Arizona
U.S.
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Arizona’s embrace of innovation is as big as the Grand Canyon. Leaders have worked quickly in a crisis and have challenged laws that prohibit flexibility and freedom. They focus a lot on teachers and standards and clearly put kids and parents first. Whatever is in the water out there we need to bottle…
Opportunity
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92%
Grade:
A
Rank:
#1
For the fourth straight year, Arizona’s charter students scored higher in nearly every grade and subject than district students – 11% higher…
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A
Rank:
#2
Arizona has five private school choice programs, providing roughly 84,118 families with the ability to send their children to private schools…
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Grade:
D
Rank:
#35
Teacher prep programs not linked to student outcomes nor require content knowledge are some of AZ’s biggest…
Innovation
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Grade:
B
Rank:
#1
Arizona is home to many high quality digital learning schools and programs across charters and districts, such as Phoenix Union District…
On March 10th, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona set a statewide expectation of remote learning for all students. The Governor…
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Policy Environment
Governor Ducey, former CEO of successful Arizona ice cream parlor chain Cold Stone Creamery with almost a decade of statewide leadership experience…
Arizona’s constitution contains a Blaine Amendment. The Arizona Supreme Court previously struck down a voucher program. However, that Court later…
Arizona’s commitment to transparency is clear, and this is a benefit to students and families. School report cards are highlighted on the main…