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Skipping kindergarten is detrimental to learning
We believe kindergarten is essential for all students in Arizona, especially now. A fact parents may not be familiar with is that if families choose to keep their child out of kindergarten this year, when they enroll next year, they will be placed in first grade and may fall far behind their peers in learning.
COVID-19 spike brings tough choices for schools
The state's top education official said Monday that a new spike in COVID-19 will force local schools into the "impossible decision'' of whether to shut their doors to in-person learning to prevent students and teachers from getting sick.
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.
Report: schools can’t fill teacher vacancies
An average 20% boost in teacher salaries in the past four years has apparently done little to entice people into the classroom and keep experienced staffers there.
Candidates spread conspiracy theory in bid to be elected
Republican Senate candidates who won uncontested primaries have expressed varying levels of support for a unfounded and wide-ranging conspiracy theory which holds that Donald Trump is fighting an elite cabal of business leaders, celebrities, media professionals and politicians engaged in Satanic worship and child sex trafficking.
Hoffman: Plan to reopen schools complicated, confusing
The plan to return children to the classroom is complicated, difficult to explain and may be leaving the public confused, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman conceded.
Ducey order requires return to classrooms based on data
After mounting pressure from the state’s schools chief and other education leaders, Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans July 23 to implement a data-driven approach to reopening schools for in-person learning.
Pressure mounts on Ducey to use benchmarks for school openings
Pressure is building on Gov. Doug Ducey to scrap the idea of setting a firm date for students to be back in classrooms.
Hoffman: Schools should reopen based on metrics, not dates
Schools should be empowered to reopen their campuses this fall based on public health data rather than aiming for a particular date, Arizona’s top education official said Tuesday. Superintendent of... […]
Vail school chief wants specific metric for reopening classrooms
The superintendent of the Vail Unified School District said he's not looking to state officials to set a specific date for getting kids back at their desks.
Public schools brace for possible wave of teacher retirements
While President Trump and his administration try to push schools across the country to reopen, Arizona is facing a situation where positive COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and teachers who... […]
Sex ed legislation fizzles early in effort to avoid controversy
This was supposed to be the year lawmakers fought hard for sex education legislation, but a controversial start to the session mixed with a pandemic put a pin in that... […]
