Arizona-Sonora News Service
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Educators talk Quality Teaching |
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By Ryan Kelly
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 02:53 |
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In the trade of education, quality teaching has always been a hot button issue.
To recognize quality teachers in Arizona, the Arizona Education nominates a teacher of the year to represent excellent teachers and to give new teacher role models, said Bobby O’Boyle, the executive director of the Arizona Educational Foundation.
The Arizona Educational Foundation is a non-profit corporation which aims “to administer programs that develop and celebrate excellence in PreK-12th grade public education in Arizona through community partnerships,” according to the AEF’s website.
Quality teachers don’t distinguish themselves by a single trait or teaching strategy, but by commitment, adaptability, and great care for students, distinguished teachers say.
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Beer and baseball at Hi Corbett Field |
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By Zack Rosenblatt
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 21:53 |
By: Zack Rosenblatt and Kyle Johnson
In season four of The Simpsons, Homer Simpson was arrested for a DUI and lost his driver’s license.
Marge convinced him to give up beer for one month. With the struggle getting harder by the day, Homer attended a baseball game to try and take his mind off of sobriety.
As it turns out, he’s the only person in the stands NOT drinking a beer.
“I never realized how boring this game is,” Homer said, as the ball boys argued over who would retrieve a stray beach ball that landed on the field.
Now imagine a baseball game at the University of Arizona. It’s a blazing hot, Sunday afternoon — the perfect time for a nice, cold brew.
Except the stands were empty, and beer wasn’t for sale.
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Rural Schools In Dire Need For Educators |
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By Ryan Kelly
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 05:02 |
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Attracting and retaining quality teachers poses a huge problem to Arizona’s rural schools, and there seems to be no easy fix in sight.
While urban areas have no problem filling teacher slots, rural areas often have to settle for mediocre candidates, and so far the Arizona Department of Education seems to have done little to fix this, rural educators say.
Attracting teachers to rural areas is a multi problem issue, said Bill Blong, the executive director of the Arizona Rural School Association, which aims to improve instruction in rural schools.
For one, it is a huge lifestyle change, he said.
In addition to living in rural areas, teachers are often also paid less than those in urban areas, Blong said.
Compared to urban districts, rural schools are neglected not only in Arizona, but on a nationwide level, Blong said.
State lawmakers often apply a principle of one-size fits all when it comes to fixing problems in rural areas, but that just doesn’t work, he added.
The Arizona Department of Education is putting on career fairs to get the word out about rural schools and their need for teachers, but those don’t help at all, said Mohave Valley School District Superintendant Whitney Crow.
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Q&A: NAU Head Coach Jack Murphy talks Lumberjacks, Arizona Wildcats, Bill Walton, and more |
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By Zack Rosenblatt
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 17:03 |
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Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Ariz., which is quite a bit different than most of Arizona, particularly Tucson. It's cold, but it's beautiful.
It's not exactly known for its basketball program, though.
The Lumberjacks have been to two NCAA tournaments in their history — once in 1998 when Ben Howland was the head coach, and again in 2000 with Mike Adras. But, NAU lost both games, albeit in close contests (in 1998 by three to Cincinnati, and in 2000 by six to St. John's).
NAU reached an all-time low in the 2011-12 season when it finished 5-24 and 1-15 in conference. Obviously, it was time for a change at the top of the program — longtime head coach Adras left he program in the midst of the mediocre season. Now, enter Jack Murphy.
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Summer in Tucson: Rising Temperatures & Dropping Business |
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By Ashley Guttuso
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 04:09 |
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Hilton El Conquistador Resort in Tucson, Photo by Ashley Guttuso
If you know Tucson, you know extreme heat. A typical summer day can bring temperatures near 110 degrees, and the Tucson nighttime is like a warm spring afternoon.
For those who can’t stand the high temperatures, summer is the time to leave Arizona for a few months and find cooler temperatures before returning again in the fall.
With the University of Arizona students on summer break and the snowbirds gone for the season, small businesses and the hospitality industry see a directly correlated drop in business and profitability.
“With so many students going home during the summer and other people leaving, and the advent of hot weather, it doesn't promote business. Between May and August there’s a depressing factor there,” said Michael Varney, CEO and President of Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce.
Small businesses prepare months in advance to make up for business that will be lost in the slow months of summer. “The heat keeps people inside, and the businesses don’t see the same traffic,” said Varney.
The typically busy commercial area of downtown Tucson along Fourth Avenue features sales events like the “Mayhem on 4th Avenue” event promoted by the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association set to take place starting today.
“Spontaneous Sales and Savings” are promised to shoppers who bring their business to 4th Avenue shops starting at the beginning of the slowest season.
“You can absolutely see the difference in this place once summer hits,” said Faith Flynn, a resident of the downtown area.
Flynn said the lull in traffic makes for a much more quiet neighborhood, but perhaps too quiet for what businesses would like.
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