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The preparation guide for the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Assessment test - specifically the sections on Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Grammar - required to obtain a teaching certificate in the state of Arizona (AZ). Sample Questions and Answers. ... Read more

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Publisher: [Phoenix, Ariz. : The Manufacturing Stationers, Inc.]Publication date: 1922Subjects: Education -- Arizona FinancePublic schools -- ArizonaNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Two major reform strategies dominate the education reform debate in Arizona: first, the expansion of public school early childhood education, and second, the expansion of parental choice in education. Preschool enthusiasts say that preschool results in higher student achievement. In her second State of the State address, Arizona governor Janet Napolitano asserted:

"The data is simply overwhelming that the combination of quality childcare and full-day kindergarten will reap rewards many times the financial investment we make now. Our children will be better prepared to learn, they will be less likely to drop out of high school, and they will have higher academic achievement if we start them off on a stronger footing."

School choice supporters believe that when schools have to compete for students, student achievement improves, even for students remaining in the public school system.

Arizona policymakers have tried both strategies in recent years, making it possible to empirically examine how successful the strategies have been. Examining test score data from Pima County elementary schools and early education survey data from school districts across Arizona, this study evaluates the relative efficacy of the preschool and school choice strategies.

The data show that students in schools with all-day kindergarten programs have statistically significant higher 3rd-grade test scores, but there is no impact on 5th-grade scores. This finding is consistent with previous research. Schools facing significant competition for students, whether through public or private options, demonstrate significant test score gains.

The findings of this empirical analysis demonstrate that early childhood education expansion is an expensive reform that delivers only transitory benefits. School choice uses resources more efficiently and delivers improved academic achievement. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:tuition in any district which shall employ a special teacher for such subject.Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.Approved March 3, 1905.CHAPTER ELEVEN. PUPILS. Sec. 97. All children between the ages of six and twenty-one years who are residents of this Territory, must be admitted into the schools of this Territory.98. All pupils must comply with the regulations, pursue the required course of study, and submit to the authority of the teachers of the school.99. Continued open defiance of the authority of the teacher and habitual profanity and vulgarity constitute good causes for expulsion from school.100. Any pupil who cuts, defaces or otherwise injures any school house or outbuildings thereof is liable to suspension or expulsion, and upon the complaint of the teacher or Trustees, the parents or guardians of such pupils shall be liable for all damages.101. Every parent, guardian or other person in the Territory of Arizona, having control of any child or children between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be required to send such child or children to a public school, or private school taught by a competent instructor, for a period of at least twelve weeks in each year, six weeks of which time, shall be consecutive; provided, that such parent, guardian or other person having control of such child or children shall be excused from such duty by the School Board of the district whenever it shall be shown to its satisfaction that one of the following reasons exists therefor, to-wit:1. That such child is taught at home by a competent instructor in such branches as are usually taught in the public schools.2. That such child has already acquired the branches of learning taught in the public schools.... ... Read more

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This book presents the first published accounts and evaluations of the first free market in education in the U.S., Arizona charter schools.The charter school is fast becoming one of the most significant attempts at public education reform in this country. Over 1100 charter schools operate in twenty-seven states, with several hundred more to be added in the next two years. School Choice in the Real World looks at the charter school movement through a highly focused lens: it examines charter schools in Arizona, which currently account for nearly one-quarter of all charter schools. Using this state as a case study, the editors examine the experiences of actual charter school operators, social scientific analysis, policy discussions, and criticism and forecasting for the future.School choice is the most talked about reform of American public education, yet writings about choice remain highly speculative because no state has adopted a free market approach to education--until now. The charter school is fast becoming one of the most significant attempts at public education reform in this country. Over 1100 charter schools operate in twenty-seven states, with several hundred more to be added in the next two years. School Choice in the Real World looks at the charter school movement through a highly focused lens: it examines charter schools in Arizona, which currently account for nearly one-quarter of all charter schools.Since 1994, Arizona has implemented a charter school law with the lowest barriers to entry in the nation. As a result, Arizona has more than 200 charter school campuses. Some districts have even lost more than 10% of their students to charter schools. Using the state of Arizona as a case study, the editors examine the experiences of actual charter school operators, social scientific analysis, policy discussions, and criticism and forecasting for the future. The editors bring together academics, policy-makers, and practicioners, and they explain and evaluate how school choice works in the real world. ... Read more

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Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Phoenix, this book provides a unique overview of women as comprehensive political participants in one state, Arizona. It offers a snapshot of how men and women compare in the electoral process, as community volunteers, and as elected and appointed public officials in the three branches of the government. Explores how conservatism and feminism meet to produce unique perspectives on social issues and public policy. Contains photographs, charts and graphs. ... Read more

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The proposed boundaries, of the Territory of Arizona, are the 34th parallel of latitude, with New Mexico on the north, from the 103d meridian west to the Colorado; Texas on the east; Texas, and the Mexican provinces of New Mexico and Sonora on the south; and California on the west. The new Territory would thus contain within its borders the three largest rivers on the Continent, west of the Mississippi©-the Rio Grande, Gila, and Colorado of the west, and embrace 90,000 square miles.

