Arizona

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Arizona
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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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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7 min read
Law & Courts Ariz. Governor Signs Deal to Settle K-12 Suit
A package of legislation aims to pump $3.5 billion into education in the next 10 years to settle a funding lawsuit, but the deal still needs voter approval in a special election.
The Associated Press, November 10, 2015
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Federal Ariz. Gov. Ducey OKs $3.5 Billion K-12 Funding Hike, Pending Voter Approval
The funding increase was approved in a special session of the state legislature. Ducey signed the legislation into law on Friday. Voters will have the final say-so on the measure in a May 17 election.
Andrew Ujifusa, November 2, 2015
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1 min read
Social Studies Arizona Students to Take Required Civics Test in 8th Grade
Tucson-area students will take the test, now required for high school graduation, while still in middle school.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, October 30, 2015
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability Where Can You Keep the Common Core by 'Repealing' It? In Arizona, Maybe
The vote by Arizona's state school board formally repeals the standards, but also leaves them on the books for now. So what gives?
Andrew Ujifusa, October 27, 2015
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2 min read
School & District Management Arizona Grapples With How to Boost Spending on Schools
Three competing proposals for increasing the K-12 budget all seek to help reverse the state's downward slide on public school spending.
Corey Mitchell, October 20, 2015
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4 min read
English Learners Arizona Alters Mandatory English-Only Immersion Program
The amount of time that can be cut from the mandatory four-hour block of English-only instruction depends on a student's grade level and English proficiency.
Corey Mitchell, September 28, 2015
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1 min read
States Arizona Gov. Ducey's K-12 Council Pushes Policy Shifts for Funding, Charters
The Classrooms First Initiative Council published its initial recommendations to change the K-12 funding formula earlier this month.
Andrew Ujifusa, September 28, 2015
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1 min read
English Learners Report Questions Arizona's Approach to English-Learner Instruction
The study followed three cohorts of English-learner students in Arizona over six school years to assess their progress.
Corey Mitchell, September 23, 2015
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2 min read
A teacher helps 8th grader Kristopher Cody plant lettuce in a greenhouse at the STAR School, at the edge of the Navajo Nation near Flagstaff, Ariz.
A teacher helps 8th grader Kristopher Cody plant lettuce in a greenhouse at the STAR School, at the edge of the Navajo Nation near Flagstaff, Ariz.
Nick Cote for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Photo Essay College Competencies Take Root
Photographer Nick Cote describes his experiences photographing a school on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona.
Education Week Photo Staff, September 14, 2015
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Getting Rooted: Ian Salt, an 8th grader at STAR School, carries a harvest of tomatoes and peppers grown at a family farm on the Navajo Nation in Leupp, Ariz. Ian's school integrates cultural experiences, such as working with local farmers, with students' academic studies to build the skills and motivation to attend college.
<b>Getting Rooted:</b> Ian Salt, an 8th grader at STAR School, carries a harvest of tomatoes and peppers grown at a family farm on the Navajo Nation in Leupp, Ariz. Ian's school integrates cultural experiences, such as working with local farmers, with students' academic studies to build the skills and motivation to attend college.
Nick Cote for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Ariz. Charter Helps Point Rural Students to College
By building on its Navajo students' culture, the STAR School is giving some graduates the confidence to seek a college education far from home.
Catherine Gewertz, September 8, 2015
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9 min read
States Eight States Add Citizenship Test as Graduation Requirement
Advocates have plans to push more state legislatures to pass laws requiring high schoolers to pass a citizenship test in order to graduate in coming years.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, August 18, 2015
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2 min read
Education Civics Tests as a Graduation Requirement: Coming Soon to a State Near You?
Eight states have passed laws requiring students to pass some version of a civics test so far in 2015.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, August 17, 2015
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