Janet Castillo has focused mainly on theater and politics in the new Latin American studies program at Arizona State University’s West campus. (Photo by Hope Flores/Cronkite News) By Hope Flores | Cronkite News As President-elect Donald Trump approaches his inauguration amidst
Full-day kindergarten students learn to read using picture books, teacher Marissa Chavez said. “If we taught for 2 1/2 hours (a day) there’s no way that we could get most of them there.” (Featured Photo by Keerthi Vedantam/Cronkite News) By
Like many states, Arizona was forced to cut school budgets when recession hit. But a new report says the state is still being hurt by a lack of school funding, with the steepest drops since the recession started. (Photo by
Jenna Kahl, director of enrollment and outreach at the Arizona State University Mary Lou Foulton Teachers College, speaks at the Aim2Teach induction ceremony at Gilbert High School. (Photo by Peter Cheng/Cronkite News) By Peter Cheng | Cronkite News (Gilbert,
(Feature Photo: Nearly 500 future Sun Devils and their families gathered at the Beus Center for Law and Society for Future Sun Devil Family Day on Sept. 17.) ASU is proud to present several Future Sun Devil Family Day events throughout
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(Featured Photo by Shelby Steward/Creative Commons) By Emily Zentner | Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – 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
By Anna Copper | Cronkite News (Phoenix, AZ) — A new report from the U.S. Department of Education found that most states, including Arizona, tripled the rate of spending for state and local prisons compared to public schools. Arizona increased its
(Phoenix, Ariz., Jun. 27, 2016) – The Arizona Department of Education this morning released preliminary state level AzMERIT results for the 2015-2016 school year. The results included statewide passing and proficiency rates for both English language arts and mathematics in
By Selena Makrides | Cronkite News (Phoenix, AZ) — Education advocates Monday applauded the approval of Proposition 123 but said Arizona education is still being shorted billions of dollars. Leaders for the Arizona PTA and the Arizona Education Association for teachers,
