2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1150+ words) As schools across the East Valley grapple with enrollment loss, shifting demographics may be only part of the story." Many districts cite declining birth rates as a major driver of enrollment loss, but San Francisco-based research firm Be Spoke Economics…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (823+ words) The Arizona School Boards Association wants to ensure that students spend as much time as possible in the classroom, proposing that the state raise the compulsory attendance age to 18. Arizona is one of over a dozen states that require children…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (908+ words) While a barrage of scary statistics and complex data are being thrown around during the escalating battle among seven Western states for Colorado River water allotments, Queen Creek residents" fears can be somewhat allayed by one figure: 8%. That"s the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (729+ words) Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne speaks at a news conference to celebrate Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program reaching 100, 000 participants. Arizona's Education Savings Account (ESA) program has surpassed 100, 000 students, a milestone that underscores the scale of a program that…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (635+ words) Only three months after the application's opening, Arizona's high school class of 2026 is more than halfway to reaching the state's 48% Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion goal. Currently sitting at nearly 26% with seven months until the start of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1072+ words) And most of those students come from largely affluent districts and well-to-do families who could have sent their kids to private school without the tuition relief provided by ESAs, or school vouchers, the study by the RAND Corp. concluded. The…...