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Costs to attend Arizona’s state universities to increase
Tuition and some fees at Arizona's public universities will be going up.
Ducey’s proposal will help only a few schools launch full-day kindergarten
An Arizona Capitol Times analysis shows that under the governor’s plan, full-day kindergarten expansion is going to be more limited than he has envisioned.
Unsettled strife over Prop. 123 clouds future of education funding
It’s hard to set a course for the future of public education in Arizona when school officials and lawmakers are still feuding about the past.
Universities propose minimal tuition hikes, but some students face steep fee increases
Arizona’s public universities unveiled plans to increase their tuition costs by less than 3 percent for incoming resident undergraduates.
Leader of huge medical center top pick for new UA president
The state Board of Regents on Tuesday selected the leader of the world's biggest medical center as its top pick to be the next president for the University of Arizona.
State testing finds lead in public school drinking water
The Department of Environmental Quality is in the early stages of getting local education officials to test some 7,000 school buildings throughout the state for lead in the drinking water.
K-12 classroom spending reaches all-time low
Arizona schools overall spent less of the money they received last year in the classroom than in any of the 16 years the state has been keeping track.
Regents: 2 finalists for University of Arizona president job
The state Board of Regents has announced two finalists for the president's job at the University of Arizona.
Governor wants to strip back rules that make it complicated to become a teacher
Four weeks into the 2016 school year, more than 2,000 teacher positions in Arizona were still unfilled. One way lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey want to address the problem: Make it easier to become a teacher.
From classroom to chatroom: how teachers risk crossing the line with students
Investigators said it started with a World of Warcraft game: A 16-year-old girl joined a team with her teacher and then entered into a private chat, which spiraled into online advances by the teacher and suggestions of meeting outside of school.
Sen. Allen’s proposed university tuition freeze goes down to defeat
After several weeks of fighting for a four-year tuition freeze program for the three state universities, Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen of Snowflake saw her legislation rejected by a 3-4 vote in the Senate Education Committee.
JLBC concludes voucher expansion will increase costs to state
Making vouchers universally available to pay for all children to attend private and parochial schools will actually increase costs to the state according to a legislative budget analysis.
