SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Creating a city with natural illumination captured first place for a team of Cocopah Middle School students in the 2008 Phoenix Region Future City Competition...(read more)
Story: Design that uses fireflies' light nets win

FLORENCE, AZ -  Florence Unified School District #1 is providing work training and an opportunity to develop entry level job skills for a group of Florence High School students with a variety of unique challenges...(read more)
Story: Special Needs Students Proud to Make Important Contribution to Their School District

TEMPE, AZ - The National School Board Association chose three districts in the nation to teach educators how to use technology in the classroom. Kyrene is the first district in the Southwest to have the honor. There are plenty of reasons why they should be proud...(read more)
Story: Educators from across the nation tour Kyrene

TUCSON, AZ - Michael Hall hopes to lose all his hair by the school year's end. The Picture Rocks Intermediate School library media specialist challenged his students to earn 17,000 points by reading books through the Accelerated Reader program by the end of the school year...(read more)
Story: Teacher's Mohawk Part of Challenge for Kids to Read Books

 

Watch

AZ Midday all this week to see how Arizona Public Schools are making a difference every day

Monday, March 10

AZ Public Schools Making a Difference Every Day – Panfilo Contreras

Tuesday, March 11

Page 5th Grade Teacher, Chuck Serventi Incorporates Technology to Teach Students Mathematics

Wednesday, March 12

Astronomy Teacher, Kenneth Ziegler Helps Incarcerated Students

Thursday, March 13

A World in Motion – Becky Rose from Western Peaks Elementary School

Friday, March 14

Good Nutrition Wins the Grand Prize – Coach Deb Moore & Sunrise Mtn. Volleyball Team

Arizona Midday can be seen Monday thru Friday from 1-2pm on KPNX-TV Channel 12 in Phoenix and KNAZ-TV Channel 2 in northern Arizona.

 

Tune In

For more great news about Arizona Public Schools

Wednesday, March 12

TUCSON, AZ - Listen to 92.9 The Mountain-KWMT-FM at 8:40 am to hear Panfilo Contreras talk about how Arizona Public Schools are Making a Difference Every Day.

Sunday, March 16

TUCSON, AZ - Watch The Forum on KTTU-TV-18 at 10:30 am those featured include:  Panfilo Contreras, AZ Public Schools Making a Difference Every Day; Hank Rowe, teacher and Mountain Bike Club Coach at Coronado K-8 Elementary School and Kathryn Church, Assistant Principle at University High.

Sunday, March 23

PHOENIX, AZ - Tune in to Power 98.3 and The Edge 103.9 – “The Session” at 6:30 am to hear Panfilo Contreras talk about the Great things happening in Arizona public schools.

 

 

Thank you for your interest in the great things happening in Arizona’s public schools. The AZ Public Schools Making a Difference Every Day campaign was created to tell the good stories and successes happening every day in Arizona’s public schools.

 

Find out more about AZ Public Schools Making a Difference Every Day at www.azschoolsmakeadifference.org

  



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We are looking for impressive stories about how Arizona’s teachers, students and schools are making a difference every day. Log onto www.azschoolsmakeadifference.org and submit your stories.