Sedona AZ – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today delivered the first ever State of Special Education speech to the Arizona State Senate Education Committee. Superintendent Hoffman praised the proposal to increase special education funding by $50 million (AZ SB 1060), but recognized that more would be needed to fully address the challenges faced by an underfunded public education... 

AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman Sedona AZ – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today announced two appointments to her executive team at the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). Claudio Coria, who will serve as Chief of Staff at ADE, has most recently held the position of Executive Director for Leadership at the Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD)... 

Sedona AZ – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) will wrap up Arizona Youth Arts Month this weekend, bringing to a close a month of celebrating excellence in arts education inside and outside of schools throughout Arizona. March, which is also known as Dance in Our Schools Month, Music in our Schools Month, Theatre in Our Schools Month and Youth Arts Month, is when arts educators throughout... 

Sedona AZ – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today announced the findings of an internal capacity review of the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). The review was conducted to better ascertain ADE’s capacity to support schools and deliver a high-quality education to all students. “I promised during my campaign that under my leadership ADE would be an agency of service... 

Sedona AZ (January 18, 2019) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman’s statement on Governor Doug Ducey’s proposed new budget: “Last year, voters sent a clear message for us to fix education in Arizona. We face an unprecedented teacher shortage, spending per student remains among the lowest in the nation, and many of our schools need vital repairs. With the 20×2020... 

AZ School Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (June 5, 2018) – Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas announced today that Heather Cruz has been named the Arizona Department of Education’s (ADE’s) new Associate Superintendent of High Academic Standards for Students. “I am excited to work with Dr. Cruz on the continuing development of our state’s academic program areas,” Superintendent... 

AZ School Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (May 28, 2018) – The Arizona Department of Education has extended the comment period for the proposed Science Standards until 12 Noon on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The original deadline was 12 Midnight on Monday, May 28, 2018. Over the Memorial Day weekend, the standards web page experienced intermittent technical difficulties that prevented comment. “Due... 

Sedona AZ (September 23, 2017) – Thank you to the public for partnering with us to improve student achievement in Arizona. Next week, public schools will receive a letter grade based on the new A-F Accountability System designed to empower schools and improve individual student performance. The letter grades are embargoed until October 9, 2017, when they will be released to the public. During... 

AZ School Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (July 14, 2017) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas today announced the hiring of Lindsay Hudson as the Arizona Department of Education’s (ADE’s) new Director of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)  program. Hudson has spent the majority of her professional career working in finance for Fortune 500 companies, joining... 

Sedona AZ (December 16, 2016) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas today proudly announced that four Arizona school districts have been honored by the College Board with placement on the 7th Annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll. “I am honored to congratulate these four Arizona school districts on their hard work to enhance student learning through their progressive...