College and Career Readiness
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Putting a Stake in the Ground for College and Career Readiness
April 13, 2016
Author: Paul J. Luna, President and CEO
Posted on: April 13, 2016
Currently, only 37 percent of Arizona’s adult population has an associate degree or higher, with that number dropping in half for the Latino population. With an estimated 68 percent of all jobs … Read More
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Arizona Mayors Awarded Grant to Improve High School Graduation Rates
April 4, 2016
Author: WestEd
Posted on: April 4, 2016
The Arizona Mayors Education Roundtable (AZMRT), an initiative of Helios Education Foundation and WestEd—a nonprofit research organization promoting national improvements to our education system— … Read More
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February 9, 2016
Author: Helios Education Foundation
Posted on: February 9, 2016
On Monday, February 8, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey visited San Luis High School to learn more about Ready Now Yuma, which is Yuma Union High School District’s commitment to ensuring all students are … Read More
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Education Week’s 2016 Quality Counts Report Highlights Strengths and Weaknesses in Florida
January 25, 2016
Author: Michelle Boehm, Research and Evaluation Analyst
Posted on: January 25, 2016
Recently, Education Week released its 20th annual Quality Counts report, Called to Account: New Directions in School Accountability. The annual report features state rankings and grades presented … Read More
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Education Week’s 2016 Quality Counts Report Highlights Strengths and Weaknesses in Arizona
January 25, 2016
Author: Michelle Boehm, Research and Evaluation Analyst
Posted on: January 25, 2016
Recently, Education Week released its 20th annual Quality Counts report, Called to Account: New Directions in School Accountability. The annual report features state rankings and grades presented … Read More
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Florida State Board of Education Sets State Assessment Scores
January 13, 2016
Author: Helios Education Foundation
Posted on: January 13, 2016
Every student, regardless of zip code, deserves a high-quality education. The challenge lies in what exactly meets the standard of “high-quality”.
Florida’s state Board of Education recently set … Read More
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Baseline Established. AzMERIT Results Are In.
December 9, 2015
Author: Helios Education Foundation
Posted on: December 9, 2015
The Arizona Department of Education released the first scores of the state’s new assessment, the AzMERIT, which was administered in the spring of 2015. The results indicate that a majority of … Read More
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Florida NAEP Scores Indicate Mixed Results
November 30, 2015
Author: Helios Education Foundation
Posted on: November 30, 2015
With the recent release of 2015 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) math and reading scores, there are several bright spots in Florida student performance to be celebrated. At the same … Read More
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August 20, 2015
Posted on: August 20, 2015
Helios Education Foundation is committing $375,000 for the upcoming year to support the Thriving Together initiative in Phoenix. The grant will be used to fund the broad work in schools that Thriving … Read More
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Preparing Students for College and Careers: Early Findings from the Implementation of Ready Now Yuma
August 17, 2015
Posted on: August 17, 2015
With the increasing demands on the 21st-century workforce, all students should graduate from high school prepared for college and career success. However, improving the skills students need is a … Read More
