Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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Super Intendent of Public Instruction Forum

The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is the state’s top education official. The Superintendent acts as chairman of the State Board of Education and is the head of the state Department of Education. This is why... 

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Check out the Candidates’ views on Education (Survey given by Arizona Education network)

Check out the candidate surveys and make sure your reps/senators answered it.   You can easily ask your legislator about their answer or thank your legislator for their answer or vote in a new legislator depending on their... 

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GED Achievement Campaign Q & As

       The Campaign Why are you launching the GED Achievement campaign?  More than 35.7 million adults ages 18-64 do not have a high school diploma. Data shows that students who drop out of high school tend to earn less,... 

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Ad Council’s “GED Achievement Campaign”

    On Monday, July 12, 2010, the Ad Council will launch a “GED Achievement Campaign”   More than 35.7 million adults ages 18-64 do not have a high school diploma. Data shows that students who drop out of high school... 

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Michael Tucker speaking at 2010 Summer Symposium for Career and Adult Education Administrators

Michael Tucker with Xtreme Business International as guest speaker at the 2010 Summer Symposium for Career and Adult Education Administrators sponsored by ACE of Florida, Inc. Michael Tucker talking about grassroots efforts to... 

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Arizona Daily Star: Better future motivates GED grads

Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Friday, June 4, 2010 12:00 am Jose Saldivar, 22, waved to his infant daughter, Larissa, from the stage at a ceremony Thursday honoring him and 225 others for earning their GED diplomas. But... 

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Arizona Daily Star- GED students thank PCC: Chancellor is “champion”

Becky Pallack/Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:37 pm | It was standing room only at the Pima Community College Board meeting on Wednesday. Students packed the house. But it wasn’t for the tuition... 

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Tucson Weekly – The elimination of state adult-education funding would harm both Arizona’s citizens and our economy

For full article click here ………Having the GED program for one extra year is good news. But one year is not good enough; we need a permanent GED program. One way we might come up with the funding is to pay more... 

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AZ Daily Star – 2 COLLEGES, STATE TO ALLOT ALMOST $1.4 MILLION; Stopgap funds aim to save adult ed

Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:00 am | Community colleges and the state education department will spend federal stimulus funds to save adult education in the state. The recently signed... 

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To students of Adult Basic Education – “What’s happening with the proposal to eliminate funding for Adult Education in Arizona?”

1) In January the Arizona Governor Jan Brewer proposed elimination of state money for adult education and family literacy. 2) Students, staff and community supporters around the state have responded by sending thousands of letters,... 

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