Freshman Josh Jackson has plenty to challenge him academically at Chino Valley High School (CVHS) with honors classes in geometry, biology and English, as well as the vocal training he's learning in Varsity Choir. Josh almost didn't enroll in CVHS, however,…
The Arizona Superintendents Association will present Cottonwood-Oak Creek School Superintendent Barbara U'Ren with a leadership award Thursday during the annual conference in Phoenix.
Vince Yanez, the former executive director of the Arizona State Board of Education, has joined the Arizona Community Foundation. He now is serving as director for ACF’s Arizona Venture Fund for Quality Education, leading ACF’s education, scholarship and public policy initiatives.
Fifty-six percent of parents say their elementary school kids are getting just one or two days of physical education a week, according to a poll NPR conducted in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. Fewer…
Three F-rated Arizona charter schools are on notice their doors will close most likely by year's end. The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools issued a notice of intent Monday to revoke contracts at Omega Schools in Glendale, Founding Fathers Academies in Show Low…
Dr. Tim Ham, Madison School District Superintendent, has been selected as Arizona's Superintendent of the Year and will be the Arizona representative to the American Association of School Administrator's (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year award selection committee.
Kaibab Learning Center (KLC) children used a Thanksgiving feast to discover new things last week. The students discovered different bird parts and extended that learning to learn the parts of a turkey. The kids developed new vocabulary by learning that turkeys…
The tradition of trimming the Christmas tree at Abia Judd Elementary School celebrates its 25th year this holiday season. The long-standing custom began in 1988, the same year the Prescott school opened its doors.
Mark Masterson, chief information officer for the Arizona Department of Education, has been named a Computerworld Premier IT Leader. Each year, only 100 honorees worldwide are selected to receive this lifetime recognition award.
Arizona public schools would get a one-year freeze on consequences from a new high-stakes learning test under legislation the state Department of Education plans to offer during the next session.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the names of three principals selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Education's first Principal Ambassador Fellows (PAFs) program. They are: Sharif El-Mekki, Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus, Philadelphia, Pa.;…
Saying it's really a legal contract between the state and parents, Superintendent of Schools John Huppenthal is urging the Arizona Supreme Court to uphold the legality of what amounts to a voucher program for students.
As the year-end deadline to take tax advantage of donations to local schools grows near, Flagstaff Unified School District is once again on track to collect more than $800,000 tax-credit-eligible donations for the year.
Arizona’s community colleges must significantly increase the percentage of students transferring to a state university with an associate degree or Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) to support Gov. Jan Brewer’s goal of doubling the number of students receiving bachelor’s degrees…
Continental School District is among three in Arizona sharing $100,000 in grants to pilot a comprehensive crisis plan to face any conceivable hazard.
