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Classrooms First Council wants K-12 formula overhaul, but details are scarce
Gov. Doug Ducey’s Classrooms First Council, which is charged with overhauling the formulas used to fund public schools, ended its grand unveiling of its finding with more questions than answers. But its members did agree on several broad priorities, including somehow finding a way to equalize the funding formulas between district and charter schools.
Auditor general’s report shows need to prioritize classrom spending
The slide in the percentage of education funds that ends up in Arizona classrooms appears to have stopped. But it also isn't getting any better.
Under Common Core, fantasy merges with reality to revitalize education
In the past few years, Osborn Middle School has turned itself into a beehive of activity in implementing Common Core, the controversial standards Arizona embraced four years ago. And if there’s a good place to see whether Common Core is working, it’s this school.
Charter schools seeking to prevent loss of $6 million
Attorneys for charter schools will have their day in court Dec. 2 in an attempt to stop the state from taking almost $6 million from them.
Arizona law on third-grade reading mandate goes live
Even as many districts and individual schools have ramped up their instruction, this year's implementation of a 2010 state law may mean an estimated 1,500 Arizona third-graders will be denied promotions to fourth grade for not meeting required reading levels
Yuma police recommend charges against state senator
Yuma police are recommending prosecutors pursue four misdemeanor charges against state Sen. Don Shooter, who heatedly confronted a teacher at a Yuma charter school and later claimed his medically disabled grandson was repeatedly “humiliated and bullied” by his teacher.
Arizona bills on teacher conduct advance in Senate
Arizona teachers may find themselves under greater scrutiny if the Legislature continues to advance bills barring educators from partisan instruction, using unapproved course materials or using language in the classroom that violates Federal Communication Commission standards.
Bill requires all teaching tools to be approved
A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that bars teachers from using any books or materials in the classroom that are not pre-approved by the school district.
Teaching tablets
Given the popularity and practical uses for technology, you’d be hard-pressed to find a school district in Arizona that isn’t giving students a taste of 21st century education.
The spread of laptops, hand-held devices and smart phones in classrooms is driven by rapid expansion of technology itself and by the fact that it’s the world that kids live in today.
Sen. Steve Smith wants to link teacher pay to performance
Sen. Steve Smith is planning to introduce a bill that would tie performance to pay for K-12 teachers.
