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Education Explainer: Dual Language Immersion
What is Dual Language Immersion? Students in a Dual Language Immersion program learn academic content where at least 50% of the instruction is in English and 50% is in a […]
2024 State of the State: Addressing Hobbs’s Education Agenda
On Monday, January 8, Governor Katie Hobbs presented her second State of the State address, laying out her vision for Arizona and her legislative priorities for the year ahead. Increasing […]
The Latest on Prop 208
By: Erin Hart, Senior Vice President and Chief of Policy and Community Impact Last week the Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision about Prop 208. So, what does this ruling […]
How to Be Involved in How Your School District or Charter School is using COVID Relief Funding
Arizona is receiving an estimated $4 billion to support K-12 education, the majority of which (90%) will go directly to school districts and charter schools based on their Title I […]
Understanding Arizona’s Federal COVID Relief Funding for K-12 Education
The federal government has made funding available to all states to support COVID relief and recovery efforts. Arizona is receiving an estimated $4 billion to support K-12 education, $800 million […]
$2.1 Million To Support College Access Programs, Reduce the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Arizona Department of Education announced today that $2.1 million from ESSER II discretionary funding will be allocated to support student postsecondary access and attainment for programs managed by the […]
Lawmakers should heed voters, education is important
Behind closed doors, Arizona legislators are currently hammering out details of a budget proposal for the next fiscal year. Legislators lobby for the items they say their constituents care most about. […]
Federal Funding Creates Opportunity to Accelerate Change, Close Gaps in P-20 Education
Recent updates to the Arizona Education Progress Meter show that Arizona is not on track to meet our P-20 goals by 2030, and the data does not yet reflect the […]
Disinvestments in early education are hurting children and families
Now a full year into the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, education at all levels has been impacted; in some ways, it’s forever changed. And the students who are most likely to […]
Arizona Education Progress Meter Data Updates Announced
Improved data processes offer clearer picture of education in our state;shows much work still to be done to reach long-term goals The Arizona Education Progress Meter has been updated with […]