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VAIL - Aug. 31, 2010 - Much like its namesake – a sturdy tree which sends its roots deep into the Sonoran Desert’s rocky soil – Vail’s Acacia Elementary School has planted its roots deeply within the community it serves...
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MESA - Aug. 31, 2010 - Gilbert Public Schools’ Canyon Valley School is proud to announce its selection as one of three new pilot schools in the Veterans Heritage Project...
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SUBURBAN TUCSON - Aug. 24, 2010 - There’s plenty to celebrate these days around Three Points, a small community located approximately 20 miles west of Tucson...
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CHANDLER - Aug. 24, 2010 - Chandler’s Basha High School has been running in some pretty exclusive circles lately...
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SAN TAN VALLEY - Aug. 17, 2010 - It’s not easy to measure the impact Marci Meyers makes in the lives of those she touches, whether it be on the campuses comprising the J.O. Combs Unified School District or within the East Valley community of San Tan Valley itself...
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HOLBROOK - Aug. 17, 2010 - Describing almost anything as a “melting pot” risks coming off sounding cliché...
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MARANA - Aug. 10, 2010 - When Nancy Paddock became principal of Estes Elementary School four years ago, she seemed to be on familiar ground...
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CHANDLER - Aug. 10, 2010 - It hasn’t taken long for Chandler’s Hancock Elementary School to make a big impact within its community...
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GLENDALE - Aug. 3, 2010 - Sierra Verde STEM Academy Principal Cherryl Paul strongly believes students, teachers and staff on the Glendale campus should start each day with a “YES” attitude...
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PHOENIX - Aug. 3, 2010 - A Summer of excellence continues for Arizona students involved in national vocational education competitions...
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PHOENIX - July 27, 2010 - When it comes to earning trophies and representing itself well in national competition, the Arizona Health Occupations Students of America (AZHOSA) really know how to bring home the hardware!...
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TUCSON - July 27, 2010 - A guiding principle drives and influences every daily decision made at Cottonwood Elementary School. It says, “Everything we do here today impacts the life of a child.”...
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PHOENIX - July 20, 2010 - When is a school's nickname more than just a nickname?...
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PHOENIX - July 20, 2010 - In an effort to promote higher education and its local scholarship program to Hispanic high school students, McDonald's of Phoenix and Northern Arizona recently partnered with AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute...
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PHOENIX - July 13, 2010 - In order to ‘Beat the Odds,’ faculty and staff at Echo Mountain Primary in the Paradise Valley Unified School District faced a challenge – they had to mobilize parents...
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TUCSON - July 13, 2010 - With a surrounding community filled with crime and high rates of unemployment – not to mention numerous CPS calls – Tucson’s Homer Davis Elementary School proudly claims to be more than “…just a school.”...
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PHOENIX - July 6, 2010 - If the students at Paradise Valley Unified School District’s Vista Verde Middle School seem particularly well-rounded, it didn’t just happen by chance
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PHOENIX - June 29, 2010 - She didn't know it at the time, but Rebecca Swiggett was the reason the Pendergast Elementary School District entered into a Professional Development School (PDS) partnership with Arizona State University...
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PHOENIX - June 29, 2010 - Five Arizona fifth-grade teachers recently received $5,000 grants from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for their dedication to combating childhood obesity and their outstanding implementation of the company's fitness program - the Walk On! Challenge...
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TUCSON - June 29, 2010 - Not content to merely think of itself as a school, northwest Tucson's Flowing Wells High School considers itself, "...a community of learners, of dreamers, of families."...
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PHOENIX - June 21, 2010 - The Arizona PTA awarded four college scholarships at its 106th Annual Arizona PTA State Convention held June 4-6 at the Phoenix Wyndham Hotel in downtown Phoenix...
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GILBERT - June 21, 2010 - Gilbert’s Edu-Prize School knows a little something about being in the limelight... (read more)
PHOENIX - June 15, 2010 - The perfect blend of old and new – that is the attitude Acacia Elementary School projects...
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TUCSON - June 15, 2010 - Graduation is always a time for students and their families to celebrate. But there may be some hand-slapping and congratulatory hugs happening amongst administrators and teachers inside the Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) this year as well after the district met a major academic milestone of having 800 students graduate... (read more)
TUCSON - June 8, 2010 - Ask six-year-old Francisco what he thinks about Los Amigos Elementary School, and the foster child's response clearly states what an important role the Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) campus plays in his life...
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PHOENIX - June 8, 2010 - The results are jaw-dropping! A quick look at the numbers clearly tells the story - great things are happening inside the Laveen Elementary School District (LESD)...
