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Arizona parents won't know until summer if their third-graders will be held back next school year.

One of the few reprieves the universities are getting is a $5 million addition specifically earmarked for “economic freedom schools.” However, many lawmakers have no idea what an “economic freedom school” or center is.

A University of Arizona effort to encourage high school seniors to become math teachers has fallen flat because teachers are reluctant to recommend their own career path.

The Senate has given preliminary approval to a measure protecting students' rights to free speech on college campuses.

Tribal leaders were noncommittal Friday about a proposal that would divert Bureau of Indian Education funds into education savings accounts that individual Native American children could use to attend schools of their choosing.

The House Education Committee chairman today reluctantly held a bill that would put an end to a dispute between the State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas.

A bill to effectively settle disputes between the State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas, has gained new life after being left to die.

All signs point to passage of Proposition 123, but some school districts are worried about voter fatigue when they return to the polls in November to ask for more money.

The Arizona House of Representatives has postponed a debate on a bill to massively expand the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Several Republicans said the measure, which passed the Senate on Monday, doesn’t have the votes in the lower chamber.

State senators voted Monday to do what foes have argued has been their agenda all along -- allow every one of the 1.1 million students in Arizona to attend private and parochial schools with tax dollars.