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Children attending school outside assigned boundaries the new norm
Does your child attend his or her assigned district school? If so, they’re nearly among the minority in Maricopa County. That’s according to a surprising new analysis compiled by the...
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State Board of Education will reconsider new school grading system
Charter group: Excluding advanced math 8th graders skews test results
The exclusion of nearly 20 percent of eighth graders from the state’s public schools achievement test drove down math results in 2016, according to the Arizona Charter Schools Association. Ildi...
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Missing 8th grade advanced math scores skew test results
Researchers, teachers, education advocates and others agree that eighth grade math is a critical indicator of success in high school and beyond. Governor Doug Ducey identified proficiency in algebra skills...
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Arizona charter schools turn 20 boasting of higher test scores, greater options
Funding the waiting lists: Questions surround Ducey’s promise to get more children into high-performing schools
One of the biggest unanswered questions from Doug Ducey’s gubernatorial campaign is exactly how he will carry out his plan to “fully fund the wait lists” at Arizona’s top-performing charter...
