http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education RSS Feed for AZ Family - Blogs - Education en-us Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:38:55 GMT 2013-03-25T18:38:55Z en-us http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Big-budget-battle-going-on-with-the-Scottsdale-Unified-School-District-199090681.html A school nurse was seen teary-eyed outside of the Scottsdale Unified School Board meeting on Tuesday. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:38:55 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Big-budget-battle-going-on-with-the-Scottsdale-Unified-School-District-199090681.html 2013-03-25T18:38:55Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/White-House-releases-college-cost-website-191056381.html The White House is releasing a website designed to help college-bound students have a better sense of how much their education will cost and how much they can expect to pay in student loans. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:29:09 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/White-House-releases-college-cost-website-191056381.html 2013-02-13T18:29:09Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Ariz-high-school-graduation-rate-was-747-percent-187895751.html The federal government reports that Arizona's graduation rate for the 2009-2010 was 74.7 percent. That's below the national average of 78.2 percent. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:39:52 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Ariz-high-school-graduation-rate-was-747-percent-187895751.html 2013-01-24T16:39:52Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Junior-Forecasters-60021922.html Join the 3TV Forecasters as they take students on a journey of weather facts and fun as part of the Junior Forecaster Experience at The Arizona Science Center. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:41:21 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Junior-Forecasters-60021922.html 2013-01-10T13:41:21Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/6000-students-to-graduate-from-ASU-this-week-183990801.html More than 6,000 Arizona State University students are to set graduate this week. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:18:36 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/6000-students-to-graduate-from-ASU-this-week-183990801.html 2012-12-21T02:18:36Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Global-study-of-student-scores-a-mixed-bag-for-US--182972331.html Students in the U.S. perform better than the global average, but still lag behind many of their peers in Asia and Europe, an international study found. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:48:44 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Global-study-of-student-scores-a-mixed-bag-for-US--182972331.html 2012-12-11T13:48:44Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/University-of-Phoenix-closing-115-locations-174649771.html For-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. says its net income fell 60 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, hurt by a sharp drop in enrollment at the University of Phoenix and higher costs. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:25:23 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/University-of-Phoenix-closing-115-locations-174649771.html 2012-10-17T21:25:23Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/171017621.html Phoenix source for news and blogs by AZ Family members - AZFamily.com Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:11:02 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/171017621.html 2012-09-24T18:11:02Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/No-short-shorts-dress-code-at-local-high-school-has-parents-appalled-166979826.html Short shorts are no longer allowed at Queen Creek High School and some students and parents are appalled. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:26:08 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/No-short-shorts-dress-code-at-local-high-school-has-parents-appalled-166979826.html 2012-08-22T17:26:08Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Paradise-Valley-Unified-asks-students-and-parents-to-report-school-bullying-166832916.html The school district has started an anonymous tip line for parents and students to report bullying at any school at any time. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:05:57 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/arizona-education/Paradise-Valley-Unified-asks-students-and-parents-to-report-school-bullying-166832916.html 2012-08-21T04:05:57Z