Zakaria, Effandi, and Yusoff Daud. "The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Students' Mathematics Achievement and Attitude towards Mathematics." Journal of Social Sciences 6.2 (2010): 272-75. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. Effandi and Duad present their argument in "The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cooperative learning on mathematics achievement and attitude towards mathematics." (Effandi and Duad 272). They argue that through an experimental study on the way in which students learn cooperatively and the affect it has on their mathematics scores that, cooperative learning can greatly improve upon the way in which students receive information and retain it. Effandi and Duad have the purpose of enlightening the American people as to the value of science and mathematics in everyday life and the measures that can be taken to improve student performance in the subjects. Essentially the main idea is to create better overall understanding of the worlds of math and science and to demonstrate how it can be used more effectively by all. This source would be found credible owing to the amount of citations in published works as well as their method for peer review currently utilized in all forms of scientific publication. It shall prove an excellent source to use in the research paper portion of the four year plan as well as providing reference at which to use in the persuasion of The Arizona Board of Regents. As it illustrates the importance of math, which many hold to have little value in the so called "real world" as well as the value of cooperative learning and allowing students to work with one another to form a better understanding.

Obama, Barrack. "Winning the Future Through Education." Office of the Press Secretary. Miami Central High School , Miami. 04March 2011. Speech. This source is a transcript published by the White House Public Relations, it summarizes the plans and goals President Obama has set for the educational standards of the United States.  The president supports his informational address with plans developed using recent statistics on the overall American Educational System ranking in comparison to that of the world, new programs placed into effect to aide schools that have as of late been struggling with finical means as well as addressing "No Child Left Behind" and what has become of the policy instituted by President Bush. The White house published this for the purpose of informing the nation on the current state of affairs as well as a testing ground for new measures being taken to ensure excellence in all things academic. Furthermore it also serves as good publicity for the upcoming election in November 2012. The tone is that of an unbiased observer as the nation has come to expect when receiving information after an event concerning the future of the nation, this serves to present the fullest image of professionalism during an election year.  As this overview has come from the White House and contains a video of the president's State of the Union Address it is a reputable source, the federal government cannot hold and publish libel information for the public if the constitution is to be upheld and their image tarnish free. It will allow for a basis in the state of America's educational system and where Arizona, particularly the Chandler Unified School District lie in that rating. Furthermore, providing information on new programs and opportunities for schools and students alike to use to their advantage will be key in convincing the Board of Regents to reevaluate their current stance on the AIMS Scholarship.

Tucker, Shannon, ed. "Information for Parents & Students."Arizona's Official Website. Arizona Department of Education, Dec 2011. Web. 27 Jan 2012. . Ms. Shannon Tucker, Program Project Specialist for the AIMS Scholarship, offers information for parents and students on the AIMS scholarship, both the amount of money granted and the requirements for classes 2013 and below. Tucker supports the information with requirements decided by the Arizona Board of Regents as well as budget information for the last four years. The author's purpose is to make aware the students at large of the standards they must now meet and disregard any false rumors about what is necessary to achieve the merit based scholarship, furthermore as this is such a highly sought after scholarship it is Tucker's job to illustrate completely the need to cut the scholarship to 25 percent. The tone is one of professionalism lending credibility to the statements and allowing the Board of Regents to remain untouched by parents and their emotional reactions. The website first offers information on what the award is and where it may be applied; the three in state universities as well as the provisional requirements to receive the funding. This will be utilized in the research portion of the project, as well as in communicating with officials at Basha High School. In addition to convincing fellow students to both tutor and be tutored and what is at stake. Having been published by the Arizona Department of Education, this source proves to be factual and beneficial in the overall success of this proposal.

Rough, Ginger. "Tuition increases at Arizona colleges lead to spending cuts Arizona regents want schools to reduce salaries by 2.75%." The Arizona Republic 13 Mar. 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. Ginger Rough in the article "Tuition increases at Arizona colleges lead to spending cuts Arizona regents want schools to reduce salaries by 2.75%" (2010) explains the future budget cuts needed to be instated by the three state universities, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona to remain with in their $901 million dollar budget. Rough supports her clarifies the reasoning behind the budget cuts and the measures that will be taken to avoid any more unnecessary spending. Suggestions include salary cuts for employees and raising tuition rates anywhere from 15.7 to 20.4 percent beginning in the 2011 Fall Semester for all three universities.  The purpose is to inform the public of what is happening to their beloved colleges. The audience is the public at large but most specifically the high school as well as college students, both current and future, within the state. The informational tone is clearly for the parents and students concerned about financing their education upon graduation from high school. Having been printed in a reputable Newspaper The Arizona Republic and the author being credited to many well research articles of similar subjects it is concluded that this is a credible source. The article summarizes the current economic situation of students and faculty alike at the colleges and universities in the state and places the emphasis on tuition increasing so as to help lend the spotlight to needed scholarships for Arizona students. Rough's article will be utilized to high light actions taken by the Arizona Board of Regents and the possibilities the continued one cent sales tax and programs set in place by the federal government to fund education more fully. It should serve as a factual source of general information on the deci