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PHOENIX - June 1, 2010 - Many schools have mottos - pithy sayings teachers, students and staff can rally around while developing an atmosphere for learning on campus...
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PHOENIX - June 1, 2010 - Tempe's Anjali Nair will compete in this year's 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., beginning Wednesday. The 8th-grade student at McKemy Middle School in Tempe left for the national competition on Monday...
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PHOENIX - May 24, 2010 - Homeless and highly mobile students in 10 schools in the Washington Elementary School District will now have access to food supplies for the weekend, thanks to the generous support of the Qwest Foundation through an Arizona Department of Education grant...
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YUMA - May 24, 2010 - Kofa High School culinary arts student Kristen Young earned the title of the Art Institute’s Best Teen Chef 2010 after winning a competition featuring teen chefs from across North America earlier this month at The Art Institute of Houston...
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PHOENIX - May 18, 2010 - The eighth grade students in Allison Rudig’s classroom at Amberlea Elementary School are looking up to the works of renowned artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keefe and Keith Haring...(read more)
MESA - May 18, 2010 - The proverbial trophy case for Mesa Public Schools’ Space Integration Module (SIM) is getting pretty crowded considering all the accolades the program received over the years...
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TUCSON - May 11, 2010 - Students from Holladay Intermediate Magnet School earned their art department a $1,500 donation for participating in an Earth Day Photo contest hosted by Bing™, the decision engine from Microsoft®, in conjunction with Artsonia...(read more)
SURPRISE - May 11, 2010 - In recent weeks, a group of two dozen high school students and staff from Arizona Charter Academy in Surprise boarded several vans and traveled to Puerto Penasco, Mexico for a five-day trip...(read more)
MESA - May 4, 2010 - In light of our nation's continuing financial struggles, the importance of possessing strong financial literacy may be greater now more than ever...(read more)
ALPHARETTA, GA - May 4, 2010 - Dr. Sally Downey has been honored by AdvancED with the National Excellence in Education Award for her unparalleled leadership in promoting and advancing excellence in education...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 27, 2010 - Collaboration is vital to improving student achievement, yet many teachers are reluctant to engage in teamwork...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 27, 2010 - The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) has announced 20 schools have earned the A+ Schools of Excellence Award...
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TUCSON - April 20, 2010 - Congressman Raúl Grijalva heads a distinguished group of honorees during the 20th Annual Crystal Apple Awards, scheduled from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, April 30th at the Desert Diamond Hotel & Casino, 7350 S. Nogales Highway...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 20, 2010 - After a year of strategic planning and with significant financial support from private supporters, the Phoenix-based Center for Teacher Success is officially launched...(read more)
WINSLOW - April 13, 2010 - Seven deserving Winslow High School sports medicine students recently received the chance to peer into their potential futures; to observe the zenith of their prospective profession...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 13, 2010 - Courtroom drama took on a whole new meaning late last month as more than 100 high school students descended upon the Sandra Day O’ Connor Federal Courthouse in downtown Phoenix for the 25th Annual Arizona High School Mock Trial State Tournament...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 6, 2010 - Anjali Nair doesn’t have to worry about using “spell-check” when she drafts a letter or note. You might say she is the human version of the program!...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 6, 2010 - Madison Elementary School District is the recipient of the American School Board Journal’s 2010 Magna Award...
