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 within Arizona 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.

Letter to Arizona lawmakers

Frank Kaczorowski learned a key fundamental of life while attending an after-school enrichment program at Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School in Ahwatukee.

Educators, businesspeople and community members met for a town hall meeting on Friday to discuss the implementation of the Arizona Common Core Standards as well as about other education reforms happening at the state level.

Kaci Heins, a sixth-grade science teacher and coordinator of the Science Spartans after-school program at Northland Preparatory Academy, decided to try using First Flight for her middle school science club to complement what they learned in their aeronautics unit.

Alpine Leadership Academy won the 2013 Bookmans School Challenge. Bookmans annually gives $15,000 to an Arizona school to help them continue doing what they are doing well. Alpine students helped make a movie that promoted them into the grant finals, … Read more »

Representatives from Arizona Ready will host a town hall in Yuma to discuss the Common Core Standards and other education reforms with local community members and businesspeople.

Flagstaff schools will be out next week, March 18-22, for spring break. Parents looking for activities for their kids have a variety of options around town, some free, others with fees, including:

Flagstaff schools will be out next week, March 18-22, for spring break. Parents looking for activities for their kids have a variety of options around town, some free, others with fees, including:

The biggest fans of Topock Elementary’s preschool program include teachers and the district superintendent.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is putting her weight behind a bill that would give more money to schools where students perform well or improve on state tests, but opponents fear the proposal could take money from struggling schools.

An Arizona school superintendent said Monday that her district has already cut 40 positions because of automatic federal spending reductions and will recommend cutting 65 more and closing three schools next year to save money.

To recognize and honor some of Yuma’s greatest educators, nominations are being accepted until Friday for the Yuma Education Foundation’s Hall of Fame.