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		<title>Arizona Legislature Deciding Fate of Early Childhood Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Things First &#8211; established after Arizona voters approved a ballot measure to set aside funds to help young children start kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed – faces an uncertain future. In their attempt to sweep the funds, state legislators are considering adding a new ballot initiative this November that would allow Arizona voters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympians Set the Standard for High Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This winter, we witnessed athletes from around the world show what it means to expect more. Canada had never won a single gold medal on their home turf. They expected more and set the record for the most gold won in any Winter Olympics. The United States set out to dominate the medal count. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Yes on 100” Launches to Rally Support of Temporary Sales Tax Increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nonpartisan group called “Yes on 100” has launched an effort to  increase support of the proposed sales tax increase.  Proposition 100 will be put to voters on May 18 and, if passed, will add a temporary one cent sales tax “for the purpose of funding primary and secondary education, health and human services and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Celebrate Arizona’s Most Innovative Students and Educators</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science Foundation Arizona is looking for educators and students making significant strides in science, technology, engineering and math education. Nominate your Innovation Heroes from schools anywhere in Arizona, in metro or rural parts of the state.
Click here to download the nomination form and return it to hwilkinson@sfaz.org. If you have any questions or need more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career Technical Education is Critical to Overall Education, Arizona’s Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Career Technical Education (CTE), once known as vocational education, is vital to Arizona students and their future. CTE programs are aligned with the needs of industries, and we are proud to work with them to help students learn real-life work skills and careers, enabling them to get a head start on their chosen professions while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grad Nation Launches to Improve Graduation Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, America’s Promise Alliance launched a new phase in their Dropout Prevention Campaign in Washington D.C. with President Obama and Gen. Colin Powell. Grad Nation is “a 10-year campaign to mobilize the nation as never before to reverse the dropout crisis and enable our children to be prepared for success in college, work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Shut Out of EdWeek Bloggers’ “Race to the Top” Picks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Education Week bloggers Lesli Maxwell and Michele McNeil have come up with a fun way to pick which states will win a share of the $4.35 billion in federal stimulus funds through the Race to the Top initiative. According to ED.gov, the awards “will go to States that are leading the way with ambitious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Talent Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.expectmorearizona.org/blog/2010/02/24/the-talent-dividend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest video from the City of Phoenix’s know99 Television features Carol Coletta, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities, explaining her theory of “The Talent Dividend.”  She says that an increase of only 1% in college degree attainment would provide a $3.1 billion dollar increase in per capita income in Greater Phoenix.

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		<title>&#8220;Move On&#8221; House Bill Provides Motivated High School Students with Way to Advance When Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.expectmorearizona.org/blog/2010/02/15/move-on-house-bill-provides-motivated-high-school-students-with-way-to-advance-when-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Expect More Arizona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important piece of legislation that will enable high school students to progress to the next grade level once they’ve mastered the required concepts is making its way through the Arizona legislature.  Sponsored by Rep. Rich Crandall (R-Mesa), HB 2731, better known as the “Move on When Ready” bill, has passed the House Education Committee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Stands for Children</title>
		<link>http://www.expectmorearizona.org/blog/2010/02/15/arizona-stands-for-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Pitofsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona’s road to economic recovery continues to be filled with challenges, especially as it relates to education.  As further education cuts loom on the horizon, I’d like to spotlight something really positive that arrived in our state with the New Year.
Stand for Children began in June of 1996 when 300,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. [...]]]></description>
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