East Valley Tribune: Struna: A look at what’s behind Arizona Common Core Standards
In 2010, Arizona joined 46 states in raising the bar for academic requirements by adopting Arizona Common Core Standards. The new standards respond directly to the request from business leaders to ...
PHOENIX — Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’ tough stance on Arizona’s use of the Common Core State Standards for Education may not be a winning argument with at least some of her ...
PHOENIX — Ignoring pleas from business leaders, the Senate Education Committee voted 6-3 along party lines Thursday to bar Arizona from implementing the Common Core standards the state adopted four ...
A bill that would ban Common Core Standards in Arizona has passed through two house committee votes as of February 23. SB 2190 passed through Arizona’s House Education Committee on February 18 by a ...
At the start of the 2013-14 school year, Arizona K-12 public schools will make the transition to the Common CORE Standards, a curriculum system with a major goal of increasing student preparation for ...
We are in a time of hope and excitement in American education. Arizona, like most other states in the nation, has adopted the Common Core Standards as a guide-post for new curriculum in all classrooms ...
(Reuters) - Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey on Monday called on his state's education board to review the Common Core education standards "in their entirety." The move comes amid a growing ...
PHOENIX — The two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction have strikingly different visions for the future of the Common Core State Standards in Arizona. Democrat David Garcia, an ...