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Arizona worst or close in CDC measures of teen substance abuse
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 11 days ago
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When administrators at Camelback High School suspect a substance abuse problem, they refer students to Monica Meza or Suzan Patalano, school employees who act as facilitators for Teen Addiction Anonymous (Teen AA). The voluntary program helps
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Letter: One in five Arizona children eligible for 'education savings account'
Mayer :: AZ :: USA | 24 days ago
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Education savings accounts are bank accounts parents use to make educational purchases for their child instead of the state paying for their child attending traditional public school. The Arizona Department of Education deposits money into an account
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Window Rock superintendent describes sequestration's effect on schools
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 2 months ago
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Jackson-Dennison joined five other superintendents from around the country whose districts are heavily dependent on federal impact aid and who experienced cuts even before they took effect March 1. The members of the National Association of Federally
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Should Taxpayers Be Funding Private Schools That Teach Creationism?
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 4 months ago
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Feb 1, 2013 According to so-called education reform advocates like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his Foundation for Excellence in Education , school vouchers, which allow parents to direct state money to private schools of their choice, are
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Arizona Adopts Pearson's NES (National Evaluation Series) Teacher Certification Tests
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 4 months ago
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January 08, 2013 The Arizona Department of Education announced today that it is adding 25 NES® (National Evaluation Series™) tests to its teacher certification program...NES tests are comprehensive,
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Gay Phoenix students can be themselves at 'Q High'
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 6 months ago
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When Kailee Hernandez told her friends at Central High School last year that she's gay, things changed between them. Girls she was once close to mocked the then-sophomore, acting as if she was hitting on them. When she entered a classroom, they
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Ariz. campaign finance laws ruled unconstitutional
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 7 months ago
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The Associated Press The Associated Press 1 hour ago A judge has ruled that Arizona campaign finance laws requiring political committees to register and report their spending and fundraising are unconstitutional...Assistant Secretary of State Jim
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Arizona pushes to save kids from food allergies
Tucson :: AZ :: USA | 8 months ago
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The Republic azcentral.com Arizona parents and advocates for them are pressing for policies that would make schools do more to protect children with severe food allergies. The proposals, advocates say, could prevent serious, sometimes deadly
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The issue: Classroom sizes, school resources
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | 8 months ago
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E-mail sent from the Arizona House Democrats to the media on Aug. 8. AT: Alston said teachers face overcrowded classrooms and fewer resources. Alston, a candidate for the state House in Legislative District 24, also is running to retain her seat with
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Arizona officials get feedback on new kindergarten standards
Mesa :: AZ :: USA | 9 months ago
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The Republic azentral.com Arizona school districts say few 6-year-olds were held back from first grade this school year because they failed to master the state's tough new academic standards for kindergartners. But state education officials have not
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