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PHOENIX - March 30, 2010 - In early March, more than 1900 high school marketing and entrepreneurship students statewide competed in the largest high school business and marketing...(read more)
PHOENIX - March 30, 2010 - In celebration of School Library Month and as part of their commitment to promote children's literacy and motivate young readers, McDonald's Restaurants...(read more)
STATEWIDE - March 26, 2010 - Before Arizona's top bioscience researchers were designing advanced diagnostics, extracting biofuels from algae or synthesizing drugs to fight cancer...(read more)
PHOENIX -March 23, 2010 - The classroom and 'real world' recently collided for 16 West-MEC (Western Maricopa Education Center) Medium Heavy Diesel Technology students...(read more)
GLENDALE - March 23, 2010 - On most days, salisbury steaks, sloppy joes and other classic lunchtime fare takes center stage inside Sunset Ridge Elementary School's cafeteria...(read more)
SURPRISE - March 16, 2010 - Together with the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce, APS, the Dysart Unified School District, Rio Salado College and the Communiversity, the City of Surprise will present the 2nd Annual Surprise Youth Leadership Summit...(read more)
PHOENIX - March 16, 2010 - Two years ago, Phoenix's J.B. Sutton Elementary School was labeled "underperforming" by the state of Arizona, and it failed to achieve annual yearly progress (AYP) on its federal No Child Left Behind goals...(read more)
MORRISTOWN - March 9, 2010 - Broken dishes, shattered glass, rusted nuts and bolts as well as bits and pieces of outdated and out-of-style jewelry - it's the kind of stuff recycling bins seemingly are made for...(read more)
STATEWIDE - March 9, 2010 - The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) is proud to announce exemplary programs in seven Arizona public schools have been selected for the A+ Exemplary Program award...(read more)
PEORIA - March 2, 2010 - The Peoria Educational Enrichment Foundation (PEEF) hosted its annual grant awards reception in late January...(read more)
YUMA - March 2, 2010 - Karen Johnson, Director of Child Nutrition for Yuma Elementary School District One, has been named 2010 Golden School Foodservice Director of the Year...(read more)
TUCSON - February 23, 2010 - In his recently released book, Innovate the Pixar Way: Business Lessons From the World's Most Creative Corporate Playground...(read more)
PHOENIX - February 23, 2010 - Winners of the 2010 Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest were announced during a luncheon at the State Capitol...(read more)
PAYSON - February 16, 2010 - Tragedy paid two horrible visits to the Payson High School campus in 2009...(read more)
PAGE - February 16, 2010 - Meet Manuel. Manuel’s family didn’t believe him; they simply couldn’t comprehend the 21-year-old had finished high school...(read more)
SEDONA - February 4, 2010 - When the word 'dynasty' is used in describing a high school, it's usually reserved for one of the school's...(read more)
TUCSON - February 2, 2010 - Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School has discovered the power of collaboration and is leveraging it at the...(read more)
TEMPE - February 1, 2010 - Competing against Arizona's top nine regional teams, Tempe's Corona del Sol High School captured first-place...(read more)
TUCSON - January 25, 2010 - As if his life was scripted, Sam Medina just got the green light on his dream to become a filmmaker...(read more)
FOUNTAIN HILLS - January 25, 2010 - Many Arizonans choose to wile away retirement on golf courses, tennis courts or in other leisurely pursuits....(read more)
NOGALES - January 18, 2010 - "This is the only Christmas celebration our family will be having this year."...(read more)
GILBERT- January 18, 2010 - Mary Kyler, a cafeteria manager for the Gilbert Public Schools (GPS), had seen it all before...(read more)
PHOENIX - January 11, 2010 - Sometimes an award-winning photograph ends up tucked away inside the camera...(read more)
TEMPE - January 11, 2010 - Customizing instruction to each student’s needs is a challenge for teachers under the best of circumstances...(read more)
MESA - December 16, 2009 - Health students from the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) recently presented a $6,000 check to Autism Speaks, culminating a semester of fundraising for the organization...(read more)
TUCSON - December 16, 2009 - A tradition of academic excellence is growing at two Tucson high schools, and the results are being talked about nationwide!...(read more)
PHOENIX - December 15, 2009 - Nearly 500 school board members, superintendents and other public school leaders representing district and charter schools throughout Arizona gathered at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix on...(read more)
ORO VALLEY - December 4, 2009 - Ironwood Ridge High School students participating in Sarah San Jule's Pima County Joint Technological Education District (JTED) Fashion Design classes recently gained real runway experience...(read more)
PHOENIX - November 30, 2009 - Salt River Project (SRP) recently announced 14 Arizona schools have been chosen to... (read more)
PEORIA - November 24, 2009 - The year 2009 will undoubtedly go down as a very big year for Peoria Unified School District principals. Just weeks after announcing...(read more)
