Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Tag: arizona board of education

Rush and retreat: The unmaking of the Douglas surge

Douglas blinked first in her showdown with the Board of Education. Rather than defiance, she met the board’s deadline to allow its executive director and assistant executive director back to...

Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals

State Board of Education to consider new test

The Arizona Board of Education today is scheduled to consider selecting a new test for assessing whether public school students’ learning satisfies state standards. The board will hold a special...

Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals

School freeze – Educators push for delay in test repercussions

Arizona public schools would get a one-year freeze on consequences from a new high-stakes learning test under legislation the state Department of Education plans to offer during the next session....

Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals

State school board to wade into English-immersion program fight

[caption id="attachment_59059" align="alignleft" width="575" caption="Critics question success rates cited by supporters of the immersion program, arguing that the inclusion of younger children and an easier proficiency test could be driving...

Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals

Senators defeat attempt to nullify Common Core education standards

Arizona senators defeated a sweeping amendment Monday aimed at preventing the state from participating in the Common Core and placing responsibility for approving educational standards in the hands of lawmakers....

Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals

Eddie Basha, Arizona grocery store magnate dies at 75

Eddie Basha, chairman and CEO of a family-owned grocery store chain that grew to more than 160 stores around Arizona under his four-decade guidance, died Tuesday. He was 75. A...

Get 24/7 political news coverage and access to events honoring top political professionals

You don't have credit card details available. You will be redirected to update payment method page. Click OK to continue.