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Arizona has a major school counselor shortage
Data: American School Counselor Association; Map: Tory Lysik/Axios VisualsArizona had the worst student-to-school counselor ratio in the nation last school year, with the average counselor responsible for more than double the number of students recommended by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).Why it matters: Experts say a lack of school counselor access disproportionately hurts students of color seeking mental health help or advice about applying to college in a post-affirmative action world.The big picture: Arizona schools have struggled for years to attract qualified candidates to open counselor positions, but the shortage was exacerbated by the pandemic, Mesa Public Schools director of...
Az public school advocates demand voucher reform amid $1 billion deficit
Public school advocates are demanding that private school voucher reform be included in the state budget, as the governor and legislative leaders work behind the scenes to deal with a $1.3 billion deficit and a looming deadline to balance it. Members of Save Our Schools Arizona, a public education advocacy...
The Republic's 2023-24 All-Arizona girls high school tennis team
Here is The Republic's All-Arizona girls' high school tennis team for the 2023-24 school year, along with honorable mentions and the coach of the year. The 12 athletes on the All-Arizona team (listed alphabetically) also are the nominees for The Republic's girls' high school tennis player of the year. That award will be announced at the Arizona High School Sports Awards, presented by Diamond Kitchen & Bath, event on June 17 at Arizona Financial Theater in downtown Phoenix along with players of the year in other high school sports for the 2023-24 school year. The show is produced...
Arizona 13-year-old places 9th in Scripps National Spelling Bee
An Arizona 13-year-old has once again placed in the top 10 at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Aliyah Alpert, from Alpert Home School in Phoenix, tied for ninth in the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday at the competition in National Harbor, Maryland. The eighth-grader correctly spelled "cire perdue,"...
AZ Board of Regents holding FAFSA workshops, seeing success after troubling rollout
MESA — According to the National College Attainment Network, Arizona ranks 50th in the nation for students completing the FAFSA, the application for federal student aid for higher education. However, there are concentrated efforts underway to help more students apply for FAFSA. There was a lot of troubleshooting going...
Bailey Hall of Anthem is named ‘outstanding senior’ at Westmont College Data Analytics Department
Bailey Hall of Anthem, won the outstanding senior award from the Westmont College Data Analytics Department during a special convocation this past April. “Bailey Hall of Anthem, Arizona, has a vast academic prowess, and she touts a double major in Data Analytics and Mathematics with a Biblical Languages minor,” one of her professor’s said of her efforts at Westmont.
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