A new partnership between the state’s three universities and several state agencies aims to increase understanding of issues like Valley Fever and ozone levels in Arizona – and come up with solutions.
Read More »State ramps up study of Valley Fever, ozone
Judge hears school-funding arguments 
Attorneys for the state want a judge to throw out a 5-year-old lawsuit charging that lawmakers aren't living up to their constitutional and court-ordered obligation to adequately fund new schools and repair existing ones.
Read More »Community colleges, CTEDs offer more, longer programs 
Last session, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that allows community colleges to work toward bachelor’s degrees without having to go to another traditional four-year institution.
Read More »Schools push to restore learning loss in pandemic 
Faced with dips in proficiency across the board, educators continue to push back against the learning loss their students have experienced during the past two years of the pandemic.
Read More »Proposed school funding revamp underway 
A new education funding plan proposed at the Arizona Legislature would revamp the state’s funding formula for public districts and charter schools – but critics argue the proposal would not benefit all students equally. The House Appropriations Committee will hold ...
Read More »Community colleges seek change to spending limit 
Semiconductor bootcamp training. Artificial intelligence associate degrees. Nursing simulation programs.
Read More »Parents complain about ESA payment issues 
The Arizona State Board of Education tabled accepting a quarterly report from the Empowerment Scholarship Account program on February 28 after parents submitted 49 pages of comments and spoke at the meeting about their problems with how the program is ...
Read More »Ducey opens door to camp for kids to catch up learning 
Parents who think their kids need a bit of an academic boost can begin signing up this coming week to send them to summer camp. But, for the most part, it won’t be the kind of place with boating and ...
Read More »Auditor: Not all teachers got 20% raise 
Arizona schools have not lived up to the 2018 school year promise to increase teacher pay by 20% by this past year. A new report by the state Auditor General’s Office found that statewide average salaries are up just 16.5%, ...
Read More »School protest measure gets Senate panel OK 
A bill intending to protect the right of “peaceful protestors” to protest at school board meetings passed out of committee this week, though Democrats raised concerns about vague wording and liability. Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita’s SB1617 would keep schools and school ...
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