Kingman Parents, Students Receive a Course on Cambridge Prep (Daily Miner, March 28, 2012)
State Sen. Rich Crandall presented Kingman Unified's Cambridge Preparatory Academy to a large audience of parents and students, and his message was clear: It's time for schools to stop focusing on minimizing failure. Crandall, who co-sponsored the Move on When Ready legislation, along with the people in charge of implementing the initiative at the state and local levels held a parents' information night at White Cliffs Middle School.
Arizona Is One of Four States Participating in a National Pilot Program to Make High Schools More Globally Competitive (Horizon, KAET Channel Eight, March 21, 2012)
Move On When Ready, an initiative led by the Center for the Future of Arizona, is being implemented in 12 Arizona high schools. President and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy Marc Tucker provides insights on the program, and the ASU Preparatory Academy is showcased.
Implementation of Move On When Ready Initiatives Underway in Arizona Schools (Horizon, KAET Channel Eight, December 15, 2011)
Arizona's Move On When Ready initiative led by the Center for the Future of Arizona is part of a national pilot program that seeks to make American high schools more globally competitive and more responsive to students' individual needs. Providing an update are CFA Executive Director Sybil Francis; Yuma Union High School District Superintendent Toni Badone; and Helios Education Foundation President and CEO Paul Luna.
Move On When Ready Initiative Launched, to Expand in 2012 (ASA Update, November 2011)
Arizona schools are playing a major role in a national pilot program that could result in basic changes in high school structure, curriculum, and testing throughout the country.
School Reforms Taking Shape (Arizona Daily Sun, November 2, 2011)
State education leaders gathering in Flagstaff were briefed on several state-based reforms, including the Move On When Ready initiative. Seventeen schools around the state are implementing MOWR during the 2011-2012 school year.
Education Director Explains Reforms in Testing, Reading (Yuma Sun, September 21, 2011)
Arizona State Board of Education Executive Director Vince Yanez spoke at the Governor's Regional Education Symposium about key education reforms taking place in Arizona, including the Move On When Ready initiative of the Center for the Future of Arizona.
Charter School at ASU Adopts Early Diploma Program (The Tribune, August 24, 2011)
ASU Preparatory Academy Polytechnic is using the Cambridge Curriculum, an internationally recognized curriculum, to better prepare students for college and provide the opportunity to earn a Grand Canyon Diploma. The East Valley charter school is one of 14 Arizona schools participating in the Move On When Ready initiative starting with the 2011-2012 academic year.
Foundation Invests $50,000 in Center (Surprise Independent, August 17, 2011)
A number of West Valley schools are implementing Move On When Ready beginning in fall 2011. The Arizona Community Foundation is providing $50,000 from its John & Delys Ellis Fund to support the Move On When Ready Learning Collaborative, which the Center for the Future of Arizona recently formed.
Arizona High School Students Could Graduate Two Years Early (KNXV TV ABC 15, August 15, 2011)
One hundred and twenty-seven students at Phoenix's Central High School are participating in Move On When Ready this year.
Schools Primed to Succeed this Year (Wickenburg Sun, August 10, 2011)
Wickenburg High School during the upcoming school year will plan implementation of ACT QualityCore and Move On When Ready in fall 2012. The initiative is being adopted as a way to raise learning and performance to a new level at the school.
"Ready Now Yuma" Beginning in the Yuma Union High School District (KAWC FM / Colorado River Public Media, July 8, 2011)
When classes begin in the Yuma Union High School District in August, the district's schools will launch "Ready Now Yuma." KAWC's Kim Johnson speaks with YUHSD Superintendent Toni Badone about "Ready Now Yuma," and what it will do for the district's students.
New ASU West Academy Aims to Challenge Kids (Arizona Republic, June 30, 2011)
Students at the new Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy at the ASU West campus will undertake an academically rigorous program of study and have the opportunity to earn a Grand Canyon High School Diploma, which signifies they have met at least a minimum level of college-readiness.
YUHSD Will Launch "Ready Now Yuma" Initiative (Yuma Sun, June 7, 2011)
Yuma Union High School District, the Center for the Future of Arizona and Helios Education Foundation have launched "Ready Now Yuma," a district-wide initiative to better prepare students for college and career.
College-Credit Program Gaining Among High Schoolers (Yuma Sun, March 10, 2011)
The Yuma Union High School District board meeting included a presentation about Move On When Ready, which is being implemented in partnership with the Center for the Future of Arizona and Helios Education Foundation.
Arizona's Central High First School in State to Adopt New Global Exam System (Arizona Republic, January 12, 2011)
Central High School has adopted Cambridge International Examinations, a rigorous system that will upgrade the curriculum at the Phoenix school to international standards. The school will introduce it in fall 2011 to freshmen and sophomores, with plans to expand it to all grades in the future.
Basis Charter Schools Use British Exams for 9th-Graders (Scottsdale-Carefree Republic, November 25, 2010)
Basis Scottsdale and Basis Tucson are piloting the International General Certificate of Secondary Education exams in the ninth grades during the 2010-2011 school year. The IGCSEs are administered by the University of Cambridge International Examinations.
Move On When Ready: Interview with Sybil Francis, Executive Director, Center for the Future of Arizona ("Horizon," KAET TV 8 / PBS, May 6, 2010)
A bill passed by state lawmakers allows high school students to advance academically and move on to college or career and technical study when they prove they’re capable of doing so.
Grand Canyon Diploma Hoists Bar for Seniors (Arizona Republic, April 20, 2010)
Phoenix Union High School District Superintendent Kent P. Scribner notes in an opinion piece that the Move On When Ready Bill (HB 2731) provides the type of education reform needed if Arizona schools are to prepare students for success in college and career.
Arizona Bill Provides Quick Way Out of High School (Arizona Republic, March 31, 2010)
The state House has approved a bill that would allow Arizona high-school students the opportunity to advance based on what they learn rather than on seat time in class. Those who qualify would have the option of graduating early with a Grand Canyon Diploma, among other options.
Advanced Diploma Choice Closer to Reality (The Tribune, March 28, 2010)
A bill passed by the state House, if it becomes law, will promote national and international levels of academic achievement for Arizona students at schools who choose to participate in Move On When Ready.