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How Ask Benji is helping more than 100 high schools meet their FAFSA goal
Ask Benji is available to partner with your school! With the current academic year coming to an end, the Ask Benji team is already preparing to start supporting next year’s seniors with filling out their Free Application for Federal Aid form (FAFSA) and helping schools boost their FAFSA rates...
Taking Inspiration from Science: Meet Jennifer Cheeseman
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Education Forward Arizona wanted to ask some of Arizona’s teachers what inspires their work. Meet Jennifer Cheesman, a science teacher at Zuni Hills Elementary School in the Peoria Unified School District. She is a semi-finalist for the 2022 Arizona Educational Foundation’s Teacher of the Year and recently received a […]
A Contagious Passion for Learning: Meet Edgar Ochoa
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week this month, Education Forward Arizona is passing the mic to some of our state’s inspiring educators! Meet Edgar Ochoa, a junior high social studies teacher at Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School in Phoenix...
An Arizona Teacher’s Perspective: Meet Lindsey Peterson
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Education Forward Arizona is sharing the perspectives of some of Arizona’s incredible educators. Meet Lindsey Peterson, a 2022 Arizona Educational Foundation Teacher of the Year finalist, a Washington Elementary Governing Board member, and an Apollo High School teacher in Glendale with 19 years of experience...
Teaching Students to Question: Meet Flagstaff’s Jillian Hernandez
Jillian Hernandez teaches at Puente de Hózhó Elementary School in the Flagstaff Unified School District. She has taught for 16 years and is an Arizona Educational Foundation 2021 Ambassador for Excellence/Teacher of the Year finalist. Jillian Hernandez didn’t know growing up she wanted to be a teacher, but she credits two influences from her high […]
Inspiring AZ Teachers: Meet Ashley Crose
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re shining a spotlight on some of Arizona’s amazing teachers! Meet Mr. Ashley Crose, a semi-finalist for the 2022 AEF AZ Teacher of the Year, and the Social Studies Department Lead and Teacher Instructional Leader for Saguaro High School in Scottsdale...
5 Ways to Thank Arizona Teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and the perfect time to show Arizona teachers our support! The teachers in our communities continue to show up with a heart to serve and a willingness to meet each child’s unique needs. They’re doing incredible work to educate Arizona students, from pre-K to high school and beyond...
Student Success Story: Embracing Change Leads to Success
Delcia Blancas Hernandez, best known as Lizette, is an Arizona State University student currently completing a major in communication with a certificate in international business. As a first-generation college student, Lizette has encountered many obstacles in her education journey but has embraced the unknown and change as an opportunity for growth and learning...
AdviseAZ near-peer advisers looking to help high schools and community sites
Applications open for schools and sites for the 2022-2023 academic year Does your high school or program need college advisers? AdviseAZ is looking for sites to host an AmeriCorps AdviseAZ member for the upcoming school year! What is AdviseAZ? AdviseAZ provides trained, dedicated, near-peer college advisers in high schools and community sites that serve significant […]
A Quick Guide to Financial Aid Award Letters
By: Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network College admissions letters are rolling in to many students across the country and financial aid offers will be right behind them. These offers – often referred to as award letters – should spark conversations about college affordability between students, families and the professionals who help them along their […]