Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced at a news conference that free tutoring will be available for students who failed to pass proficiency tests in reading, writing and math.
between first and eighth grade at public and charter schools will be eligible. Parents can request it through the state Department of Education website.
Teachers will be paid $30 per hour. If they make sufficient progress in that six-week window, they will get an additional $200 stipend. A teacher who can find the time to tutor could potentially make $8,000 overall.A spokesperson for the Arizona Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
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