Arizona is home to the most robust public school choice environment, including open enrollment and public charter schools. In 2016-17, 17 percent of Arizona’s students

By Ildi Laczko-Kerr and Eileen Sigmund A common myth is that alternative schools serve as a “last resort” for at-risk students or as a means

By Ildi Laczko-Kerr and Eileen Sigmund Contrary to the common myth that charters skim the “cream of the crop” from school districts, the average student

By Eileen Sigmund Early voting is underway for the 2018 primary elections. With that in mind, the Association asked all legislative candidates running for elected

By Ildi Laczko-Kerr The 2017 A-F results provide accountability for a sizeable portion of public schools in the state; however, not all schools received a

By Ildi Laczko-Kerr More than 150,000 students are enrolled in charter schools that either received a 2017 A-F letter grade or can’t be rated due

By Eileen Sigmund and Ildi Laczko-Kerr Arizona issued its 2017 “A-F” letter grades for public schools – district and charters- last week for the first

By Megan Gilbertson The Arizona Charter Schools Association strongly supports Governor Ducey’s teacher pay proposal, which by 2020 will increase average teacher salaries by 20

By Julie Wesley, Legacy Traditional School Peoria Teacher I have had the pleasure of teaching Arizona students as a certified teacher for the past seven