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Phoenix, Arizona, July 21, 2022 — Today, the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF®) named the 10 candidates under consideration for the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year® Award. Desert Financial Credit Union is returning again this year as a presenting sponsor of the 2023 Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony. Considered the “Oscar Awards” of teaching, […]

What is A.R.S § 15-717.02? At the end of the 2021 session of the Arizona Legislature, a bill was passed (Laws 2021, Chapter 404, Section 21) that prohibits instruction on certain topics from being offered in public district or charter schools in grades PK-12. The law states that a teacher, administrator or other employee shall

PIMA COUNTY, May 4, 2021 – The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a plan to allocate up to $10 million in County funds, as well as almost $3 million from cities, towns and other partners, to assist low-income families with paying for high-quality preschool for 1,245 children.