Arizona STEM Grants Aim to Fuel Models for Effective Teaching
Nearly $2 million in grants to Arizona schools and districts seek to develop models for STEM education that can be more broadly used around the state. Read Full Post >
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April 12, 2013
April 01, 2013
Ariz. English-Learner Program Upheld in Federal Court
In long-running Horne v. Flores case, a federal judge rules that four hours a day of language instruction for English-learners does not violate their civil rights. Read Full Post >
March 25, 2013
Mexican-American Studies Thriving Outside Regular Classrooms
The battle over ethnic studies in Arizona schools that led to a state ban on such courses has created broader interest in Chicano and Latino history and literature, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read Full Post >
March 22, 2013
Arizona Looks to "Performance Funding" for Schools
Arizona officials are considering an unusual program to tie a portion of schools' state funding to their performance on the state's A-F grading system. Read Full Post >
March 08, 2013
Federal Rules Would Go Out the Window with Arizona Bill
The Arizona House has passed a bill stating that schools not receiving federal education funds can ignore several federal K-12 regulations. Read Full Post >
March 05, 2013
Performance-Funding Plan from Arizona Gov. Brewer Picks Up Steam
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's proposal to fund schools based on performance is gaining momentum in the state legislature. Read Full Post >
November 12, 2012
Ethnic Studies Could Return to Tucson in Desegregation Plan
Plaintiffs in a long-running desegregation lawsuit against Tucson Unified join the school district and the U.S. Department of Justice in submitting a draft plan to settle the case that calls for bringing back the controversial Mexican-American studies course. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2012
Ariz., Mich. Governors Act on Virtual Ed. Bills
Arizona and Michigan governors take very different approaches toward virtual education. Read Full Post >
April 23, 2012
AL Educators Anxious as AZ Immigration Law Goes Before High Court
Educators in Foley, Ala., say the Supreme Court ruling in the Arizona case will have direct impact on the legal fate of the controversial immigration law that was passed in their state last year. Read Full Post >
February 23, 2012
Research Org. Calls for Reinstatement of Ethnic Studies in Tucson
The council for the American Educational Research Association unanimously approved two resolutions that call for bringing back a controversial Mexican-American studies program and repealing a state law that banned the program in the first place. Read Full Post >
