Parent engagement, bilingual education and immigrant friendly schools are crucial to student success in LA, where 60% of children have at least one immigrant parent, new report finds Esmeralda Fabián Romero | January 21, 2020 Nearly 60 percent of children in L.A. County have at least one immigrant parent, according to a new report by [...]
January 2020 How Arizona Has Increased Its FAFSA Completion Capacity By: Rich Nickel,President and CEO, College Success Arizona, and Roxanne Dewyer-Murphy, Director, AzCAN Over the last several years, Arizona has made significant strides in helping more of its students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a crucial step on these students' journey [...]
Support All Students with Equity-Based MTSS Monday, January 27 @ 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT A multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) provides a data-driven framework for delivering equitable outcomes for each student. But many educators are struggling to design a system that serves the whole child and supports all students—while allocating their limited resources impactfully [...]
Do the numbers tell the story? The minimum wage per hour in Arizona for 2020 has increased to $12.00 per hour. 44 other states now have a lower minimum wage per hour than Arizona. The state of Washington has the highest at $13.50, with California at $13.00 and Massachusetts at $12.75. Joining Arizona at $12.00 [...]
Resolve to Increase Math Achievement in 2020 Much about the way we teach math has remained the same for decades. Without changing our tools and methods, how can we expect to see changes in student understanding and test scores? We challenge you to make a resolution for 2020 to invest in a [...]
AZALAS stakeholders, We are pleased to announce the GCU and ASBA presentation of a webinar series beginning late January, 2020. This engaging series of webinars spans through May, 2020 and covers the important and poignant topic of handling school trauma. It's sure to be a must see series with topics ranging from understanding trauma in [...]
Message from Colin Seale, thinkLaw’s Founder and CEO There are only 20 days left in this decade, how will you make them count? What are your goals for 2029? Between funky end-of-decade questions and 10 year challenges on social media, it's hard not to reflect way back or look way forward.10 years ago, [...]
1. We are hiring an executive director for ALL in Education, and we need you to share this amazing opportunity with people you feel are qualified for the position. You can find the job description HERE. 2. As we shared at our launch, we are also kicking off our CIEn campaign, an effort to identify 100 Latinos [...]
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Help Each Teacher Take the Best Next Step—Every Day, for Every Student Effective formative assessment processes are essential to improving student outcomes. But with limited time and a lack of standards-aligned resources, many teachers struggle to maximize formative practices in the classroom. With the right tools, it can be done. Check out this short video of a [...]
