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Video: Senate Ed Passes Bills To End School Boundaries, Give Families Transportation Money

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Video: Senate Ed passes bills to end school boundaries, give families transportation money

February 9, 2021|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

February 9, 2021

The Arizona Legislature's Senate Education Committee gave due pass recommendations today to bills that would provide up to $80 a month for charter and open enrollment students' transportation costs and would ban school boundaries for attending district schools. Sen. Paul…

House May Hear Bill To Limit School Board Members’ Terms, Weeks After Similar Bill Removed From Agenda

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House may hear bill to limit school board members’ terms, weeks after similar bill removed from agenda

February 8, 2021|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

February 8, 2021

Update 2/22/21: House legislators may hear House Bill 2435 soon, which would impose term limits on school board members of two consecutive terms, requires a majority of members on school boards be parents, grandparents or guardians of a student currently…

Video: Senate Ed Approves Special Ed Alternative Assessment Task Force

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Video: Senate Ed approves special ed alternative assessment task force

January 20, 2021|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

January 20, 2021

The Arizona Legislature’s Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 1028 Tuesday that would create a task force to discuss allowing special education students to take an alternative assessment that would better measure their academic growth than AzMERIT. SB 1028, sponsored…

Video: Details Of Gov. Ducey’s Proposed K-12 Education Budget

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Video: Details of Gov. Ducey’s proposed K-12 education budget

January 15, 2021|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

January 15, 2021

What does Gov. Doug Ducey's proposed K-12 education budget for K-12 education look like? Watch the video below to learn details from Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting staff who outlined Arizona's economic outlook and details of Gov. Ducey's…

Why Distance Learning Hurts Schools’ Budgets

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Why distance learning hurts schools’ budgets

January 6, 2021|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

January 6, 2021

Many Arizona school districts returned to distance learning after winter break as COVID-19 cases surge, but doing so hurts their budgets, because the state funds distance learners at five percent less than in-person students. Chuck Essigs That is just one…

Teachers: Enhance Math Instruction At Virtual Conference

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Teachers: Enhance math instruction at virtual conference

December 30, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

December 30, 2020

Pre-K through college teachers looking for high-quality, hands-on math learning they can use in the classroom should register now for Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day held online Jan. 23, 2021 and free for all Arizona teachers and education leaders. More than…

Teachers Help Students Deal With Attacks On Congress, Capitol

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Teachers help students deal with attacks on Congress, Capitol

December 21, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

December 21, 2020

Click here for updates Jan. 11, 2021 and going forward Updated 1/8/21: Teachers are helping students understand, process what they saw and deal with their emotions after white Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, attacked police, damaged Congress and put members…

Stocking Stuffer: Give Back To Students, Teachers And Schools & Receive A Tax Credit For Your Donation

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Stocking stuffer: Give back to students, teachers and schools & receive a tax credit for your donation

December 15, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

December 15, 2020

If you’d like to help students, teachers and schools then set aside a little time this holiday to learn more about tax credit donations to help a program of your choice at Arizona public schools. These tax credit donations allow…

What Lower Than Expected Enrollment Stabilization Grant Funding Means For Schools

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What lower than expected Enrollment Stabilization Grant funding means for schools

December 9, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

December 9, 2020

Arizona public schools share what they are doing to deal with the lower-than-expected amount of Enrollment Stabilization Grants that they learned about in letters they received just last week. In June 2020, Gov. Doug Ducey set aside $370 million in…

Where Efforts To Increase Teachers’ Pay Stand

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Where efforts to increase teachers’ pay stand

December 1, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

December 1, 2020

Parents know how important good teachers are to students’ learning thanks to the distance learning caused by COVID-19, so where does Arizona stand on efforts to increase teachers’ pay? Here’s an update on the lawsuits against Prop. 208 and how…

School Elections Pass Rate Is Lower Than In Past, But Results Are Mixed

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School elections pass rate is lower than in past, but results are mixed

November 18, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

November 18, 2020

Overall, the statewide pass rate on school elections in 2020 is somewhat lower than what has occurred in the past, but the results are mixed, said Randie Stein, managing director of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. Infographic by Muska Olumi/…

More Schools Return To Online Learning As COVID-19 Cases Rise

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More schools return to online learning as COVID-19 cases rise

November 16, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

November 16, 2020

Updated Nov. 25: More schools are returning to distance learning as COVID-19 cases surge, and public health officials are expecting it to get worse after Thanksgiving. An update from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health shows just how much…

How Including Native Languages And Cultures Helps Students Learn And Grow

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How including Native languages and cultures helps students learn and grow

November 11, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

November 11, 2020

During National Native American Heritage Month, Native language and culture teachers in Arizona share how including students’ cultures is essential to creating a positive learning environment and increases students' confidence. Culture Teacher Wynona Larson says her third- through sixth-grade students…

School Leaders Ask People To Limit Activities To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19 In Schools

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School leaders ask people to limit activities to prevent spread of COVID-19 in schools

November 9, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

November 9, 2020

The Arizona Department of Education, Arizona Department of Health Services and school leaders held a media conference today asking students' families and communities to limit activities now and during upcoming holidays to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Supt.…

COVID-19 Costs, Lack Of Inspections, Add To Schools’ Capital Funding Needs

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COVID-19 costs, lack of inspections, add to schools’ capital funding needs

October 28, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

October 28, 2020

Arizona school district leaders say money spent to update school ventilation systems this summer and other costs to reduce the spread of COVID-19 when campuses re-opened is just one example of how a lack of inspections by the Arizona School…

Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2021 Teacher Of The Year Is Sara Wyffels

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Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2021 Teacher of the Year is Sara Wyffels

October 23, 2020|
Lisa Irish | AZEdNews

October 23, 2020

Sara Wyffels, a Spanish teacher at Chandler High School, is the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2021 Teacher of the Year. "What I'm really passionate about it the power that language has to connect one another," Wyffels said. "In this time in…

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