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First schools Arizona was founded by missionaries Spanish. These schools, however, taught primarily religion. After Mexican independence in 1821, The Mexicans expelled all missionaries born in Spain. These schools, geared primarily for the conversion of Native Americans to CatholicismWere eventually abandoned by the Mexican government. The first public schools were founded in TucsonIn 1870. In 1880The government of Arizona has created a system of funds directed to education, and made education compulsory for all children living in the state. Until 1951, Schools in Arizona were segregated.
Currently, all educational institutions in Arizona have to follow rules and standards dictated by the State Board of Education of Arizona. This advice directly controls the system of public schools in the state, which is divided into different school districts. Each city primary (city), Several secondary cities (towns) And each county is served by a school district. In cities, the responsibility to administer the schools is the local school district, while in the less densely populated, this is responsibility of school districts operating in the whole county in general. In the less densely populated, the responsibility to provide public education is one of the counties. Arizona allows operation schools charter – Independent public schools, which are not run by school districts, but that depend on public funds to operate. School attendance is compulsory for all children and adolescents over six years, until the completion of school or until the age of fifteen.
Panoramic view of the University of Arizona, Temple.
In 1999The public schools and attended approximately 852.6 thousand students, employing approximately 43.9 thousand teachers. Private schools serve approximately 44.1 thousand students and employed approximately 3.3 thousand teachers. The system of public schools and consumed about 3.963 billion dollars, and spending of public schools was about 5.2 thousand dollars per student. About 83.8% of inhabitants over 25 years of age have a high school diploma.
First libraries Arizona was founded by Spanish missionaries in the early century. However, these libraries were eventually abandoned after independence from Mexico in 1821. The first public library was founded in Phoenix and Tucson, in 1870. Currently, the vast majority of cities in Arizona has at least one public library.
Establishing education oldest Arizona is University of Arizona, Which was founded in TempeIn 1885. Currently, Arizona has 71 institutions of higher education, of which 25 are public and 46 are private. Three of these institutions are universities public, 10 are private universities, the remainder colleges. Phoenix and Tucson are the main educational centers of Arizona.
