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Arizona group says school voucher bill repeal is on track
A group that opposes a major private school voucher expansion bill signed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey this spring says it is on track to collect enough signatures to place the law on hold.
Group hopes to stop school voucher expansion before it takes effect
When Arizona students return to school in August, a new law could make the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts available to all 1.1 million of them. Unless a grassroots group of opponents has its way.
Free tuition program for teachers getting underway at state universities
After months of deliberation, state universities are aiming to admit 200 students in the fall 2017 semester to the Arizona Teacher Academy, a teacher-training program with free tuition.
ABOR to mull ‘dreamers’ tuition, legal questions abound
Arizona regents meet Thursday to decide what how much more dreamers attending the state's three universities will have to pay in tuition this fall.
Ducey moves swiftly to replace regent who resigned
Gov. Doug Ducey swiftly appointed a replacement to the Arizona Board of Regents after a member resigned because of insulting comments he made to a lawmaker.
Business leaders calling for big tax hike to fund public schools
Business leaders are advocating for a permanent expansion of a sales tax that funds public schools by nearly three times the current amount.
School vouchers have voters’ approval, poll says
A poll commissioned by school-choice group American Federation for Children suggested a tough road ahead for a group working on a ballot measure to repeal an expansion of vouchers.
Public education advocates bemoan school money still not enough
It’s hard to argue the budget doesn’t focus on education when much of the new spending focuses on K-12 or university education initiatives. The fiscal year 2018 budget adds $163 million above inflation funding to schools.
Dawn Penich-Thacker: A first-generation American out to ‘Save Our Schools’
Arizona State University rhetoric professor Dawn Penich-Thacker started teaching when she was just 5 years old. She would sit around her family’s dining room table, preparing her parents for the United States citizenship exam with flashcards and quizzes.
Arizona top teachers unload on Legislature
Three current and former teachers of the year lashed out Monday at lawmakers for failing to properly fund schools -- and salaries -- but were more forgiving of local school boards who actually set their pay.
Speaker withholds teacher pay raise proposal from vote
Arizona schools won't be forced to use some of their annual inflation aid for teacher raises.
Group pushing voucher referendum short on money
A new public-education advocacy group seeking a referendum on a recently passed voucher law has plenty of confidence, but it is sorely lacking the sort of high-dollar support needed to fight until the end.
