Julie Young, vice president of education outreach and student services and managing director, ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Prep Digital, was listed as one of five education leaders of the year by AZBusiness Magazine. This bi-monthly magazine identifies and analyzes the trends and issues that impact Arizona’s business environment and economy. Read the full article below. Never before has the Arizona business community needed leaders who are agile, adaptable, and innovative more than they are needed in today’s rapidly expanding economy. That’s what the Champions of Change awards are all...
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#TransitioningTeachers #TeacherMentoring Teacher shortages are not new and they’re not solely due to the pandemic. However, the pace of teacher resignations has been accelerated by COVID-19 to the point where education sector resignations are dramatically outpacing other professions. The Wall Street Journal cites federal data to note that from January...
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Trauma is a physiological and psychological response to any threatening or deeply upsetting situation. These situations vary—the death of a loved one, child abuse or neglect, financial uncertainty, ongoing discrimination or bullying, a car wreck, being witness to community violence—there is no shortage of stressors. In a recent survey by...
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If you’re an educational leader running or building a virtual program for your school or district, you already understand what may work in the classroom won’t always work in an online setting. Effective virtual instruction requires a different approach to teaching with strategies that consider how social, emotional, and academic...
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Literacy is the gateway to opportunity. When students learn how to read and write at a young age, it has the potential to change the course of their lives by fast-tracking their comprehension and communication skills. But over the past few years, literacy rates have fallen among Arizona elementary school...
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Blended Model and Concurrent College Credit Courses Offer Advanced Options for Utah Students Education changes lives. Yet for a multitude of reasons, not all students have equal access to quality learning. It is a challenge that former Utah State Senator Howard Stephenson has been working to solve for...
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If you’re an educational leader, chances are you’re familiar with distance learning options or even have experience running or building a virtual program for your school or district. If so, you know distance learning can be an incredibly powerful option for many students and families, but it’s not exactly “plug-and-play.”...
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