Lack of pay for Arizona teachers problematic
A decrease of teachers and shortage of money will have an impact in Cochise County as retention rates continue to plummet in the state.
STEM education offers promise of jobs
The state of Arizona has twice the amount of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) job openings than workers who are qualified to fill them. With a 2-to-1 ratio of job openings to job seekers, there is an increasing need for new talent in the state’s STEM workforce. “It’s a national issue. I just…
Preparation for new Arizona civics exam begins
Lexi Noble, a 10th-grader in the Flagstaff Unified School District, had little time to prepare for a prototype of Arizona’s new civics exam. Her AP World History teacher emailed “us the study questions the day before we took it,” she said. “I was not even aware we were taking the test until I got the email.”…
Arizona schools still struggling to fill teaching positions
School districts across Arizona are scrambling to fill vacant teaching positions as disinterest in the field soars because aspiring and existing teachers are fleeing to other states where pay is higher. During the 2014-2015 school year, 387 open teaching positions were listed in a survey carried out by the Arizona School Administrators Association. In September…
Dreams from across the street
Students can see their future from the window in Ms. May-Garcia’s health office. Mansfeld Middle School, located across the street from the University of Arizona, is home to students with dreams of attending college no matter any potential financial obstacles. Title I schools represent nearly 60 percent of the approximately 2,000 schools in Arizona. In…