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12 cool apps for tracking homework, encouraging chores

Being able to pull up all my kids’ chores on my phone has been a blessing and a curse. The convenience of assigning chores...

Resolve to open a 529 to start saving for college bills

Start saving a little each year toward your children’s college bills, and you can watch your investment grow along with them. The federal government...

Home schooling: 10 things you may not know

An estimated 32,000 students are home schooled in Arizona. The reasons for home schooling are as varied as the students themselves and range from...

First-grade teacher in Osborn Elementary School District is 2017 Teacher of the Year

Michelle Doherty, a first-grade teacher at Encanto School in the Osborn Elementary School District in Phoenix, was named 2017 Teacher of the Year on Thursday...

Child Crisis Arizona expands Early Head Start to Mesa

Child Crisis Arizona is expanding its Early Head Start program to Mesa, and 114 additional children and mothers will be able to take advantage...

AzMERIT results show improvement, but Arizona schools still lag

There’s good news and bad news in the most recent results from AzMERIT, the annual statewide test that measures how students are performing in...

Phoenix Coding Academy draws future tech leaders

Imagine commuting three hours round-trip to high school and being grateful. That’s how Harrison Kerkhoff of Wittmann feels about Phoenix Coding Academy. Harrison, 14,  joined...

Navigating school choice: How seven Arizona families found the right educational fit

Jill Partridge has one child: Max. So when it came time to enroll him in school, she wanted to do it right. She toured...

Kids Voting Arizona: Nonpartisan nonprofit helps instill voting habits early

Getting out to vote counts more than ever in a presidential election year; the result will help shape our children’s lives for years to...

Inspire Arizona: Teaching teens the importance of voting, civic leadership

  There might not be a more exciting year to be part of Inspire Arizona --- our state’s version of Inspire U.S., a national youth...

Overwhelmed by school choice? Come to Education Fair AZ

On Saturday, Nov. 5, Raising Arizona Kids magazine will host the Valley’s first large-scale school-choice event. Education Fair AZ is an opportunity to meet...

Arizona takes steps toward creating Safe-2-Tell anti-bullying hotline

Thanks to two middle-school-age sisters from Phoenix, there may soon be a new resource for Arizona kids who endure bullying. This week, 12-year-old Karis Wilson and...

Share your pics! Online Learning Day celebrates virtual education

Have you taken an online course—or taught one? Learned a new language online? Participated in blended learning—online and in-person instruction? Graduated from an online...

Treasures4Teachers offers free school supplies for classrooms

The average teacher spends $800 out-of-pocket every year for classroom supplies, according to the national Kids in Need Foundation. This nonprofit operates 39 resource centers...

On the move: new, relocating or expanding Valley schools

These Arizona schools are opening, expanding or offering new programs for Valley students: PRIVATE SCHOOLS Students, parents and community leaders joined Bishop Thomas J. Olmstead last...

Home schooling and socialization: how it works

"What about socialization?" For families who home-school, it is probably the question they hear most often. "We hear it everywhere we go, even from the...

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