Xavier College Preparatory principal Sister Joan Fitzgerald has been honored with the Arizona Technology in Education Association (AzTEA) “Administrator of the Year” Innovation Award for outstanding innovative leadership in educational technology. According to the AzTEA website, the Administrator of the Year demonstrates the following attributes: skillfully recognizes and utilizes technologies that make the institution more [...]
Can’t make it to a high school graduation because your son or daughter is graduating the same time as a niece or nephew? Or maybe it’s too expensive for all the relatives from the other side of the country. You could have someone send pictures taken from faraway seats. Or you could be on the [...]
Last Tuesday, Jennifer Cheesman, who teaches sixth graders science and math at Zuni Hills Elementary School in the Peoria Unified School District, prepared a 700-gram latex helium weather balloon for launch. Her husband, Jim, helped. The balloon was capable of climbing to 50,000 feet and the extremely high altitude would cause it to swell and [...]
Two hundred kids from seven Valley schools participated in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) event Tuesday at the Arizona Science Center. Activities focused on what engineers do, how they use technology and what science they need to know to create the gadgets, tools and technologies we so gleefully use every day. The event, called [...]
It isn’t surprising to learn that the wealthiest families can offer their kids more opportunities. What may be surprising, however, is that before 1980 rich kids didn’t do that much better than middle-class kids, though middle-class kids did better than poor kids. “The academic gap is widening because rich students are increasingly entering kindergarten much [...]
How many funds can a fundraiser raise, if a fundraiser must raise funds? This week’s roundup is about raising money for schools and teaching kids how to understand and manage it. If you have kids in school or you’re in charge of fundraising, you know that Box Tops for Education from General Mills and Labels [...]
The spelling bee game just got real. In a rule change, the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee will require contestants to know what the words they are spelling mean. Not that last year’s winner Snigdha Nandipati would have had to define “guetapens,” in addition to spelling it correctly to win the 2012 bee. The vocabulary [...]
Stimulant medications are widely used to improve the core symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, including inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. But there is less evidence that the medications improve academic performance over the long term. Researchers studied the prescription drug use and performance on standardized tests of a group of children born over a [...]
The U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top program grants money to school districts to spur innovation and reform education. The best place to start reading about Race to the Top is the executive summary. The Peoria Unified School District is a finalist, one of 61 districts contending for Race to the Top funding. [...]
The Gilbert Rotary Club is in the process of distributing dictionaries to 2,700 third graders in Gilbert Public Schools. This is the dictionary project’s sixth year. These are not electronic dictionaries or apps for smart phones, but actual books the students are encouraged to write their names in and, it is hoped, use for years. [...]
MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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