Among education researchers, there is no debate that COVID-19 upended student learning across the board and while Republican challenger Tom Horne presents statistics to put Superintendent Kathy Hoffman in a poor light, he leaves out significant context. Read more» 
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The Arizona Department of Education said in a statement Wednesday kids will be getting letter grades this year and actions taken by the governor and Legislature earlier this week apply to schools but “NOT individual student grade." The order is an attempt to assess academic progress in the past year and to present “evidence-based strategies to mitigate the impact of learning loss.” Read more»
Less than 10 percent of students at 174 rural charter and public schools passed the math section of the AzMERIT test last year, according to the Arizona Department of Education. Read more»
Are Arizona students prepared for college? Recent data indicates they're not. Students here lag the national average in all categories: English, reading, math and science. Only 23 percent of Arizona students meet the benchmarks in all four subjects. Read more»
Results from Az's new school assessment show the majority of third-grade students as "minimally proficient" in reading. Read more»
Newly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas called Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards a federal mandate that hurts Arizona schoolchildren. She said AzMERIT, which is replacing the AIMS test, was adopted with too little public input. Read more»
