Education Headlines

A More Informed Arizona is a More Engaged Arizona

Expect More Arizona can help you stay informed about current local and national education-related news. Our belief is that the more you know about what’s happening in education, the more likely you will be to get more engaged.  Here are some top headlines from across the state, representing the birth through career continuum.

Arizona lawmakers want to mandate that teachers can’t curse in the classroom or influence how future voters make decisions at the polls.

‘What WERE they thinking?!”

Flagstaff Unified School District continues to lose students at a record pace, with the latest official enrollment figures showing a loss of more than 500 students for the second year in a row.

Students and legislators are clashing when it comes to who should pay the state college tuition bill.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal said the state will seek a waiver from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.

As Arizona prepares to enter its second century, no one knows how its economy will hold up in the coming decades, especially given the bruising it has sustained over the past few years.

High-achieving graduating seniors who plan to major in education at a state college are eligible to apply for a $6,000, renewable Centennial Scholars Program award from The Arizona Republic, 12 News and azcentral.com.

The blueprint for science education in Chandler includes the study of evolution and other biological subjects essential for scientifically literate students.

Gila Community College needs to do a much better job of partnering with the Rim Country Educational Alliance, the board decided recently.

Administrators from all six Yuma Union High School District schools received bronze Beat the Odds awards Monday from Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) for their successes in implementing a new program on their campuses this year.

Next year’s high school juniors and seniors are invited to sign up for CAVIAT Central Programs to learn a trade and earn credit at Coconino Community College.

HB 2011 could give your child’s teacher, not school administrators, the ability to suspend students.