-partisan budget since it was approved in…
Willcox High School Chemistry Teacher Ty White was named Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year during a celebration at the Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix just days ago. "I teach because I love the relationships…
Arizona school districts are asking voters in their communities to approve bonds, overrides and other ballot measures in the Nov. 8 general elections to generate funding through local property taxes that schools can use for a set time and purpose.…
Click here for updates going forward Updated Oct. 26, 2022: With the November 8th election right around the corner, see what candidates for Governor of Arizona, Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs, want for the future of education in the state…
When Creighton School District teachers prepare lessons and student learning activities during National Hispanic Heritage Month, they access high-quality resources through their digital curriculum dashboard. “We know that representation matters, and if we can have a team that works to…
Learn what the Superintendent of Public Instruction does, hear if candidates’ priorities resonate with voters, and watch their recent debate. The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction oversees Arizona’s public school system and directs the Arizona Department of Education. Both candidates…
School board member elections may be at the bottom of the ballot, but they may be top of mind for many voters in November. Paul Bentz with HighGround Inc. “Traditionally, as you get further down the ballot, we see a…
With just two months before midterm elections, find out what could happen, listen to candidate debates, learn what primary results indicate and see what's being done about the aggregate expenditure limit. Paul Bentz with HighGroundPublic Affairs Consultants “When the president…
Students in Catalina Foothills School District Community Schools Summer Camps expressed creativity, developed new skills, and increased problem-solving abilities with activities ranging from cake decorating to photography and yoga this summer. About 150 to 200 students in Tucson each week took part…
Click here for updates going forward Updated Sept. 30, 2022: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said Monday that Save Our Schools Arizona did not collect enough registered voters' signatures on petitions to block universal voucher expansion legislation from going…
Students in Catalina Foothills School District Community Schools Summer Camps expressed creativity, developed new skills, and increased problem-solving abilities with activities ranging from cake decorating to photography and yoga this summer. About 150 to 200 students in Tucson each week…
EdCamp students at Frontier Elementary did projects where they built on their planning, creating, problem-solving, and collaboration skills this summer. Students created music videos, built fairy gardens, played charades, had sensory activities opportunities, made slime, took part in a bubblemania…
See what students did during Peoria Unified School District's EdCamp at Frontier Elementary School this summer. Hear how EdCamp provides engaging learning activities when schools are not in session, from Ashley Worrell, director of Peoria Unified's before- and after-school program…
Glendale Elementary School District kicked off a new year of school with a welcome back event for staff featuring motivational keynote speaker Robert Jackson, bringing everyone throughout the district together for the first time in years. “I’m going to leave…
Updated Aug. 4 after 8 p.m.: More elections results came in Thursday night, winners were called in several major races, and candidates named to face off in the November general elections. After more primary election results were posted tonight, Kari…
Click here for updates going forward Updated Aug. 29, 2022: The U.S. Department of Education says an application for federal student loan debt forgiveness will launch in early October, people are encouraged to fill out the application before Nov. 15…
