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LEEDing the way: Green schoolhouse fuses sustainability and education

Dayana Gonzalez and her classmates at Roadrunner School in Phoenix will soon have a new building on their campus that not only incorporates sustainable, environment-friendly features, but also demonstrates them for the students.
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Judge upholds immersion approach to teaching English

A 20-year legal odyssey took a step closer to completion Friday when a federal judge ruled the state’s way of teaching English to kids who don’t know the language is “a valid educational theory.”
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House committee approves bill to arm teachers
Teachers, administrators and school employees will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun into classrooms next school year if a bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday becomes law.
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House panel OKs armed teachers in rural schools
A sharply divided Arizona House panel approved a bill Wednesday that allows designated teachers, administrators or other employees in remote rural schools to carry a handgun.
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AIMS repeal headed to Governor’s desk

A bill to scrap the requirement that high school students pass the AIMS test is heading to the governor’s desk after being approved by the House on Tuesday during a heated debate.
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‘Firestorm’ over new school standards embroils Republican lawmakers

As Arizona ramps up efforts to invest in Common Core, a tide of opposition has defeated one of the first legislative efforts to implement the new education standards by likening them to a national takeover of Arizona’s school curriculum.
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TUSD superintendent says he’s resigning on June 30
TUCSON — The superintendent of Tucson’s largest school district says he’s resigning, effective June 30.
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Arizona universities propose 3-5 percent tuition hikes
Northern Arizona University students could see tuition increase 5 percent, and students at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona could owe 3 percent more next year under proposals released Friday.
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AZ House passes bill barring student association fee use for politics
Student groups won’t be able to use student fees collected by universities to support political causes under a bill passed by the Arizona House.
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Federal court upholds ethnic studies prohibition
A federal court has upheld the constitutionality of Arizona’s law that prohibits public schools from offering courses that teach ethnic solidarity.
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