National Reivew: Bring Civics Back To The Classroom
"A law I signed in March requires schools to dedicate the majority of today’s classroom instruction to civics. That means that, from our littlest kindergartners to high-school seniors, students across Arizona are spending today learning the importance of our constitutional system." - Governor Ducey
BRIEF: Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day
Today marks Arizona’s inaugural Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day — a day in which a majority of in-person and online classroom instruction is devoted entirely to civics. It is also the 39th anniversary of Sandra Day O’Connor being sworn in as the first female Supreme Court Justice.Â
Governor Ducey Announces $14 Million To Support Universities’ Response To Pandemic
The state is providing $8 million for additional testing, surveillance and other response efforts at all ASU, U of A and NAU. In addition, Arizona is providing $6 million for the development of ASU’s groundbreaking point-of-need testing, which will allow people to get COVID-19 test results within minutes.
KJZZ: Arizona Investing $14 Million In Universities' Efforts To Test For, Contain COVID-19
"$8 million will go toward additional testing, surveillance and other response efforts at all three public universities, such as expanding wastewater testing. The other $6 million will help Arizona State University develop a new COVID-19 test known as point-of-need that will provide frontline workers with results in as little as 20 minutes."
Arizona Awarded $1.5 Million To Expand Adoption Efforts
Governor Ducey this week announced Arizona received an Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help more Arizona kids find safe, loving homes. In Fiscal Year 2019, more than 3,500 Arizona children were adopted from foster care.Â
PRIMER: Celebrating Small Business Week In Arizona
This week, Arizona joined the nation in celebrating Small Business Week and recognized the more than 592,000 small businesses throughout the state. Small Business Week honors the entrepreneurs, small business owners and employees who help power the economy and support their communities.
