In 2010, the Arizona Legislature enacted Arizona Revised Statute §15-241 (A.R.S. §15-241) to create the A-F Letter Grade accountability system which was adopted in June 2011 by the State Board of Education. The A-F Letter Grades are designed to place equal value on current year achievement and longitudinal academic growth, specifically the growth of all students as well as a school’s lowest achieving students.

"Accredited Online Colleges is the Internet’s premier site for finding accredited online education in America that is in line with the standards of the United States Department of Education. It allows you to search through countless accredited schools based on a variety of criteria to find the accredited college that best meets your needs. It is a comprehensive and informative resource that ranks each university in Arizona by size, degrees offered, tuition costs, admission rates, graduation rates, and retention rates.

Arizona Charter Schools Association is a nonprofit organization who believes that all Arizona students should have access to a high quality public school. We are focused on creating and sharing innovative programs designed to support leaders and teachers as they work to improve student achievement. The Association supports student achievement through high quality charter schools, advocates for student equity and charter school autonomy, and leads Arizona charter schools as a sustainable, strong, credible organization.

The Arizona Department of Education and its chief position, a publicly elected state Superintendent of Public Instruction, were created upon the ratification of the Arizona Constitution. The job of the state superintendent is to “superintend” the K-12 public education system in Arizona through the state department of education.  As stated in the state constitution, this involves providing for the students of Arizona a uniform public school system including kindergarten schools, common schools, high schools and normal schools.

Across the state, Arizona’s Common Core Standards are being implemented to ensure that all students have the academic knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college, career and life. To support their implementation, the Arizona Public Engagement Task Force - an independently formed statewide collaborative of more than 30 organizations – has worked in partnership with the Arizona Department of Education to provide information and resources to parents, educators, students and business leaders about the standards.  The Task Force has also created the Arizona’s Common Core Standards Communications Tool Kit that provides superintendents, principals, teachers and other community leaders with the tools to communicate to families and community members about the standards.

Healthcare careers are part of the fastest growing industry for job growth and development in the United States. This trend is expected to continue over the next decade and expected to grow at the astonishing rate of 23%. This is largely due to the accessibility of healthcare and the aging baby boomer generation. Healthcare careers can be found in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and even at home. Click on the link below to learn more.

Arizona is considered a pioneering state in online education. A certain university system in the state has offered online degree programs since 1993. Arizona boasts over 300 online degree programs from a wide variety of prestigious institutions appearing in the 2015 US News and World Report rankings. The top 5 online colleges in Arizona for 2017 include (#1) Arizona State University, (#2) University of Arizona, (#3) Grand Canyon University), and (#4) Northern Arizona University, and (#5) Arizona Western College.