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ESA opponents pick union politics over racial equality
To be clear, lawmakers should seek to advance policies that protect the rights and liberties of all people, regardless of race or wealth. But especially as union activists seek to point fingers in every direction but their own when it comes to “structural barriers” holding back communities of color, perhaps it is time lawmakers rethink their loyalties and take action to remove the real obstacl[...]
Great schools innovate to teach our kids successfully during and beyond this pandemic
It is a critical time that cannot be lost in handwringing about whether or not it is possible to teach successfully in this moment. It is. And policymakers can help. Today’s students need the benefit of novel education policies designed around this time and these urgent needs.
Babysitters are paid more than what Arizona spends on students
That title is not a typo. In fact, we think it’s pretty embarrassing.
Ducey signs bill mandating two recess periods for students
Gov. Doug Ducey today signed legislation mandating two recess periods a day for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. And youngsters in half-day kindergarten programs will get at least one break.
Dreamers at Arizona universities will still pay in-state tuition – for now
Dreamers at the state’s three universities will continue paying the same tuition as other Arizona residents, at least for the time being.
ASU campus opens voting precinct
For the first time in 10 years, voters cast a ballot on the Arizona State University Tempe campus.
Begay urges Senate panel to back bill giving Native students school choice
Arizona state Sen. Carlyle Begay, R-Ganado, told a U.S. Senate committee on April 6 that a bill to give Native American students school choice is the “true essence of self-determination and self-empowerment” that tribes are seeking.
Tribes, governments move to reverse struggles of state’s Native American students
Arizona has the third-highest population of American Indians in the country and is home to 22 federally recognized tribes. And though it has the second-largest Native American student population in the country, children and teens are failing standardized tests and dropping out of school at higher rates than any other group, according to the Arizona Department of Education’s 2014 Indian Education[...]
Core examples: A sampling of the state’s voluminous new academic standards
Despite the uproar surrounding them, most of the goals contained in Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards seem anything but controversial. Use abstract nouns. Form and use regular and irregular verbs. Tell and write time. Work with addition and subtraction equations. On and on, page after page.
Gov. Ducey relied on discredited civics survey to tout law
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey cited a survey that was discredited five years ago to argue that the state's students are performing dismally on civics and that a new statewide civics test is needed.
Phoenix man sentenced in student aid fraud case
A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 2 A? years in prison for his role in a federal student aid fraud ring.
To future legislators — help keep kids in school and out of prison
Arizona is home to more than 40,000 convicted felons. The state’s prison population has grown rapidly over the past 30 years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.
