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Arizona Brings Discovery Ed Platform to Schools Across the State. See more state education and legislative news here
The Arizona Department of Education has partnered with Discovery Education to provide Discovery’s Experience platform to all teachers and students throughout the state.
Through the partnership, educators will have access to standards-aligned content, digital lessons and professional development tools and resources via the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Community.
“Digital resources like those provided to teachers and students through our new partnership with Discovery Education have the ability to take students beyond their classroom and introduce them to people, places, and ideas they might not otherwise encounter,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman. “However, in the past, access to transformative, high-quality digital content was not equitable. Our new partnership with Discovery Education brings these resources to classrooms across our state, ensuring every Arizonan student has the opportunity to access a new world of information and ideas from any device.”

March 7 — 2020 Arizona Education Job Fairs to be held in Phoenix, Tucson
The 2020 Arizona Education Job Fairs to be held on Saturday, Feb. 29 in Phoenix, and March 7 in Tucson.
Arizona public schools are looking for general and special education teachers and related services personnel. Walk in with your resume; walk out with a job.
On-site resources for job seekers include fingerprinting, information about certification and loan forgiveness, and more.

Interested in running for school board? Sign up for webinars. See more state education news here
The best way to guarantee a quality school in every Arizona community is a well-functioning, locally elected school board, so Arizona School Boards Association has created a series of webinars on school board service, with the first one coming up in two days.

Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth and the Arizona Department of Education Job Fairs
The Arizona Department of Education would like to announce their 2019 Southern Arizona Education Job Fair on March 2, 2019 and their 2019 Arizona Statewide Education Job Fair on March 9, 2019. Please go to their free participation registration page to complete registration. These annual fairs are held exclusively for K-12 Districts and Charter School in support of their recruitment efforts.

Plan in place to fix millions in misallocated school funds
Nine months after the Arizona Department of Education notified schools it had misallocated millions in funding for special education programs, the federal government has approved a plan to correct the error.
A plan to remedy similar issues with Title I allocations has also been drafted but will not be finalized until at least next week during a phone call with state representatives.

Douglas renews call for tax hike to fund teacher raises. See related stories here
State schools chief Diane Douglas is renewing her call for a tax hike to provide a meaningful pay raise for teachers even as fellow Republican Gov. Doug Ducey insists it’s not necessary.
In her annual State of Education speech Monday, Douglas cited statistics showing that more than one out of every five teaching vacancies at the beginning of this school year still remained unfilled four months later.
“While teacher pay is not the only factor leading to the shortage, it is a big factor,” she told members of the House Education Committee.

The Skills That Matter: Teaching Self-Regulation in Any Classroom
Arizona Department of Education is hosting a free regional training on self-regulation in Flagstaff!

The Skills That Matter: Teaching Self-Regulation in Any Classroom
Arizona Department of Education is hosting a free regional training on self-regulation in Flagstaff!

The Skills That Matter: Teaching Self-Regulation in Any Classroom
Arizona Department of Education is hosting a free regional training on self-regulation in Flagstaff!

The Skills That Matter: Teaching Self-Regulation in Any Classroom
Arizona Department of Education is hosting a free regional training on self-regulation in Flagstaff!