July 16, 2004

New teachers in Arizona earned less than new teachers anywhere else in the nation except Montana during the 2002-03 school year, according to a national survey released Thursday.

Senate Democratic leader David Schapira, D-Tempe, announced the support of the Arizona Federation of Teachers, the Arizona affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), as well as three local affiliates of the National Education Association (NEA): the Tempe Secondary Education Association, the Kyrene Education Association and the Paradise Valley Education Association.

Arizona schools chief Tom Horne has turned an "idea" that has been lingering in his mind since he took office in 2003 into a proposed bill that could put $2,500 in teachers’ pockets.

Arizona schools chief Tom Horne has turned an "idea" that has been lingering in his mind since he took office in 2003 into a proposed bill that could put $2,500 in teachers’ pockets.

State lawmakers took the first steps Wednesday to give public schoolteachers a big pay hike. Without dissent, the House Committee on K-12 Education approved a $2,500 across-the-board raise.

CHICAGO — Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers packed a city park Saturday in a show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of a tentative agreement that would end a week-long walkout.

September 28, 2004

In just about every professional field, summer is intern season -- employers from banks to magazines to police departments have access to swarms of eager college students who don't ask for much in the way of a paycheck.

For the Gila River Indian Community, economic development is about a lot more than building for the future.

Add tutoring to the growing list of services being outsourced to low-cost foreign providers. Online tutoring for exams and SATs is not new, but online tutoring when the tutor is in India is, and news accounts indicate it’s fast-growing because the services are inexpensive and available at all hours.

Arizona lawmakers want to mandate that teachers can't curse in the classroom or influence how future voters make decisions at the polls.

Two of the largest unions in Arizona want parents to boycott the state’s largest retailer when buying school supplies.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — President Barack Obama predicted Thursday his new space exploration plans would lead American astronauts to Mars and back in his lifetime, a bold forecast relying on rockets and propulsion still to be imagined and built.

East Valley organizers have formed a group to oppose state Sen. Russell Pearce, hoping to build momentum on a local level for a different approach to immigration and other key issues.

East Valley organizers have formed a group to oppose state Sen. Russell Pearce, hoping to build momentum on a local level for a different approach to immigration and other key issues.

East Valley organizers have formed a group to oppose state Sen. Russell Pearce, hoping to build momentum on a local level for a different approach to immigration and other key issues.

Teachers can rest easy as they pull out the red ink this upcoming school year — a new Arizona law says they can’t be sued over bad grades.

Arizona is about to receive millions in federal funds.

IMMIGRATION: God bless Arizona

New York City charter schools this year had 51,473 applicants for 12,917 new seats. That leaves almost 40,000 heartbroken families who wanted their children to have a shot at the American dream that only quality education can provide.

Seven years ago, Elizabeth Hargitt came to the United States from Mexico for better opportunities for her children. Friday, the 53-year-old and her 24-year-old son, Diego Sandoval, achieved the American dream by becoming naturalized citizens.

The U.S. House of Representatives is on track to cut $43 million from the National Endowment for the Arts’ budget of $167.5 million. That’s a 26 percent cut — the deepest in 16 years.

In 1980 William Clay, the president of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers union (PATCO) told their convention that they must “learn the rules of the game,” which were “that you don’t put the interest of any other group ahead of your own.” They must be “selfish and pragmatic” and emphasize that “what’s good for the federal employees (is) good for the nation.”