GLENDALE - November 24, 2009 - "You taught me how to love myself and how I shouldn't listen to what other people think of me..." Those are not the words and thoughts commonly expressed by the average eighth grader...(read more)
PHOENIX - November 24, 2009 - The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) has announced its 2009 Teacher of the Year, Sarah Baird, recently served on two national advisory boards...(read more)
PHOENIX - November 20, 2009 - Two Phoenix schools are going Green in an exciting new way thanks to dynamic new additions to their campuses. One campus is receiving a Safari, while students from the other will be settling...(read more)
PHOENIX - November 16, 2009 - Phoenix Union District's Metro Tech High School will receive a two-year, $900,000 grant to implement a unique curriculum based on innovation in sustainability careers. The first-of-its...(read more)
CASA GRANDE - November 16, 2009 - Does peer pressure always have to be a negative regarding teen and pre-teen behavior? Before answering that question, consider the work...(read more)
YUMA - November 16, 2009 - The Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) proudly announced a record number of AP (Advanced Placement) Scholars for the district in 2009. Forty-five students were named AP Scholars...(read more)
PHOENIX - November 10, 2009 - The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) has named Joy Weiss, a first grade teacher at Phoenix's Balsz Elementary School, as Arizona's 2010 Teacher of the Year. Weiss received the award during...(read more)
PHOENIX - November 10, 2009 - Schools that beat the odds know it takes more than a magic wand to attain better than expected academic improvement. After two years of hard work, Larry C. Kennedy Elementary School in Phoenix...(read more)
SURPRISE - November 2, 2009 - Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) and the Communiversity @ Surprise via Rio Salado College have collaborated to provide the first-ever concurrent high school/college hybrid...(read more)
PEORIA - November 2, 2009 - Oakwood Elementary principal Paul Bower has been named the 2009 National Distinguished Principal (NDP) by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) in cooperation...(read more)
SCOTTSDALE - October 21, 2009 - A recent study by researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) showed second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students at schools participating in the Math Achievement Club by Rodel...(read more)
LAVEEN - October 20, 2009 - "It's a great school, but it's not for everyone." That phrase is commonly used when Laveen teachers, parents and principals discuss Vista del Sur Traditional School...(read more)
TEMPE - October 15, 2009 - In hopes of showing students the importance of giving, Scales Technology Academy Resource Teacher Marilyn Johnson has joined Purina's Weight Circle Program, which helps raise money for...(read more)
TUCSON - October 13, 2009 - The Arizona Family and Consumer Science Educators Association (FACS-Ed) presented Flowing Wells High School Culinary Arts teacher Yvonne Bernino with its 2009 New Teacher of the Year...(read more)
TUCSON - October 7, 2009 - An on-campus exhibition opening this week at the University of Arizona's Union Gallery features the artistic work of immigrant high school students from Catalina Magnet High School...(read more)
ALEXANDRIA, VA - October 7, 2009 - The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Technology Leadership Network (TLN) has named Dysart Unified School District Director of Information Technology Evan Allred...(read more)
GILBERT - October 6, 2009 - While Gilbert may be thought of as a fairly new and vibrant East Valley community, there's one local elementary school that has established an impressive long-term reputation...(read more)
PHOENIX - October 1, 2009 - The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) has announced 10 finalists for the 2010 Arizona Teacher of the Year program. From this group of 10, five teachers were named...(read more)
SCOTTSDALE - September 25, 2009 - Students from Scottsdale's Arcadia and Coronado High Schools who participated in this month's SEMI High Tech U program may now be feeling renewed...(read more)
PEORIA - September 24, 2009 - "The staff is the heart and soul of this school." Those would be lofty words of praise and encouragement for the staff of any Arizona school. The commendation means ever more...(read more)
SAN TAN VALLEY - September 21, 2009 - "It's a new high school in a new city with a new zip code." That's how J.O. Combs Unified School District Spokesperson Debbie Bippen describes the grand opening...(read more)
CHANDLER - September 15, 2009 - "We work hard, but we play hard too." That's a philosophy students everywhere would joyfully embrace. And according to the Arizona Educational Foundation's...(read more)
PHOENIX - September 9, 2009 - Sometimes it requires some patience if you truly want to beat the odds. Just ask the faculty, staff and students at Phoenix's Peralta Elementary School...(read more)
TUCSON - September 9, 2009 - 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)
CAVE CREEK - September 9, 2009 - A common topic in public education discussions these days is expectations. Whether it's expectations for students, teachers, curriculums, standardized...(read more)
