Background Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) have been part of the school choice landscape in Arizona since the 2011-12 school year when they were originally created to serve students with special needs. Since then, ESAs (also known as vouchers) have been expanded to serve other students. To receive an ESA, parents of eligible children must waive …
Background Earlier this year, a group called Citizens for Fair Tax Policy (which is funded by an arm of the Arizona Association of Realtors) collected enough signatures to refer an initiative, Proposition 126, to the ballot that changes the Arizona Constitution to prohibit a tax on any service that was not already taxed as of …
Do you remember that feeling you had when you received your first bike? Earlier this month, the HandsOn Greater …
Building emotional connections to nature and science for youth has been the mission of Audubon Arizona since its …
Any educator would be thrilled with a 98 percent attendance rate. And course ratings of 4.8 out of 5? Teachers would surely celebrate that achievement! Those are just a few examples of the success we’ve seen in the first year of the LEADNow! Leadership Institute. Created by the Pima County School Superintendent’s Office, LEADNow! (LNLI) …
Setting education policy is a complicated process that takes place at many levels. Some decisions are made by elected officials and others by you the voter/parent/resident. To help you make sense of the process, here’s a look at which bodies are responsible for making decisions, and how your vote impacts the final outcome. Close to …
I am what people consider a natural-born teacher. From an early age I found myself being drawn to the profession, teaching five and six year olds how to do cartwheels and somersaults in the hours before my own gymnastics practice. I ended up coaching through my 20’s and even when I entered the United States …
