Changes loom for grading Arizona schools
Arizona’s letter-grading system to measure how well schools are teaching students is on hold while the state school board makes changes.
Brewer plan would tie school funding to student achievement
Taking a page from higher education, Gov. Jan Brewer announced today she wants to install a system in which public schools would earn some of their funding based on student achievement.
Ed Board delays release of school grading system
The Arizona State Board of Education decided today to delay releasing the specifics of its new school assessment rating system to further study how certain populations of students should be figured into the overall score.