Arizona last year recorded a homicide rate of 6.9 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 6.4 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.
The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Arizona received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $4 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
26 percent of seventh-graders at Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School passed the math portion of the AzMERIT test during the 2018-2019 school year.
27 percent of seventh-graders at Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert passed the math portion of the AzMERIT test during the 2018-2019 school year.
28 percent of seventh-graders at Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village passed the math portion of the AzMERIT test during the 2018-2019 school year.
44 percent of seventh-graders at Tempe Academy of International Studies McKemy Campus passed the math portion of the AzMERIT test during the 2018-2019 school year.
57 percent of seventh-graders at Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler passed the math portion of the AzMERIT test during the 2018-2019 school year.
58 percent of seventh-graders at The Dobson Academy - A Ball Charter School passed the math portion of the AzMERIT test during the 2018-2019 school year.