Flagstaff Unified employees to get raises
All Flagstaff Unified School District employees will get small raises next year.
Saddleback teacher wins $5,000 P.E. grant
Saddleback Elementary School celebrated Thursday afternoon after winning a grant thanks to Physical Education teacher Marami Abbadessa.
Pima Community College: Most local high school grads need remedial help
Nearly 90 percent of local grads are deficient in math, reading or writing.
State Board of Education looks to revise K-12 math, English standards
The Arizona Board of Education is moving to revise Arizona mathematics and English language arts standards. According to the board, Gov. Doug Ducey called upon it to make any necessary changes to the standards to ensure they were in the…
Changes planned to improve PCC’s remedial program
College must show it is better serving academically-deficient students.
Some Diné College faculty want college prez disciplined
Some faculty members at Diné College are circulating a petition asking the Board of Regents and the Navajo Nation Health, Education and Human Services Committee to discipline college president Maggie George for allegedly ignoring faculty grievances, allowing her husband to…
Ducey signals interest in Arizona school-funding shift
Gov. Doug Ducey has yet to unveil details of how he will fulfill key campaign promises to raise educational achievement, fund school wait lists and expand school choice. But the new governor appeared last week to signal interest in an…
State board of ed meets after superintendent files lawsuit
The Arizona Board of Education will meet Monday morning for the first time since the state superintendent filed a lawsuit asking a judge to clarify her authority over board employees. Monday's 9 a.m. meeting comes on the heels of Superintendent…
Roberts: Diane Douglas is fighting, but not for kids
Arizona's charter schools have been stripped of cash, making them feel, I imagine, a lot like the rest of Arizona's public schools. Broke, that is. So naturally, state Superintendent Diane Douglas is seizing the reins, taking a stand and fighting…
NAU speakers: Your success is Arizona’s success
It’s that time of year again when students wipe tears from watery eyes, exchange final goodbyes, and throw their graduation caps into the air. It’s graduation season, which also means commencement speeches. Three of Northern Arizona University’s prominent individuals on…
Record number of Phoenix students earn two diplomas
record 38 Valley students received their associate degrees before graduating from high school through Rio Salado's dual-enrollment program. Many of the students participated in Rio Salado's commencement ceremony on May 5. The students come from 10 different high schools, including…
Montini: AZ’s Marge & Homer (Douglas & Ducey) are at it again
Arizona's own Homer and Marge are at it again. This time, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas wants a judge to tell Gov. Doug Ducey and his pals at the Arizona State Board of Education that they are not…
Teacher fired, money gone after canceled senior trip
A long-awaited high school graduation trip has been canceled and a teacher has been fired because of it. Ninety students at the Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center were supposed to be taking a trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain in…
Arizona’s gold standard: Tiny Stanfield School 1st in state to receive USDA award for good nutrition, physical activity
Stanfield School, one of the smallest, poorest schools in Arizona, just became the first in the state to win the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s highest award for good nutrition and physical activity. Jesus Mendoza Jr., western regional administrator for the…
Safe Sports at Prescott High School
From left, Prescott High School Assistant Principal Joe Peters; Daniel Hernandez, 17; Presley Hauptman,17; Hannah Madsen, 17; Tyler Bell, 17; Louis Cruz, 17; Grace Hendricks, 15; Miquelle Pierce, 15; and PHS Athletic Trainer Brenda Lestock gather together with the First…
JTED drafting, design students earn math credit
In 2014, Arizona Department of Education (ADE) approved nine Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for embedded academic credit in science, math, and economics. Students are required to have four years of math, three years of science, and half a…
