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Capitol Spotlight: Palmer to join Helios Foundation
Janice Palmer, director of governmental relations for the Arizona School Boards Association, has accepted a position as vice president & director of policy for the Helios Education Foundation. Her new responsibilities will include guiding the foundation’s new strategic direction in the school reform movement in Florida and Arizona.
Lesko bill would eliminate most school desegregation funding
Sen. Debbie Lesko is again trying to eliminate a tax mechanism that allows some Arizona school districts to raise millions of dollars in funding allotted for desegregation and student achievement efforts.
Arizona school data shows uneven distribution of ethnic groups
Two decades after Arizona helped pioneer the charter school movement, enrollment data show the schools don’t match the school age demographics of the state and, in many cases, their neighborhoods. White - and especially Asian - students attend charter schools at a higher rate than Hispanics, who now make up the the greatest portion of Arizona’s school age population.
JTED restoration advances, but unexpected snags pop up
Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to sign a bill restoring funding to Joint Technical Education Districts, if a bill ever reaches his desk.
Elisa Villanueva Beard: Reflecting the joy of a rewarding career
Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach for America, talks about the rewards and challenges of teaching, and why she wouldn’t hire Donald Trump to join the TFA corps.
New deal struck to repeal Arizona technical education cuts
Lawmakers have reached a deal on a proposal restoring nearly all the cuts to high school career and technical education made in the last legislative session.
Douglas fights bill to empower state Board of Education
State schools chief Diane Douglas is lashing out of a bill to confirm the power of the state Board of Education, calling it “anti-voter, anti-democracy, anti-education, anti-parents and anti-children.’’
After nation’s deepest higher ed cuts, advocates see glimmer of hope
Arizona cut higher education funding deeper than any other state last year, capping a five-year period in which the state led the nation with a 27.3 percent cut from its support for colleges, a new report says.
Support intensifies for restoration of technical education funding
The business and education communities have joined forces to restore funding for technical and vocational classes
Open for comment: Lawmaker lets people talk, and they have plenty to say
Hours after the experts had their say – the budget analysts, representatives from the Arizona Board of Regents, and the presidents of the Grand Canyon State’s public universities – the public had a chance to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Jan. 27. Senators got more than they bargained for.
State land trust pays record $105 million to Arizona schools
Arizona State Treasurer Jeff DeWit has announced the state's land trust will pay a record $105 million to schools in the budget year beginning in July.
Lawmaker proposes sex education beginning in kindergarten
Arizona youngsters from kindergarten through high school would be taught sex education unless their parents specifically object under the terms of proposed legislation.
