TUCSON - Kahallyn Cain is making her dreams come true through Cutting Class. It's not what you think! Cain, a senior at Tucson's Mountain Rose High School... (read more) Story: Cutting Class Helping JTED Students Realize Dreams CAVE CREEK - A common topic in public education discussions these days is expectations. Whether it's expectations for students, teachers, curriculums, standardized... (read more) Story: High Expectations Propel Cave Creek's Black Mountain Elementary School to A+ Rating from the Arizona Educational Foundation TUCSON - It's just about 8:15 on a Thursday morning in a sparse, modular building on South Park Avenue — the time teacher Jeremy Estrada calls "the calm before the storm." (read more) Story: Special-needs students move from school to the real world MESA - At Mesa’s Zaharis Elementary School, the tortoise is beating the hare, at least in one race... (read more) Story: Tortoises thrive in school habitat Ask your friends and colleagues to log onto www.azschoolsmakeadifference.org and sign up to receive our weekly newsletter. They will be one of the first to hear about good things happening in public education around the state. 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.