The Gadsden purchase is attached by act of Congress to the Territory of New Mexico. At the time of its acquisition there was scarcely any population except a few scattering Mexicans in the Mesilla valley, and at the old town of Tucson, in the centre of the territory. The Apache Indian, superior in strength to the Mexican, had gradually extirpated every trace of civilization, and roamed uninterrupted and unmolested, sole possessor of what was once a thriving and populous Spanish province.

Except the report of Col. A. B. Gray, there is scarcely anything in print with reference to the early history of Arizona, beyond the scanty but valuable notes of Major Emory and Hon. John R. Bartlett, in their reports, and in the appendix to Wilson's late book, "Mexico and its Religion." To this last I beg to refer any reader who desires accurate information respecting the Northern Mexican provinces, presented in a straightforward common-sense style.

In the possession of the writer of these notes is a map drawn in 1757, just one hundred years ago, presented by the Society of Jesuits to the King of Spain. The original of this map is now in the archives of the Mexican Government. It was copied, with the notes relating to the Territory, and to Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa, by Capt. C. P. Stone, late of the United States Army. The map bears the inscription, "Carte levee par la Societe des Jesuites, dediee au Roi d'Espagne en 1757."



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Clarridge and Whitaker's challenge was to coordinate the design and implementation of a new elementary progress report that would provide not only a more consistent and equitable measure of student progress across an extremely diverse district, but also promote better communication among parents, students, and teachers. ... Read more

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This new manual prepares high school students in the state of Arizona for the math test that they must pass as a prerequisite to graduation. It provides extensive practice and review and covers all of the following test topics: number sense and operations; data analysis, probability, and discrete mathematics; patterns, algebra, and functions;geometry and measurement; and structure and logic. This book also presents one diagnostic test and three full-length practice tests with solutions to all problems plus a glossary of commonly used math terms. ... Read more

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The progress of a complex educational restructuring project in the US state of Arizona is the focus of this book. The goals of the project included: to improve dramatically student achievement in the core subjects; to develop new assessment and evaluation practices; and to develop teaching strategies, curricula and school structures that meet the needs of poor, minority and bilingual students. ... Read more

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n March, 1889, an appropriation of $2,000 was made by Congress for the repair of Casa Grande ruin in southern Arizona. This amount was insufficient for complete restoration, but under the authority of the act of Congress making the appropriation some work was done. Partly as an aid to further possible work, and partly that there may be an available record of what has been done for the benefit of future students of American archeology, this report is presented.

A full description of Casa Grande has been given by the writer in a published memoir[1] on that ruin, hence only a brief account will now be necessary to aid in making the present report intelligible. Following this description is a statement of the condition of the ruin in 1891 and of the plans formed for its repair, the latter being necessarily controlled by the amount appropriated. After this there is an account of the work done, from the passage of the bill until the delivery of the work to the agent of the United States who received it, and of the reservation, of an area of land about the ruin by order of the President. This is followed by a catalogue of the articles found during the excavations in and about the ruin, which were subsequently deposited in the National Museum; a transcript of the contract under which the work was done, including specifications, plans, and sections, and the report of Mr H. C. Rizer, who inspected and received the work. Finally, there are appended the correspondence and report relating to the condition of Casa Grande in 1895, with recommendations concerning its further protection.

[Footnote 1: Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, p. 289 et seq.]

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Publisher: Washington : Govt. Printing OfficePublication date: 1923Subjects: University of ArizonaNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Medley of songs response of Friend's General Conference. Reprint of A Hynbal for Friends ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xavier College Preparatory is a Catholic, all-female private high school in Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, drawing students from 120 local schools and transfer students from around the world. Xavier was founded 65 years ago by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with 17 pioneer students. Currently (2008-2009) Xavier has over 1,200 (all female) students studying everything from aviation and architecture to chemistry and calculus. Students at Xavier share classes with students from Brophy College Preparatory, the all-boy Jesuit high school adjacent to Xavier. ... Read more