State leaders missed the moment for education
Editor’s note: This commentary utilizes research from the Helios Education Foundation and its associate Education Forward Arizona. Arizona’s future depends on whether the state can educate, prepare and retain the […]
Let’s start by devoting $20 million to early literacy
The number of third graders who don’t pass the reading exam in Arizona would fill every seat of Chase Field, with 5,000 kids still waiting in line outside!
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.
3rd graders caught in middle of latest state education dispute
Another disagreement between the State Board of Education and the Department of Education led by Diane Douglas could leave children in failing schools without a plan to improve their reading.










