Not shop class: Vocational education classes now focused on technology
PEORIA – Vocational education programs in Arizona now teach students everything from aerospace to medical technology to culinary arts.
Confused by elections? Ask a kid. Report lauds state civics program
WASHINGTON - Arizona got high marks Thursday in a national study of how well states educate students on voting, parties and the political process, early training that analysts say leads to greater voter participation later on.
Glendale schools closed for repairs, lead to half-day classes
GLENDALE – Two Glendale elementary schools are shut down for weeks-long repairs, leading to a leaner academic day for students not only from the closed schools but two other schools that have to take them in.
Changes loom for grading Arizona schools
PHOENIX - Arizona's letter-grading system to measure how well schools are teaching students is on hold while the state school board makes changes.
Arizona teachers: What matters to you right now?
With the new school year commencing, education is on the minds of lots of Arizona residents — parents, students and teachers.
Senate panel gives preliminary OK to school choice for tribal students
WASHINGTON - A Senate committee Wednesday gave narrow approval to a measure that would make education savings accounts available to children attending Bureau of Indian Education schools.
College students face unique challenges voting
TEMPE – Students at Rollins College in Florida are designing custom “I voted” stickers for absentee voters. Across the country, the University of Southern California has partnered with county officials to host voter registration events with prizes, games and free food. And at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the student government plans campuswide voter registration drives as well.
Arizona earns praise for teacher training database, despite pay concerns
WASHINGTON - Arizona won praise in a recent report for its program linking preschool teachers with training and scholarships, even as the report said low wages for those teachers could make such systems an exercise in futility.
Childcare pays poverty-level wage, but Arizona still tops most states
WASHINGTON - Arizona childcare workers were paid less, on average, than parking lot attendants, manicurists and pedicurists in 2015, part of a national trend that saw workers in all states earning salaries that could qualify them for food stamps.
Group home caters to LGBT foster children
LAVEEN — After fostering a lesbian daughter, mother of five Jennifer Redmond realized the population of LGBT foster kids is growing, and they may face more challenges than other children.
What I learned reporting on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
Editor's Note: Recently, a group of Cronkite News reporters travelled along the U.S.-Mexico border to work on stories about the results of a Cronkite News-Univision News-Dallas Morning News border poll. Mauricio Casillas, a recent graduate of the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, was one of the reporters who contributed to our coverage. Here, he reflects on his experience as a Borderlands reporter.
Arizona official says proposed school regulations need tweaking
WASHINGTON - An Arizona school superintendent testified Thursday that, without changes, proposed regulations implementing the law to replace No Child Left Behind could throw the state back into an "unfortunate" debate like the one over Common Core.
