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Reaching a deal that provides a portion of court-ordered funds meets schools’ desire to stabilize and sustain funding, according to a statement released by the Arizona School Boards Association, a plaintiff in the case.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas got a symbolic victory today when she convinced her fellow Board of Education members to vote to cut ties with Common Core.

Lawmakers have been summoned to the Capitol Monday and Tuesday to be briefed on a deal on K-12 funding in advance of a special session later in the week.

Politics has led to the discipline of a state Department of Education manager.

Gov. Doug Ducey is planning revisions to his plan to boost K-12 school funding with the state land trust, including one that would address the fiscal cliff the plan leaves at the end of its first five years.

The dictionaries in the language arts classrooms at Sunnyslope Elementary School carry the wear-and-tear of some 10 years, but replacements are coming soon, thanks to a new ally: GoFundMe.

As a consensus, begrudgingly accepted even by conservative leaders, emerges that the state needs to put more money into public schools, some wonder if the time is ripe for a “grand bargain.”

The influential Arizona Tax Research Association penned a study that attempted to provide context for why Arizona consistently ranks among the worst states when it comes to spending on K-12 education.

In the face of a massive push from the governor and GOP legislative leaders for a special session to increase education funding, some conservative Republicans are pushing back, saying the funding proposals contain no metrics to gauge if the additional money actually improves education outcomes.

More than 150 children on Indian reservations across Arizona were given the opportunity this year to leave their failing schools for better performing ones.