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    Parent Partnership Solutions

    July 25, 2012 by Cindy Long

    This article outlines six of the most common communication challenges between educators and parents, as reported by a recent Parenting/NEA survey, along with NEA member-tested solutions.

  • Video: Artfully Engaged Students

    April 4, 2012 by Cindy Long

    Howenstine High Magnet School students partnered with the Tucson Arts Brigade and the Barrio Centro Neighborhood Association to create the Barrio Centro Mural. The colorful mural portrays the neighborhood’s history and diverse culture.

  • Jenna Marvin, media specialist at Howenstine High Magnet School.

    Educators Aren’t Just Welcoming Change, They’re Leading It

    March 23, 2012 by Cindy Long

    Educators in priority schools are taking the helm of local school reforms while changing the perception of their profession and association. Learn about the work of NEA members in Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Maine and North Carolina.

  • Howenstine students work on a Habitat for Humanity house. Photo: Brenda Alvarez

    Building Academic Success One House at a Time

    March 16, 2012 by Cindy Long

    By pitching in to help their community address problems like lack of affordable housing, students at Howenstine Magnet High School are helping build their own academic success through service-learning in Tucson, Arizona.

  • Students involved in Howenstine High Magnet School's theater arts program rehearse lines.

    Parents Part of the Production in a High School Theater Program

    March 5, 2012 by Teal Ruland

    Tom Hall’s theater arts program at Howenstine High Magnet School demonstrates both the importance of arts education and a unique way to get parents and the community involved with the school.

  • From left to right: Frances Banales, president of TEA: Michael McDonald, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Tucson; Andrew Morrill, president of AEA; Italia Raymond, Hlowenstine graduate; Matt Johnson, Howenstine graduate; Dr. John Pedicone, superintendent of TUSD; Maritz Nunez, principal of Howenstine; State Sen. Paula Aboud. Photo: Brenda Alvarez

    Local Leaders Urge Community to Join High School Transformation Effort

    December 7, 2011 by Cindy Long

    Union, district, school and local government leaders gathered with NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign to kick off the KEYS survey at Howenstine High school in Tucson, AZ.

  • The Mitchell Twenty

    May 25, 2011 by PSC Editor

    By Kathy Wiebke, PhD, Executive Director of the Arizona K12 Center and National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) “In every school and in every classroom, every student deserves to be taught by an accomplished teacher. In ‘those schools’ they deserve to…

  • Thinkers or Test Takers?

    March 14, 2011 by PSC Editor

    By Shellie Sallas, National Board Certified Teacher. She teaches 5th grade at Mitchell Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona. Every year, on the first day of school I asked my students what the goal of reading is…with great enthusiasm they always respond,…

  • Patsy Hays, an alternative learning and 21st century learning coordinator for 7th and 8th grades, says "We need to work hard to get our parents involved and we need to work hard to get ourselves out there in the community."

    Connecting Culture to the Classroom for Achievement

    October 8, 2010 by Amy Buffenbarger

    Diversity in the San Carlos Unified School District in Arizona isn’t amongst the students, it’s between the students and their teachers. The district is located on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, one of the poorest American Indian communities in…

  • Transforming Phoenix’s Mitchell Elementary

    April 8, 2010 by PSC Editor

    By Kathy Wiebke and Daniela Robles Isaac School District is a district that parallels many districts in the nation. Labels that indicate low performance, multiple messages that led in numerous directions, and teachers that strive to do what is asked…

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