TEMPE - September 1, 2009 - Sometimes out of devastating tragedy years of inspiration can come. Such is the case for Tempe's Kyrene de la Mariposa Elementary School...(read more)
PHOENIX - September 1, 2009 - A program aimed at meeting teens on their own turf when it comes to battling addictions is hoping to make a difference in Arizona public schools...(read more)
TUCSON - August 25, 2009 - When the Arizona Educational Foundation's (AEF) A+ School certification judges discussed Tucson's Quail Run Elementary School, they bordered on...(read more)
MESA - August 18, 2009 - Most people associate high school students working in food service with bored teens flipping burgers, pouring sodas and cleaning counters at...(read more)
PHOENIX - August 18, 2009 - The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and Helios Education Foundation recently awarded $900,000 to two nonprofit organizations in order...(read more)
SCOTTSDALE - August 18, 2009 - The teachers and staff of Scottsdale's Anasazi Elementary School need look no further than their namesakes to derive the inspiration...(read more)
CORONA DE TUCSON - July 31, 2009 - "It's like a city within a school." Those were the words Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) A+ Schools certification judges used to describe...(read more)
QUEEN CREEK - August 7, 2009 - Most likely every Arizona high school has a mission statement. But perhaps no school takes it as seriously as Queen Creek High School...(read more)
EL MIRAGE - August 7, 2009 - Thanks to the efforts of Principal David Dumon, Character now Counts more than ever at Surprise Elementary School...(read more)
CORONA DE TUCSON - July 31, 2009 - "It's like a city within a school." Those were the words Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) A+ Schools certification judges used to describe...(read more)
PHOENIX - July 29, 2009 - Arizona Department of Education Superintendant Tom Horne announced on Wednesday the release of the AZ Learns profiles for 1,896 schools...(read more)
PHOENIX - July 24, 2009 - Preliminary data is in and the numbers are encouraging - Maricopa County students appear to be "beating the odds" thanks to the incorporation of the...(read more)
AMADO - July 24, 2009 - Nearly all 17 schools earning Arizona Educational Foundation's A+ rating for 2009 claim their campus serves as a focal point for their community...(read more)
PHOENIX - July 17, 2009 - Perhaps no administration and teaching staff face a bigger challenge in Metropolitan Phoenix than the dedicated group of professionals at Montebello Elementary School...(read more)
PHOENIX - July 15, 2009 - The national accolades keep rolling in for Arizona's public schools...(read more)
CHANDLER - July 9, 2009 - Much like the rapidly growing East Valley city surrounding it, Chandler's Hamilton High School finds itself in the midst of change...(read more)
MESA - July 9, 2009 - As the school year wound down to its final days, the Red Mountain High School AgriScience department and FFA began harvesting the fruits of their labors during the annual State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Tucson...(read more)
AVONDALE - July 2, 2009 - An "electric atmosphere, complimented with "down to earth" ambiance." Those are the words Principal Chris Barnes and staff of Corte Sierra Elementary School use to describe the "Highly Performing" school within the Litchfield Elementary School District...(read more)
PHOENIX - July 1, 2009 - Attention Arizona moms and dads - your teenagers may be listening to you after all. Well, at least when it comes to education...
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RIO RICO - June 26, 2009 - It is not hard to find where Mountain View Elementary School students hang out after school. That answer is simple - many of them don't go anywhere! Instead they opt to stay right on the school's picturesque campus...(read more)
TUCSON - June 26, 2009 - National recognition once again is coming to two Tucson high schools... (read more)
NOGALES - June 17, 2009 - At first glance, it seems odd that anyone nicknamed "Waffles" would be a man of action...(read more)
PHOENIX - June 17, 2009 - By its own admission, Clarendon Elementary is a study in contrasts to the neighborhood which surrounds it - Phoenix's Central Avenue Corridor... (read more)
GLENDALE - June 10, 2009 - Teachers at Canyon Elementary will take a few days out of their summer vacation, without pay, to go through a three-day leadership training program on Stephen R. Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People...(read more)
PHOENIX - June 10, 2009 - Balsz Elementary School has been recognized by the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) as one of 17 Arizona A+ Schools for 2009...(read more)
PHOENIX - June 4, 2009 - The "Buck stops here" approach in education is being abandoned by principals at many public schools throughout Maricopa County. In its place, a culture of collaboration is being adopted - a culture where staff and community members participate in the problem-solving process...(read more)
TEMPE - June 3, 2009 - What do you get when you take families from a Chandler elementary school, Arizona State University students, plants, string, vinegar, food coloring and bubbles...lots of bubbles? You get Family Science Night!...(read more)
PHOENIX - May 29, 2009 - The Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) announced it will celebrate the graduation of its inaugural Principals' Leadership Academy of Arizona (PLAA) on June 11...(read more)
