June 18, 2020
Op-Ed: Great schools innovate to teach our kids successfully during and beyond this pandemic
Great school leaders and teachers who create opportunity for our most vulnerable students today are keys to achieving the more equitable future our children in Arizona deserve.…
June 2, 2020
A for Arizona CEO talks to Seth Leibsohn Show on biggest challenges in education in Arizona
Lawmakers approved the FY2020 budget late Monday night, and invested over $600 million in new funding for K-12 education bring the total to $7.5 billion for Arizona's teachers and…
May 31, 2019
Nogales International: State program supports school success
San Cayetano Elementary School Principal Mimi Renteria recently wrote a column in the Nogales International on the conventional expectations for students in border communities,…
May 29, 2019
KTAR Interviews A for Arizona Executive Director on the FY2020 Budget
Lawmakers approved the FY2020 budget late Monday night, and invested over $600 million in new funding for K-12 education bring the total to $7.5 billion for Arizona's teachers and…
April 19, 2019
Arizona Capitol Times: Results-based funding will help Maryvale students
EAGLE College Prep Maryvale Principal Yesenia Fitzhugh recently wrote a column in the Arizona Capitol Times on her experience growing up in West Phoenix, then moving back to start…
January 15, 2019
The 74: How Arizona Is Building Its Own Talent Pipeline to Solve Teacher Shortages
The 74 recently reported that Arizona is building its own innovative talent pipeline, which allows schools to train aspiring teachers who have a college degree and commit to two…
September 3, 2018
KTAR: Arizona education expansion fund looks to bolster underserved schools
KTAR News recently reported that the Arizona Chamber Foundation’s A for Arizona project has launched what it calls a first-of-its kind statewide expansion fund. Emily Anne…
March 16, 2017
Funding best schools averts teacher exodus
As a teacher and policy maker, I am immersed in the education issues of the day, many of them hard to resolve. In the midst of this political storm, teaching and learning…
March 10, 2017
Guest Opinion: Budget has benefits for Nogales schools
Community takes on a whole new meaning in Nogales, where we live out the idea that “it takes a village” to raise a child and prepare them for life. To make our kids successful –…
January 10, 2017
Low-income Phoenix school shares its formula for success as Arizona legislature turns to education
One Valley school is sharing its formula for success with ABC15, as Arizona's governor and legislature focus on helping low-income schools bridge the achievement gap. Governor…