Continental School wins crisis grant
Continental School District is among three in Arizona sharing $100,000 in grants to pilot a comprehensive crisis plan to face any conceivable hazard.
Test results a challenge to Flagstaff Unified School District
As American teenagers continue to fall behind in math, reading and science, Flagstaff Unified School District is working to bring a higher standard of learning into the classroom. Results of the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment test released Tuesday showed…
Payson school district buys out $58,000 contract; seeking interim chief starting Jan. 1st
Payson Unified School District (PUSD) will spend $58,000 to buy out Superintendent Ron Hitchcock’s contract and seek an interim superintendent to take over by Jan. 1. Hitchcock had notified the school board that he won’t seek a renewal of his contract…
Boy, 10, stable after being hit by school bus
A 10-year-old boy was flown to a Phoenix hospital Wednesday morning after being hit by a school bus in eastern Yuma County. The name of the victim will not be released to the public because he is a juvenile.
Mesa educator recognized as top charter teacher
The background information that outlines the reasons why Tina Harguess won the Arizona Charter Schools Association Teacher of the Year award credits her for setting high standards, maintaining a similar standard of expectations and for collaborating with the rest of…
Pilot program tests ‘Education City’ at CSES
Charlotte Fenton and Mikey Jones traveled from Great Britain to Coyote Springs Elementary School in November to ask students their opinion on an updated version of Education City, an educational computer software program.
Arizona among best in nation, by being among the least for college debt
Students in four-year colleges in Arizona graduated with some of the lowest college debt in the nation in 2012, according to a new report.
Guitars and hydroponics: At Ganado, learning STEMs from hands-on activities
Every person learns differently. Some take to lectures and textbooks, while others need a more hands-on approach. That is what the new elective science, technology, engineering and math classes at Ganado Unified School District are offering students this school year.You can…
Window Rock Superintendent defends board in letter
Parents leading the charge to recall four members of the Window Rock Unified School District's Board of Education are overlooking the progress the district has made under the current leadership, and blaming it for a financial shortfall that was beyond…
Enrollment on Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology agenda
Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology Governing Board members are expected to decide Wednesday whether to expand enrollment to include adults between the ages of 18 and 21.
Humboldt school district conquers ‘scary’ accreditation
While many public high schools obtain accreditation, the case for an entire district to voluntarily seek it is more rare. Only 10 school districts in Arizona have achieved accreditation with AdvancED, formerly known as North Central Association. Ten more districts,…
Teen arrested over alleged threats to shoot up or blow up school
Prescott Valley Police arrested a 15-year-old boy, a former Franklin Phonetic School student, on Monday, alleging that he had 100 rounds of ammunition and was trying to obtain a handgun and instructions about how to make explosives, with a plan…
Going global, teaching local: Rodel Finalist Jillian Worssam links students to scientists
Jillian Worssam knows the ever-expanding arena of science cannot be contained within the four walls of a classroom. Worssam uses the connections she has made in her global travels to find mentors for the kids in her eighth-grade science classes at…
Arizona is put on high-risk status by U.S. Department Of Education
The U.S. Department of Education placed Arizona on high-risk status last week for not meeting two conditions in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility plan. The two conditions have separate requirements that Arizona must meet and meet them…
Kyrene introduces after-school sewing program
The Kyrene School District has been trying to incorporate new after-school programs to keep students intrigued, and the Community Education Road Crew has just the thing with a new sewing program.
Federal officials: Arizona must defend teacher-evaluation system
The U.S. Department of Education has threatened action against Arizona’s schools unless the state can prove that it has an acceptable teacher-evaluation system that uses students’ test scores as part of the rating. John Huppenthal, state superintendent of public instruction, said…