TUCSON - May 28, 2009 - Wrightstown Elementary School may be small, but it has big ideas. One of its most ambitious plans- to become a First Choice school emphasizing computer science and information technology as a teaching and learning style-is taking shape...(read more)
PHOENIX - May 21, 2009 - An improvement in graduation rates within two of Arizona's largest school districts over a 10-year period is raising eyebrows in academic circles nationwide...(read more)
BULLHEAD CITY - May 15, 2009 - Students from two Bullhead City junior high schools have recently tested their knowledge while playing the AIMS Game, a Jeopardy-style game show featuring...(read more)
PHOENIX - May 7, 2009 - Like a good challenge? Consider the daunting task faced by the teachers of Phoenix's Montebello School...(read more)
PHOENIX - May 8, 2009 - As the Summer travel season heats up across the state, there is a feeling many Arizonans will soon experience - the fluttering stomach butterflies...(read more)
PHOENIX - May 8, 2009 - Focusing on the future of education in our state, Expect More Arizona, a new nonpolitical public-private partnership, is launching a multi-year...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 29, 2009 - One of Arizona's top teachers is about to meet the President! Sarah Baird, the 2009 Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF) Teacher of the Year...(read more)
LAVEEN - April 28, 2009 - Do you know how many body parts a moth has? Or if a spider is an insect? Or how many legs an insect even has? The students of the Laveen Preschool....(read more)
SANDERS - April 24, 2009 - It takes quite a bit to get Valley High School junior Macklin Becenti excited. Even upon hearing that his most recent drawing had taken first place...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 23, 2009 - It's the best grade a student can possibly earn - A+ signifies a student has achieved a level of excellence...(read more)
WINSLOW - April 17, 2009 - Gus Percuoco's criminal justice students at Winslow High School have been raising eyebrows for their hard work around the community for quite some time...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 16, 2009 - Madison Rose Lane School will be honored locally on April 24 as a Distinguished Title I School by the US Department of Education...(read more)
PHOENIX - April 10, 2009 - Science Foundation Arizona's STEM Education Center (STEMAz) is launching the Innovation Heroes Awards to recognize teachers and...(read more)
TUCSON - April 10, 2009 - Sarah Appleby careened into the nearly empty Sabino High School parking lot, taking up three spaces, before jumping from her car and...(read more)
TUCSON - April 9, 2009 - You wouldn't want to face a student from Tucson's University High School in court. Chances would be pretty good the verdict wouldn't come back...(read more)
CAVE CREEK - April 5, 2009 - Self-confidence isn't a problem for Graham Cohen, a fourth-grade student from Cave Creek's Lone Mountain Elementary School...(read more)
VAIL - March 31, 2009 - Students don't just learn about theories and listen to lectures during Michael Keck's Construction Technology class at Cienega High School...(read more)
LAVEEN - March 26, 2009 - Seventh and eighth grade students at Laveen Elementary School are finding their unique "literary voice" under the leadership of teacher...(read more)
PHOENIX - March 24, 2009 - Sometimes students just need the truth behind the numbers. That and a tasty bag of Hot Cheetos!...(read more)
COOLIDGE - March 19, 2009 - If history is any indication, Heartland Elementary School first grade teacher Bernie Sammons better get ready to pucker up and kiss...(read more)
TUCSON - March 16, 2009 - Korean students visiting Townsend Middle School in January wanted to improve their English speaking skills. Their Townsend student ambassadors had no trouble...(read more)
PEORIA - March 16, 2009 - Two students from the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) have been selected as recipients of the Council for Exceptional Children's I Can Do It award for 2009...(read more)
PHOENIX - March 12, 2009 - Madison Park School’s Science Team is headed to Washington D.C. after becoming the first public school to ever capture Arizona’s Middle School Science Bowl State Championship...(read more)
CAVE CREEK - March 7, 2009 - Thanks to a Qwest/Arizona Technology Association Classroom Technology Integration Grant, this week a Cave Creek fourth grade classroom will begin using 21st Century technology to study life in 19th Century Arizona...(read more)
TUCSON - March 4, 2009 - Reality has set in at Cholla High Magnet School. After winning certification to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for the first time...(read more)
TEMPE - Feb. 27, 2009 - A piece of mosaic art work is defined by one overriding characteristic - the collection of many differing pieces of colored glass or tile combining and forming one overall, unifying work.....(read more)
COOLIDGE - Feb. 25, 2009 - A hospital can be a scary place for anyone, but especially for a young child. Students from Coolidge's Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology...(read more)
CHANDLER - Feb. 23, 2009 - "Even children can impact their local community, their country and the world."....(read more)
