In 2015, the admin team at Wellton Elementary School (WES), in rural southwestern Arizona, had prioritized increasing the use of technology in the classroom. Five years ago, our goal was to become a one-to-one school; a school where each student had access to a computer in all classes. We wanted students to leave WES with …
Recent updates to the Arizona Education Progress Meter show that Arizona is not on track to meet our P-20 goals by 2030, and the data does not yet reflect the full effects of the pandemic. To meet the goals, we must rapidly accelerate change by closing achievement gaps and addressing educational inequities, which have been …
The Mini-Medical School Day includes a range of health-related topics, research and experiential exercises designed …
In October of 2019, the Tucson Unified School Safety Department received a $525,000 U.S. Department of Justice …
March is Music In Our Schools Month and there’s never been a better year to celebrate. Music has intrinsic value that we need now more than ever, especially in our schools. Music in our schools has a bigger impact than most people think. One of the most important is the cross-over skills that music education …
Now a full year into the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, education at all levels has been impacted; in some ways, it’s forever changed. And the students who are most likely to face the longest-term effects are also the youngest. In recently updated data, the Arizona Education Progress Meter showed a decline of 3% in Quality Early …
AzM2 (the second version of AzMERIT) testing begins on April 5. And while the last year has been a challenge for both students and educators, administering the statewide test before the school year ends will yield benefits down the road. Here is what some education leaders had to say about this year’s exam: Learn more …
