Arizona schools are being forced to implement new standards for English and math this year while still waiting for financial help from the state officials who are promoting them.

Arizona schools are being forced to implement new standards for English and math this year while still waiting for financial help from the state officials who are promoting them.

May 13, 2005

Make no mistake. Our education system in Arizona is broken, but not beyond repair. From high drop-out rates, to teacher shortages, to the failures of the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards, we're in a mess of trouble.

Big changes are coming to the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test that is administered to elementary school students and high school sophomores, which could affect not only how teachers teach but, in separate legislation, how they are evaluated.

March 24, 2005

Senate President Ken Bennett will not allow lawmakers to vote on a bipartisan bill to ban the use of the AIMS test as a graduation requirement.

More Arizona schools received passing marks this year under a federal labeling system that carries harsh consequences for failure.

We are pleased to see that Gov. Brewer has prioritized resources for the implementation of Arizona’s Common Core Standards in her fiscal year 2014 budget.

HELP WANTED: Administrator capable of handing out, collecting and scoring 450,000 standardized tests annually for the Mesa Unified School District at a time when the stakes have never been higher.

June 17, 2004

Starting teachers would make $35,000 and earn $50,000 within a few years. Students would help evaluate schools and teachers. Bilingual instruction would return to Arizona’s schools.

Frustration was in the forecast at the Phoenix office of the National Weather Service. Meteorologists knew remnants of Hurricane Dean might be heading toward Arizona, which meant lives were at stake. The state’s history is dotted with accounts of tropical systems bringing torrential rains and killer flash floods to the desert.

Arizona’s students trail the nation in reading and math scores — and now they can add science to that list. The National Center for Education Statistics released science scores on Wednesday for 44 participating states in a nationwide assessment.

October 30, 2004

With test scores above national averages, Stapley Junior High School has a reputation for excellence.

Many East Valley schools learned Wednesday that they passed Arizona’s grading system with high marks — only to fail the standards measured by the federal government’s No Child Left Behind law.

May 12, 2005

Arizona schools are being forced to implement new standards for English and math this year while still waiting for financial help from the state officials who are promoting them.

Not one East Valley school district made adequate yearly progress this year based on federal and state academic standards.

Not one East Valley school district made adequate yearly progress this year based on federal and state academic standards.

More than 60 district schools in the East Valley failed to make sufficient progress in the last year under the federal No Child Left Behind law, according to results released today (Oct. 1).

City leaders got to question Arizona’s state schools superintendent about English Language Learners, AIMS scores and more this week.

Results released by the Arizona Department of Education show students are making progress in reading and math on the state's standardized test. But even so, the 12-year-old exam's days may be numbered.