Primary and Secondary Education

Arizona Academic Arts Standards were adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education in 2006 and outline recommendations for education in music, visual arts, theatre and dance at various grade levels.

Find out about elementary schools, middle schools and high schools in the Maricopa County. Get advice on how to find a school, how are schools are ranked, and which are the best schools in the Valley of the Sun.

Arizona has many charter schools. Find out about Phoenix and Arizona charter schools.

For many years Arizona has been criticized for having a substandard education system. In 2002 a process was put into place that will hopefully improve the situation.

Here is some advice on how to evaluate if a school is right for your child, including sample questions you might ask.

If you need to know when the first or last day of school is in the Phoenix area, here's how you find out.

If you are considering homeschooling your child, here are some questions you need to ask yourself. From the About Guide to Homeschooling.

There are so many schools in Arizona. Here's help finding the ones that are the better schools, and step-by-step instructions on how to narrow them down.

Find out about the various means by which Arizona and Phoenix officials are trying to improve traffic safety around our schools.

Here is how you find out what school district a particular address in Maricopa County is in.

Here are five stores that have locations all over the Phoenix area where you can check their sale flyers for back-to-school specials.