State schools Superintendent Tom Horne has announced a $10 million grant for public schools to purchase art supplies through the Arts Consumable Grant. These funds will provide successful district and charter school applicants with $1,000 per full time arts teacher to purchase arts consumables such as paints, brushes, sheet music, dance props, theatrical costumes,...
Read MoreRepublican Legislative members in Arizona have devised a strategy that could provide a pay raise to teachers without any additional money from taxpayers. At a Capitol lawn press conference on Monday, Tom Horne, the Republican Superintendent of Schools, and representatives from the Senate and House GOP unveiled the “Teacher Pay Fund”. When factoring in...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Education (Department) office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) recently announced a $37.7 million fine against Grand Canyon University (GCU), which disbursed the most federal student aid of all participating institutions for the past four award years. An FSA investigation found GCU lied to more than 7,500 former and current students about the...
Read MoreState schools chief Tom Horne is unveiling a new program that will make it possible for every available campus law enforcement officer position to be filled, despite ongoing shortages of officers in many communities. As a result, more positions in the already-funded School Safety Program will be filled with armed law enforcement officers with...
Read MoreThe average Composite score on the ACT test fell to 19.5 for the class of 2023, a decline of 0.3 points from 2022, according to data released today by ACT, the nonprofit organization that administers the college readiness exam. The average scores in mathematics, reading, and science subjects were all below the ACT College Readiness...
Read MoreLast week, Northern Arizona University announced the creation of NAU Health, an innovative initiative aimed at improving health outcomes for all Arizonans, particularly those in rural, Indigenous, and underserved communities. At the center of this initiative is the creation of a distinctive new College of Medicine that will focus on educating primary healthcare providers who...
Read MoreThe Phoenix Union High School District has made a purchase to help prepare their schools for future lockdowns. PUSD purchased thousands of lockdown kits for every classroom in the district in preparation for an emergency situation. The kits that will be kept in each classroom are filled with food, water, first aid supplies, blankets...
Read MoreFor the ninth year in a row, Arizona State University is No. 1 in innovation among American universities, ahead of Stanford, MIT and Caltech, in the newly released annual “Best Colleges” 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The continued recognition underscores ASU’s commitment to being a New American University — an enterprise dedicated to...
Read MoreArizona’s largest annual teacher financial support initiative will increase its impact by 25%, as the Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program will donate more money than ever to Arizona teachers for use in their classrooms. Now in its eighth year, the program will provide grants to 500 teachers, for a total of $1.25...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Education has activated the Achievement Tutoring Program web page so parents of students in grades 3-8 who are not proficient in reading, writing or math can access free tutoring. State schools chief Tom Horne announced last week that $40 million in federal funding designated to address pandemic-related learning loss is...
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