Thirty-two graduates, gowned in maroon and gold, celebrated their successful completion of high school during a sunset ceremony at Dream Manor Inn last Tuesday, June 16. More than 300 family members, friends, and guests attended the ceremony to wish the…
Administrators in the Kyrene School District have noticed a significant achievement gap among students in the district, and this year they are doing all they can to close that gap. “We are a high achieving school district but we have…
Jennifer Johnson, former superintendent of Glendale Union High School District, had been hearing about teachers leaving Arizona's public schools in droves, even before their contracts ended. "Arizona in the last couple of years has lost 20 percent of its first-year…
Paul J. Luna, president and CEO of Helios Education Foundation and a board member of America's Promise Alliance: Across the country, American public schools are experiencing a major demographic shift. Latino students are our fastest growing student population, projected to…
Over the past several months, the Blue Ridge School Board and Superintendent Mike Wright have been adjusting salary schedules, giving more money to teachers whose salaries had been frozen for years, and giving a 3 percent raise to all teachers.
The Governing Board of the Parker Unified School District has tentatively approved a budget of $12,248,495 for fiscal year 2015-16. This amount is 2.9 percent lower than the budget for FY 2014-15, and is mostly a reflection of the failure…
Arizona continues to face a major teacher shortage. During the past five years, thousands of teachers have left the state, according to a 2015 report by the Arizona Department of Education. Tucson Unified School District alone has roughly 160 positions…
Arizona State University has backed off the controversial elements of a plan announced in December that would have required full-time writing instructors to take on greater teaching responsibility without a complementary pay increase.
At the Graham Community College District Governing Board’s June 8 meeting, in something of a surprise development, board secretary Marrianne Rowley announced her resignation for health reasons. Rowley joined the board in January 2011; her term was set to expire…
When is a Greek island beach a classroom? When you’re a student in Northern Arizona University geology lecturer Lisa Skinner’s summer study abroad program. For the second summer in a row, Skinner took a small group of freshman and sophomore…
Gov. Doug Ducey and state schools chief Diane Douglas — who have feuded for months over who runs the State Board of Education staff — will set aside their differences Tuesday and appear together at the Arizona Department of Education's…
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gave Arizona an unusual, thumping victory. A three-judge panel unanimously found that the state's method of educating English learners did not violate federal law. This court case has been a sorry but…
Students from Kofa and San Luis high schools will be competing at a national HOSA: Future Health Professional competition later this week.
Tucson Unified School District’s website lists almost 200 teaching openings. The district is looking for science teachers, elementary teachers, preschool teachers, almost every kind of teacher. The district is not alone. A 2015 report from the Arizona Department of Education…
The Marana School District is hosting an informational meeting Thursday to discuss a new K-6 elementary school scheduled to open August 2016.
It's summer break, but twice a week, about two dozen children and parents fill a Mesa Public Schools conference room for Native American crafts, music and cultural lectures. The summer Family Culture Nights are part of the district's push to…
