Sedona AZ (September 29, 2017) — Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas announced today which Arizona schools are being honored as a National Blue Ribbon School. “I am proud of our Arizona schools and am glad there is an award to honor their hard work and dedication to the students and the community. These schools are putting the children first by creating safe and welcoming... 

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 Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (December 9, 2015) – Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas today released the following statement regarding Congress’ passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which will replace the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. “Now that the Every Student Succeeds Act has been passed by both houses of Congress, my staff... 

Sedona AZ (October 24, 2014) – With only 100 days until Super Bowl XLIX, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee celebrated the countdown to kickoff by hosting a super-sized pep rally for hundreds of students at Bernard Black Elementary School in Phoenix. The event commemorated more than $600,000 awarded to local non-profits through the Legacy Grant Program. One hundred students who participate... 

Sedona AZ (February 25, 2014) – As part of a Yavapai County Schools Tour, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal will be conducting a Town Hall in Prescott, Arizona, on March 3, 2014, and a second Town Hall in Cottonwood on March 4, 2014.  “I am looking forward to conducting question-and-answer education town halls with interested community members from Yavapai County,”... 

Everyone benefits when kids come to school healthy and ready to succeed Sedona AZ (August 19, 2013) – Families will now have more information and tools for finding quality child care and preschool through QualityFirstAZ.com. The new website, launched by First Things First, gives families information about why quality is important in child care and preschool and what quality looks like. It also gives... 

Sedona AZ (August 11, 2010) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, KLM of the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona, writes: Attention: Everyone interested in Public Education in Arizona. Discuss education issues with all the state legislative candidates beginning August 19 2010 in Village of Oak Creek. The budget news for Arizona for next year is still bleak. All of our local schools...