PHOENIX - Feb. 23, 2009 - Mark Phillips, 19, and Ciara Petronzio, 11, both of Scottsdale, today were named Arizona's top two youth volunteers for 2009 by The Prudential...(read more)
CHANDLER - Feb. 16, 2009 - Throughout the 2008-09 school year, high school auto shop classes from across Arizona have circled the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway on their calendars....(read more)
GLENDALE - Feb. 12, 2009 - A little teamwork can go a really long way. For one Glendale high school, it helped administrators, teachers and students "Beat the Odds."....(read more)
PHOENIX - Feb. 9, 2009 - They're calling it the L.O.V.E. - Lifting Our Voices for Education - Rally, and on Feb. 14, which is both Valentine's Day and Arizona Statehood Day, parents....(read more)
ST. DAVID - Feb. 6, 2009 - So, what's the best way to prepare for a statewide academic competition incorporating everyday math, science, economics and other vital life skills? Well....(read more)
PEORIA - Feb. 5, 2009 - Peoria Mayor Bob Barrett most likely can get his hair cut by any northwest Valley stylist he would like. On Feb. 19th, that stylist will also be a high school student...(read more)
PEORIA - Jan. 30, 2009 - Hundreds of high school students from across the state gathered for the 23rd annual Peoria FFA mini leadership camp earlier this month....(read more)
TEMPE - Jan. 29, 2009 - Competing against Arizona's top nine regional teams, Tempe's Corona del Sol High School captured first place in the annual We the People academic...(read more)
SCOTTSDALE - Jan. 23, 2009 - It’s a phrase that’s been uttered by almost every parent while talking to their children - “So, what did you learn at school today?”...(read more)
SURPRISE - Jan. 23, 2009 - For the third consecutive year, seventh and eighth-grade students at Surprise's Western Peaks Elementary School have entered "A World in Motion." At Western Peaks, that now means becoming...(read more)
MESA - Jan. 16, 2009 - Colleen Howard and Karri West have helped Mesa sixth graders take simulated trips to space for more than four years through Mesa Public Schools' Space Integration Module...(read more)
BULLHEAD CITY - Jan. 16, 2009 - If ESPN is ever concerned about where its next generation of camera operators, video equipment operators or producers will come from, the network might want to take a trip to Bullhead City...(read more)
TEMPE - Jan. 12, 2009 - Taking liberties with an old cliché, a picture - or in this case a graph, can be worth a thousand words.(read more)
PHOENIX - Jan. 8, 2009 - More than 500 school board members and superintendents representing school districts statewide gathered on Dec. 10-12 at Phoenix's Arizona Grand Resort to celebrate the people and programs in Arizona's public schools exemplifying excellence in education in...(read more)
TEMPE - Dec. 31, 2008 - Fifth grade students from two Tempe elementary schools are busy preparing for a track and field showdown. But instead becoming bitter rivals, Bustoz and Meyer Elementary School students are instead building friendships and memories that could last a lifetime.(read more)
PHOENIX - Dec. 26, 2008 - Sometimes a helping hand for a hurting student comes in the form of a hoof. By the same token, for a horse that has suffered mistreatment, loving care from that same hurting student can go a long way in facilitating the healing process...(read more)
SCOTTSDALE - Dec. 8, 2008 - The Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona has announced 17 Rodel Exemplary Teachers in Maricopa, Pima and Coconino counties. These teachers, representing the best of the best... (read more)
PHOENIX - Dec. 5, 2008 - In an innovative collaboration between an inner-city school district and a non-profit service organization, the Palomino School District (a component of the Paradise Valley... (read more)
PHOENIX - Dec. 5, 2008 - The Madison Elementary School District received the Golden Bell Award for their technology program from the Arizona School Board Association... (read more)
LAVEEN - Dec. 1, 2008 - In a world that's constantly changing, it's comforting to know some things, and some people, never change... (read more)
PHOENIX - Nov. 25, 2008 - If breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day, the students at V.H. Lassen Elementary School are in luck. On Friday mornings, they don't have to look far to... (read more)
CAVE CREEK - Nov. 22, 2008 - Cactus Shadows High School History Teacher Barbara Hatch knows how to make history come alive for her students... (read more)
MESA - Nov. 20, 2008 - When it comes to making an impact in Mesa and the surrounding community, Westwood High School's YMCA Achievers Program (Y Achievers) truly has a record to be proud of... (read more)
TUCSON - Nov. 17, 2008 - Many students can’t take off fast enough when they hear the final bell ring each day. But instead of racing for home, friends and fun, several freshmen in a Pueblo Magnet High School tutoring session are putting in some extra hours... (read more)
PEORIA - Nov. 14, 2008 - Through a partnership with The Foundation for Service Dog Support, Inc. (FSDS) and the Peoria High School Internship program, 12 deserving juniors will receive an opportunity to raise 8-12 week-old puppies over a three-semester period under... (read more)
SURPRISE - Nov. 6, 2008 - One of the best parts of Melissa Holdaway’s job as chief operations officer for Arizona Charter Academy is watching formerly-struggling students blossom academically and socially while becoming productive members of society. (read more)
