Tag: arizona school boards association
Stocking stuffer: Give back to students, teachers and schools & receive a tax credit for your donation. See more state education news here
If you’d like to help students, teachers and schools then set aside a little time this holiday to learn more about tax credit donations to help a program of your choice at Arizona public schools.
These tax credit donations allow Arizona taxpayers to give to Arizona public school programs that have meaning for them and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for qualifying donations – up to $200 per individual and $400 per couple.
You can make a general tax credit donation to a school or an activity-specific donation and donations made between January 1 through April 15 of the calendar year, may be used as a tax credit on your prior year’s tax return.
Friends of ASBA publishes a voter guide
The 2020 Edition of the Friends of ASBA Voter Guide Releases Today!
Dear Friends-
Each year, the Friends of ASBA (Arizona School Boards Association) publishes a voter guide to assist public education advocates in assessing which members of the Arizona Legislature are most supportive of policies that further the mission of Arizona’s district public schools.
Arizona Legislative Education Spotlight: Supt. Hoffman, education leaders discuss draft policy legislation to help AZ schools during Coronavirus closure. See more education legislative news here
Updated March 16: The Arizona Department of Education, education advocates, county superintendents of schools and school leaders met Monday afternoon to discuss draft policy legislation to help Arizona schools during this closure in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19).
#LegislativeLegit: ACES and Project Rocket. See more Arizona legislative education news here
Before the House Education Committee began on Monday, Feb. 10, people shared what brought them there – concerns about services and support for low-income students, how ACES – adverse childhood experiences – impact students and the Project Rocket pilot expansion to help students in low performing schools.
At the meeting, House Education Committee members discussed 13 bills that would affect students, teachers and staff in Arizona’s elementary through high schools.
Take a look at details of Gov’s education budget proposal. See more state education, legislative, Request to Speak news here
What are the details in Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget proposal for public K-12 education and higher education? And what is the economic outlook for Arizona? Find out here.
Click here for Arizona School Boards Association’s summary of the Governor’s budget proposal
Staff members of the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting presented details of Gov. Doug Ducey’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal during a press conference that began at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.
Upcoming legislation: What’s naughty or nice. See more state education and legislative news here
See whether education advocates think Arizona Legislators’ bills are naughty or nice before the legislative session starts on Jan. 13, 2020.
Why schools are ransomware targets. See more state education news here
Hackers used to focus their ransomware attacks primarily on taking money from corporations’ deep pockets, but they’ve recently been targeting schools and municipalities.
“Why is that so? Well, you possess an enormous amount of personal data – birthdates, social security numbers, direct deposit, banking information, credit card information – all of that you have about not only your employees, but your students and their parents,” said Rob Haws, a partner at Gust Rosenfeld PLC law firm, who specializes in education law and labor and employment.
Using data to boost students’ skills, opportunities. See more state education news here
When schools use data from college readiness assessments, it helps teachers focus their instruction to boost students’ skills and school counselors encourage students to add more challenging courses to their class schedules.
2018 PDK Poll: Americans say public school teachers are underpaid (+ Infographic)
Most Americans say public school teachers are underpaid, and 71 percent of those surveyed in the 2018 Phi Delta Kappan (PDK) Poll said they would support teachers in their community if they went on strike for higher pay.
The 5oth PDK Poll of the public’s attitudes toward the public schools asked 1,042 adults in 50 states about a range of education issues through online surveys administered in May 2018 by Langer Research Associates of New York.
While 61 percent of Americans said they trust and support public school teachers, more than half said they would not want their child to become a teacher, citing low pay and benefits.
Arizona Science Center receives $1 M grant from APS Foundation to expand STEM education in Rural Schools
The APS Foundation is enhancing its six-year partnership with Arizona Science Center with a $1 million grant to the Science Center’s Rural Communities Expansion Project.
This grant will sustain the professional development of K-8 teachers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects for the next five years and will allow the program to expand into Cochise and Yuma counties.
