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Oct 26, 2020

Hoffman says parents should reconsider keeping kids out of kindergarten

A sharp drop in the number of youngsters in Arizona kindergartens this year due to COVID-19 could have ripple effects for years to come on their education.

Geoff Esposito (Photo by Ben Giles/Arizona Capitol Times)
Apr 2, 2018

Geoff Esposito: Standing out in bold colors in a sea of gray

Geoff Esposito, a familiar face at the Capitol, has a new role. As a lobbyist for Creosote Partners, the Chandler native has long been active in local Arizona politics, dating back to his high school years and stints at the Arizona School Boards Association and Expect More Arizona.

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Jan 18, 2018

Long-term education goals won’t be reached in one budget cycle

During the 2008 economic crisis, some Arizonans lost their jobs or their homes, or both. With revenues down, the state budget was drastically cut, and education funding took a beating.

Christine Thompson (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 23, 2017

Christine Thompson: Fired (up) over Arizona’s education policy

Christine Thompson may be most known for the drama that very publicly unfolded when Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas in 2015. But over the past four years she also experienced a different sort of “whirlwind."

Mar 31, 2016

Statewide postsecondary attainment goal essential to Arizona’s future

Across Arizona there is growing momentum behind efforts to help more students and especially Latino students in our state graduate from high school, attend college and earn a degree.

Sep 10, 2015

Advocate: Poor AzMERIT reading results reflect higher bar

Poor reading results from third-graders’ first round with the state’s new AzMERIT test aren’t bad news to one education advocate.

Dec 22, 2014

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.

Dec 11, 2014

New schools chief won’t make dramatic changes to Common Core, top aide says

Superintendent of Public Instruction-elect Diane Douglas isn’t planning on immediately overhauling the state’s learning standards, her new chief of staff said.

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May 23, 2014

Common Core skills taught to 10-year-olds would benefit everyone in Arizona

As I watched various committee debates on education issues unfold over this last session, the former 5th grade teacher in me couldn’t help but think about how some of those very same communications and collaboration life skills we teach to Arizona 10-year-olds might just benefit everyone.

Feb 4, 2014

New assessment, Common Core form path to Arizona students’ success

Too few Arizona students graduate from high school prepared for college, career and life. Did you know that just seven out of 10 students graduate from high school, and of those who do, more than half aren’t eligible for admission into a state university? What’s more, 42 percent of employers say their employees lack the basic skills needed to be successful in the workplace.

Jan 23, 2014

Poll shows relatively few Arizonans know about state’s learning standards

Almost 60 percent of Arizonans polled in a recent survey know little or nothing about the state’s K-12 learning standards.

Oct 9, 2013

Expect More Arizona sponsors education initiative, Twitter Town Hall

Election season is back and, along with it, the opportunity to encourage candidates and voters to make education a top priority. Vote 4 Education is Expect More Arizona’s annual initiative that asks Arizonans to make education a priority when they vote. The non-partisan, statewide campaign is a part of Expect More Arizona’s advocacy efforts to build a world-class education in Arizona.

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