Fehr-Snyder , Kerry. "Chandler schools rate high on Arizona's report card Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/10/14/20111014chandler-school-grades-high.html Kerry Fehr-Snyder's article provides information to readers on both the newly instituted ranking system for the performance of schools on the AIMS test and the ranking of Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) as a whole in regards to the test. Fehr-Snyder supports her article with information taken from the Arizona Board of Regents announcement on the new rating system, using letter grades along with the old excelling labels, as well as data collected overall of CUSD at all levels of education; also provided are quotes from people from Camille Casteel who offer insight to attempts made by the school district to bolster scores. The purpose of this article being an informative piece on the state's new system and how it can be distinguished in Chandler schools for a grade A school district. A clear professional tone is used throughout the piece to add an official mindset to the readers opinion and avoid charges of libel. Owing to the amount of information on all levels of school rankings for the chandler school district, from elementary to the four high schools along with the explanations of old and new ranking systems and the opinions from Mrs. Casteel it is apparent that this source is credible. It will be utilized for the changes being made in the system as well as the amount of improvement that can still be made on the school system. Furthermore by showing what state the schools currently are at it will allow for more custom programs to be completed.

Reese, Michelle. "Arizona drops in overall education rankings, but 'achievement' on rise." East Valley Tribune (2012): n.pag. Eastvalleytribune.com. Web. 28 Jan 2012. . Michelle Reese asserts the overall opinion based on testing standards and national census of the overall Arizona Educational System stating it to be lacking in overall but steadily improving with new measures to be implemented in the future. Reese supports her claims with information collected by Education Weekly in their annual "Quality Counts" report. The overall purpose is to enlighten readers from parents to politicians on the current standards the children are currently dealing with and the districts as well as the people in charge of reversing the adverse conditions before they grow more desperate. Reese does state that there have been sources of improvement over the last year and that many officials are searching for better ways to implement new strategies. The tone is that of a concerned bystander yet remains unbiased despite the appearance currently being portrayed by educators and legislators across the state. Being that this article is similar to those posted on the entire United States, with 51 school districts in total including that of the District of Columbia and uses data collected by the national government it is safe to assume that it cannot be charged with libel. Simply put this is to be employed for the debates likely to ensue with the Board of Regents so as to make evident the state of disrepair that the state has become and the ways in which renewing the AIMS scholarship, if reinstated or chartered, could benefit the state as a whole. Furthermore convincing parents and faculty to support this new tutoring program will be difficult and with the statistics listed here it would prove more likely to succeed if they were to be informed of truth of things.

Zakaria, Effandi, and Yusoff Daud. "The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Students' Mathematics Achievement and Attitude towards Mathematics." Journal of Social Sciences 6.2 (2010): 272-75. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. Effandi and Duad present their argument in "The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cooperative learning on mathematics achievement and attitude towards mathematics." (Effandi and Duad 272). They argue that through an experimental study on the way in which students learn cooperatively and the affect it has on their mathematics scores that, cooperative learning can greatly improve upon the way in which students receive information and retain it. Effandi and Duad have the purpose of enlightening the American people as to the value of science and mathematics in everyday life and the measures that can be taken to improve student performance in the subjects. Essentially the main idea is to create better overall understanding of the worlds of math and science and to demonstrate how it can be used more effectively by all. This source would be found credible owing to the amount of citations in published works as well as their method for peer review currently utilized in all forms of scientific publication. It shall prove an excellent source to use in the research paper portion of the four year plan as well as providing reference at which to use in the persuasion of The Arizona Board of Regents. As it illustrates the importance of math, which many hold to have little value in the so called "real world" as well as the value of cooperative learning and allowing students to work with one another to form a better understanding.