PHOENIX - Nov. 6, 2008 - Nine metropolitan Phoenix schools have reached the first milestone en route to becoming a “Beat the Odds School” — one in which student academic achievement exceeds expectations. (read more)
QUEEN CREEK - Oct.31, 2008 -As metropolitan Phoenix’s population has skyrocketed over recent years, Michelle Garcia-Bladt has watched the changing landscape of her outlying community from a very unique perspective. (read more)
WINSLOW - Oct. 29, 2008 - Students from Winslow High School 's criminal justice department recently did some teaching of their own. (read more)
BUCKEYE - Oct. 24, 2008 - When does 140 plus one equal 3,870? When "140" refers to teachers in the Liberty Elementary School District, and the "one" is Sue Larson, a lecturer in Arizona State University's College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL)... ( read more )
MESA - Oct. 24, 2008 - In order to have a good success story, significant challenges must be overcome en route to a happy ending. With those criteria in mind, Mesa's George Smith Junior High School certainly... ( read more )
EL MIRAGE - Oct. 17, 2008 - Students at Sundown Mountain High School aren't just hitting the books this fall. Sixty-percent of the students are also rolling up their sleeves and heading to work at various West Valley businesses thanks to the alternative school's innovative... ( read more )
PHOENIX - Oct. 16, 2008 - The Arizona Educational Foundation has honored five Arizona teachers as 2009 "Ambassadors of Excellence." For one of these five outstanding educators, an even greater title will soon be... ( read more )
VALLEYWIDE - Oct. 15, 2008 - Recently 58 talented and dedicated Valley high school students and teachers engaged in solving real-world problems alongside Biodesign Institute scientists as part of Arizona's largest high school bioscience internship program at Arizona State University... ( read more )
McNARY - Oct. 9, 2008 - Students in the 21st Century face a sad but true fact - bullies aren't just boys anymore. Today, a "mean girl" can cause just as much havoc in a hapless student's life as any "mean boy" can... ( read more )
PEORIA - Oct. 2, 2008 - Nearly 150 Centennial High School criminal justice students will watch Arizona's legal system in action this month and get their questions answered by some of the state's brightest legal minds when the school hosts the Arizona Court of Appeals Off-Site arguments from... ( read more )
TUSCON - Sep. 30, 2008 - Firefighting may not have been their first choice for a career, but some middle school girls who tried out the tasks at a recent camp are considering it. First, though, they have to get their panic under control if they really were at a fire, said Vail Middle School seventh-grader... ( read more )
DOUGLAS- Sept. 26, 2008 - Geographically, the adjacent cities of Douglas , Ariz. , and Agua Prieta , Sonora couldn't be any closer together. Only the US - Mexico border stands between the two communities... (read more)
MESA - Sept. 25, 2008 - A high school student working today inside a Mesa High School laboratory may soon be the intellectual force behind a leading biotechnology breakthrough. The idea isn't all that far-fetched considering the innovative curriculum and state-of-the-art-facilities East Valley students now have at their disposal... (read more)
LAVEEN- Sept. 22, 2008 - The most popular “staff member” at Laveen’s Desert Meadows Elementary School has much in common with the rest of her colleagues. She’s clearly very dedicated, has a terrific attitude and cares deeply about the success of her students... (read more)
PHOENIX - Sept. 19, 2008 - Attention to anyone thinking they've missed their true calling. This message is for individuals yearning to stand in front of a black board and shape young minds... (read more)
CHANDLER - Sept. 10, 2008 - Chandler’s Tarwater Elementary School has received STARS recognition by the National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE). STARS recognizes outstanding physical education programs in grades K-12 across America. STARS schools’ provide meaningful learning opportunities for ALL students. Tarwater Elementary School qualified... (read more)
PRESCOTT VALLEY - Sept. 9, 2008 - Think you have a busy fall planned? Odds are, it’s nothing compared to the ambitious schedule of the Prescott Valley Charter School Youth Chamber.
Try this on for size; to get things started, Youth Chamber class members just finished helping out at the 2008 Tour De Pee Vee road races, all of which benefited the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona... (read more)
PHOENIX - Sept 4, 2008 - Unannounced visitors to John Vasey’s classroom at Orangewood Elementary School may find themselves in for a big surprise. Instead of a room full of students, there's a decent chance they'll find an empty classroom. No need to fear, though. School is definitely still in session...(read more)
PAGE - May 22, 2008 - Chuck Serventi’s 5th grade classroom at Lakeview Elementary School was buzzing on May 19. There were actors and musicians from Las Vegas, a mobile veterinarian from Macon, Ga., a pastry chef from the Hard Rock Casino, a retired Hall-of-Fame baseball player and even a casting director from Nickelodeon in Orlando, Fla...(read more)
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