Education

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• EDITORIAL
  Sep 5, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Education spending gobbles up roughly half of the state's budget funded by taxpayers. And, as cliche as it might sound, our state's children are indeed the future. John Huppenthal, R-Chandler, is a veteran state legislator who has served for 17 consecutive years on Senate and House education committees.
• Mesa renews efforts to lure colleges, health care downtown
  Sep 3, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  I'm just stating fact." In landing a college or medical facility, Smith said the city has to do more than just market the 60 acres owned by the city. Mesa must sell the urban experience, the Mesa Arts Center and the light-rail line set to reach downtown in 2016, he said. The study concluded the Valley's five Level I centers are adequate, even if they aren't in the best places.
• At the head of their class
  Sep 2, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Prior to that, he was at Mount Elden Middle School in the Flagstaff Unified School District. The largest grade is kindergarten at 19 students. Eighth grade is unusually small this year with three. Rick Zink is the fourth-grade teacher.
• Following their DREAMS
  Sep 1, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Robert, Joe's older brother, was Danny Neal's best friend and locker-mate in high school. When he moved away, Joe became Neal's best friend. But Leona died before Joe could move into the apartment.
• Why buy, when you can rent?
  Aug 25, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Hillary Davis Aug. 23, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Textbook rentals have come to Northern Arizona University. Other participating Arizona schools include Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott and the 10-campus Maricopa Community College District.
• Report
  Aug 23, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  That's 59% of high school grads in the county. Among the class of 2008, an average 70 percent of county students were college-ready in English, 42 percent in math. Our teachers need the kind of classrooms that will facilitate that." Standardized testing has played an issue in the readiness decrease, Garcia said, with the unintended consequence of student complacency.
• BRIEF
  Aug 13, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Arizona State University No. 382 and Northern Arizona University No. 460. Rankings were determined on the quality of education, student experience and academic achievement. Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., ranks first. Rounding out the top 10 are Princeton University, Amherst College, the U.S. Military Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Harvard University, Claremont McKenna College and Yale University. Tweet...
• Mesa district gets rolling with school bus advertising
  Aug 13, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...at Robison Orthodontics, which has offices in Mesa and Gilbert. "We feel it's a chance to help out with the community." Mesa Unified is the state's largest school district, serving about 69,000 students. Three advertisers -- Wing Orthodontics of Mesa and Mesa Community College are the others -- have combined to buy space on 65 buses. The ads have yet to be unveiled. "We don't have an exact date," district spokeswoman Kathy Bareiss said, "but those buses will be rolling...
• Summer school popular and profitable
  Aug 13, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  The traditional high school classes drew 91 students, while the new high school online option drew 67. After seven unexcused absences or four truancies, the county attorney's office sends home a letter. After 12 unexcused absences or five truancies, school administrators and a deputy county attorney will meet with the student and parents.
• Flagstaff Unified School District wins $3 million history teaching grant
  Aug 12, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  ...million federal grant. The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that Flagstaff Unified School District is one of just two districts in Arizona to win the competitive, three-year Teaching American History grant. It will allow FUSD to partner with Northern Arizona University's history department to improve the quality of teaching American history not just in Flagstaff but across northern Arizona. The program awards FUSD slightly less than $1 million in the first of its...