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Statewide education candidate,Kathy Hoffman advocates for rural schools

By Kathy Hoffman  As a teacher and a candidate, I’ve visited rural schools around the state. From those travels, I’ve noticed one common theme around the state: our rural schools do not have a strong advocate at the Department of Education. From empty promises to policies not designed to support …

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Filmmaking comes alive in Globe-Miami and San Carlos

An award-winning filmmaker plans to create a film academy and shoot a feature film, while continues his role as a multimedia educator for local high school students.  Documentary filmmaker and University of Missouri film professor Christian Rozier is bringing a film academy to Gila County. Selected participants between the ages …

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An Open Letter to the State Board of Education & the Arizona Department of Education

We are writing about serious errors and inequities in the coming A-F announcements. We accept the concept of school accountability, and that statewide programs necessarily lack subtlety and nuance, but we equally believe that such a system must itself be accountable for accuracy, fairness and precision. We deplore the statistical …

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Linda Gross, Candidate for Arizona House, Stands with #RedForEd at Globe-Miami rally on Wednesday.

Globe, Ariz. — Linda Gross, a recently announced candidate for Arizona House Representative in Legislative District 8, will join forces with school staff, educators, parents, students, and education supporters along Highway 60, in front of Judy’s Cookhouse, on Wednesday afternoon at 4:45 to support the #RedForEd teacher walkout on Thursday, a statewide strike demanding increased pay …

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Report Highlights the Severe Economic Losses When Young People Do Not Complete High School or They Disconnect from School and Work

Arizona Mayors Education Roundtable’s 2018 Dashboard Report Shows Economic Loss to Arizona Could Exceed $96 Billion PHOENIX – April 5, 2018 – Today, the Arizona Mayors Education Roundtable released its new Education Dashboards report, which profiles the estimated lifetime economic losses that result from high school non-completion and youth disconnection in 15 cities and …

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