Advertise with Googlier.com math | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:49:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg math | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 With pay lagging, school districts try other enticements to get teachers https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/31/with-pay-lagging-school-districts-try-other-enticements-to-get-teachers/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/31/with-pay-lagging-school-districts-try-other-enticements-to-get-teachers/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:23:26 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=481155 Chino Valley is trying tiny houses as an inducement for teachers. The district is not alone. From tiny houses to alternative teacher certification programs to hiring teachers from overseas, school districts around Arizona are scrambling for ways to attract teachers to a state that offers some of the lowest salaries in the nation.

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]]> On a lot behind Del Rio Elementary School, the Chino Valley Unified School District is nearing completion on 10 tiny houses that the district hopes will soon be filled with...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/31/with-pay-lagging-school-districts-try-other-enticements-to-get-teachers/feed/ 0 481155 ESA expansion sparks wave of microschools https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/26/esa-expansion-sparks-wave-of-microschools/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/26/esa-expansion-sparks-wave-of-microschools/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 19:48:29 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=478967 The universal expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, and the public policy push toward school choice in Arizona have ushered in a wave of microschools, an education approach situated somewhere between homeschooling and online learning.

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]]> The universal expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, and the public policy push toward school choice in Arizona have ushered in a wave of microschools, an education approach situated...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/26/esa-expansion-sparks-wave-of-microschools/feed/ 0 478967 Arizona schools chief sets up critical race theory hotline https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/03/13/arizona-schools-chief-sets-up-critical-race-theory-hotline/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/03/13/arizona-schools-chief-sets-up-critical-race-theory-hotline/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:55:54 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=260951 The Arizona Department of Education has launched a hotline for people to report classroom lessons that use critical race theory or emotional support curriculum, concepts that have been the target of conservative outrage in recent years.

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]]> The Arizona Department of Education has launched a hotline for people to report classroom lessons that use critical race theory or emotional support curriculum, concepts that...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/03/13/arizona-schools-chief-sets-up-critical-race-theory-hotline/feed/ 0 260951 Fontes at inauguration calls for prosecution of those who harass election workers https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/01/05/fontes-at-inauguration-calls-for-prosecution-of-those-who-harass-election-workers/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/01/05/fontes-at-inauguration-calls-for-prosecution-of-those-who-harass-election-workers/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:00:12 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=259327 Arizona's new secretary of state called for the prosecution of people who harass those involved in running elections. In his inaugural address Thursday, Adrian Fontes spoke of the lessons he learned as a boy in Nogales about honor.

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]]> Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks after taking a ceremonial oath of office during a public inauguration at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 5,...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/01/05/fontes-at-inauguration-calls-for-prosecution-of-those-who-harass-election-workers/feed/ 0 259327 Ducey to use federal funds for second year of ‘summer camp’ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/10/25/ducey-to-use-federal-funds-for-second-year-of-summer-camp/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/10/25/ducey-to-use-federal-funds-for-second-year-of-summer-camp/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:59:14 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=257506 Citing newly released test scores, Gov. Doug Ducey is setting aside $100 million in federal funds to conduct a second year of "summer camp'' to help youngsters catch up on what they missed in school due to Covid.

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]]> Gov. Doug Ducey is setting aside $100 million in federal funds to conduct a second year of “summer camp” to help youths catch up on what...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/10/25/ducey-to-use-federal-funds-for-second-year-of-summer-camp/feed/ 0 257506 Higher standards give students more opportunities to succeed https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/02/24/higher-standards-give-students-more-opportunities-to-succeed/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/02/24/higher-standards-give-students-more-opportunities-to-succeed/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:20:11 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=253404 By raising expectations, rather than lowering them, we can give all students the opportunities they need to succeed—in school and in life.

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]]> All students should graduate high school having completed a set of foundational courses and skills needed to prepare them for what’s next. This has been the core philosophy behind Arizona’s...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/02/24/higher-standards-give-students-more-opportunities-to-succeed/feed/ 0 253404 Arizona must invest today in our STEM workforce of tomorrow https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/02/22/arizona-must-invest-today-in-our-stem-workforce-of-tomorrow/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/02/22/arizona-must-invest-today-in-our-stem-workforce-of-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:00:49 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=127700 The idea of spanning generations with these types of public-private educational partnerships is incredibly rewarding for me – a woman who was enabled to pursue a successful career in aerospace that has allowed me to engage in challenging work which is even more exciting than what I ever imagined as a student. Investment in Arizona’s developing minds represents investment in America’s technological future. What type of investment can you or your organization make today?

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]]> Raytheon Missile Systems is the largest private employer in southern Arizona, and one of the biggest in the state with a workforce that includes engineers from every discipline, brilliant mathematicians,...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/02/22/arizona-must-invest-today-in-our-stem-workforce-of-tomorrow/feed/ 1 127700 Paul Bentz: Math major, pollster crunches politics https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/10/30/arizona-paul-bentz-highground-public-affairs-pollster/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/10/30/arizona-paul-bentz-highground-public-affairs-pollster/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:00:36 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=108783 Paul Bentz, vice president of research and strategy at HighGround, thought he’d be a teacher. But he realized there’s a whole world of people who do nothing else but politics.

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]]> Paul Bentz (Photo by Ellen O’Brien/Arizona Capitol Times) Paul Bentz, vice president of research and strategy at HighGround, thought he’d be a teacher. He had the...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/10/30/arizona-paul-bentz-highground-public-affairs-pollster/feed/ 0 108783 Charter group: Excluding advanced math 8th graders skews test results https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/28/charter-group-excluding-advanced-math-8th-graders-skews-test-results/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/28/charter-group-excluding-advanced-math-8th-graders-skews-test-results/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:10:53 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=106734 The exclusion of nearly 20 percent of eighth graders from the state’s public schools achievement test drove down math results in 2016, according to the Arizona Charter Schools Association.

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]]> The exclusion of nearly 20 percent of eighth graders from the state’s public schools achievement test drove down math results in 2016, according to the Arizona Charter Schools Association. Ildi...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/28/charter-group-excluding-advanced-math-8th-graders-skews-test-results/feed/ 0 106734 Missing 8th grade advanced math scores skew test results https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/20/missing-8th-grade-advanced-math-scores-skew-test-results/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/07/20/missing-8th-grade-advanced-math-scores-skew-test-results/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:55:42 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=106585 One in five Arizona eighth-graders is not included in state reported figures of the AzMERIT math exam, a required test for all public school students – district and charter, according to newly released data analysis by the Center for Student Achievement.

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]]> Researchers, teachers, education advocates and others agree that eighth grade math is a critical indicator of success in high school and beyond. Governor Doug Ducey identified proficiency in algebra skills...

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