Smart Talk for Smart Development

From birth to age 3, a child’s brain develops very fast—more than at any other time in life. To help children grow in ways that promote learning and reading and support later success in school, Read On Arizona developed Smart Talk, a campaign designed to give parents, caregivers and family members the tools and the …

You have heard it said that “parents are their child’s first teachers.” Nothing could be more true. In addition to feeding, sheltering, and clothing a child, literacy is another essential aspect of parenting. There is no one in a better position to do that than parents. Parents who talk, sing, play, and read to their …

Think establishing a household budget with your family is tough? Try managing the varied interests of nearly 7 million people. Setting a budget for a state as diverse as Arizona is an unenviable task. The state budgeting process for next fiscal year (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) is currently underway. The Governor and …

With the legislative session hitting its midway point, we wanted to provide an update on several key pieces of legislation that Expect More Arizona has been and will be advocating for this year. The following are highlights of important issues from our 2017 advocacy agenda that we are working to advance down at the Capitol and …

In his State of the State address yesterday, Governor Ducey expressed that education issues will be his top priority this year. Nearly half of his hour-long speech was spent on the topic as he laid out 16 proposals, which can be found here. The details will be critical, and are expected to be outlined in …