Arizona

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Arizona
Social Studies Arizona Student Creates App for Citizenship Test
A 16-year-old Arizona student created an app to help students prepare for the state's newly required civics test. Students who use it are rewarded with sandwiches from McDonald's.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, April 25, 2016
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Education Funding Ariz. Teaching-Career Event Falls Flat With Teachers
A University of Arizona event that's designed to get high school seniors interested in becoming math teachers has been scrapped this year because educators were reluctant to recommend the profession to their students.
Anthony Rebora, April 12, 2016
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States Spat Between Arizona Superintendent and State Board Roils On
The state's governor-appointed board of education continues to feud with Arizona's elected schools superintendent over who's in charge.
Daarel Burnette II, March 29, 2016
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4 min read
School Choice & Charters Half of Arizona's Students Would Qualify for Latest School Choice Proposal
Low-income children would qualify for a scaled-back expansion of Arizona's education savings account program under a bill before the state legislature.
Arianna Prothero, March 28, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Arizona Lawmakers Scale Back Private School Choice Expansion Plan
A retooled bill would limit the new phase of expansion of Arizona's education savings account program to children from families who qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meals program.
Arianna Prothero, March 25, 2016
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Every Student Succeeds Act States Aren't Waiting for ESSA Regulations to Revamp Accountability
States are already rolling up their sleeves and moving forward on new accountability systems, even as the U.S. Department of Education begins crafting regulations for the new law.
Alyson Klein, March 18, 2016
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1 min read
Assessment Arizona Might Offer Districts a 'Menu' of Standardized Tests
The state is on the verge of approving the measure, but it runs the risk of violating the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires one test for all students statewide.
Daarel Burnette II, March 11, 2016
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1 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act Choosing Unwisely? Bill to Provide Testing Options in Ariz. Could Violate Federal Law
The move is a potential violation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires that students in grades 3-8 are given one test statewide
Daarel Burnette II, March 10, 2016
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1 min read
States Arizona Set to Provide Districts a 'Menu' of Standardized Tests
The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to provide all students in grades 3-8 just the same exam.
Daarel Burnette II, March 9, 2016
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1 min read
School Choice & Charters Proposed Bill Would Expand Arizona School Choice Program
A proposed bill in Arizona would expand eligibility for a school choice program first passed in 2011 to include all public school students.
Arianna Prothero, January 29, 2016
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters School Vouchers for All: Arizona Could Follow in Nevada's Footsteps
A proposed bill in Arizona would expand eligibility for a school choice program first passed in 2011 to include all public school students.
Arianna Prothero, January 29, 2016
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2 min read
INDIANA: Gov. Mike Pence, center, delivers his annual address to legislators in Indianapolis, flanked by House Speaker Brian Bosma and Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann. His proposals include a new scholarship program for students who graduate in the top fifth of their class and agree to teach in Indiana for at least five years. Pence also touted education gains, including the state's high graduation rate.
<b>INDIANA:</b> Gov. Mike Pence, center, delivers his annual address to legislators in Indianapolis, flanked by House Speaker Brian Bosma and Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann. His proposals include a new scholarship program for students who graduate in the top fifth of their class and agree to teach in Indiana for at least five years. Pence also touted education gains, including the state's high graduation rate.
Darron Cummings/AP
States State of the States: Ariz., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Iowa, Ind., Kan., N.J., N.Y., S.D., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va.
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
January 19, 2016
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Equity & Diversity English-Language-Learner Graduation Rates Are All Over the Map
West Virginia, Arkansas and Iowa were the states where graduation rates for ELLs topped 80 percent. Less than a third of English-learners in Arizona and Nevada graduated on time.
Corey Mitchell, January 4, 2016
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1 min read
Third grader Iyana Simmons works on a coding exercise at Michael Anderson School in Avondale, Ariz. The 5,600-student school system, outside Phoenix, is in its second year of teaching computer coding to students in grades K-8.
Third grader Iyana Simmons works on a coding exercise at Michael Anderson School in Avondale, Ariz. The 5,600-student school system, outside Phoenix, is in its second year of teaching computer coding to students in grades K-8.
Nick Cote for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Ariz. District Teaches Coding to K-8 Students
As big districts like New York and Chicago gear up to teach computer science, the coding lessons are already going full tilt in Avondale, Ariz., schools.
Liana Loewus, December 8, 2015
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