Brazil is a country with many parallels to Arizona.
Both border Spanish-speaking countries. Both were influenced by the Jesuit missions. And even Arizona’s iconic cowboy has a Brazilian equivalent — the gaucho.
But bring up Brazil in most Arizona schools and there may be a whole lot of head-scratching going on.
While Arizona lawmakers recently approved an expansion of the private school voucher system, a newly released book edited by two Arizona State University faculty members stresses the importance of preserving taxpayer funds for public education.
The collection of essays by education scholars and practitioners explores the vital role of public education in promoting and maintaining democratic ideals.
The Education Writers Association announced the 2021 winners of its National Awards for Education Reporting.
Schools districts across the country are using summer school this year to address the lasting affects the Covid-19 pandemic is having on students, particularly that of mental health.
Linguistically and culturally diverse student populations, in Arizona and across the U.S., often have limited knowledge of social studies content and language. To change this, teachers need professional development in order to improve the quality of instruction in these subjects. This project would help both teachers and students increase their knowledge of content found in the disciplines of American history, civics, government and geography.
Meghan McGinty was always fascinated by the impact that a school principal could have. “They are heroes in a lot of people’s lives,” said McGinty, a Metcalf Elementary School teacher in Morenci, Arizona.
From the small town of 1,576 people, McGinty, 27, is pursuing a path to becoming a principal through Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
When The Center on Reinventing Public Education, housed at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, reviewed the pandemic fund allocation of 100 large school districts, they discovered that many schools were not complying with the law.
Scottsdale Unified School District has lost nearly one-third of its teachers since 2021. District data, compiled between January 2021 and May 2022, indicates that 449 teachers and instructional staff have exited. The majority of departures were resignations followed by retirements.