Arizona school districts have been given permission to cut the time some English-language learners spend in a mandatory immersion program.
Read More »Douglas skips school board meeting again, angering board members 
State Board of Education members vented at a meeting Monday about the absence of Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and her staff and threatened to expand a planned lawsuit against her.
Read More »House Republicans summoned for meetings on school funding
Republican members of the Arizona House are being summoned to briefings by their leaders on ongoing discussions to boost funding for K-12 schools.
Read More »Douglas recall leaders recognize huge challenge, face Dec. 30 deadline 
Max Goshert has gone from being a political onlooker to the leader of a statewide campaign to unseat Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas in a matter of months.
Read More »Legislative leaders have a plan to get rid of school inflation funding 
Republican legislative leaders want to repeal a voter-approved law requiring that lawmakers annually adjust K-12 education funding to account for inflation, arguing that keeping up with the inflation increases year after year is unsustainable.
Read More »Bogus Higley school election arguments exclude legitimate views 
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and the chairman of a political action committee plan to push for a law to keep political imposters and other mischief out of voter pamphlets for school elections.
Read More »State school board votes to authorize lawsuits against Superintendent Diane Douglas
With Diane Douglas boycotting the meeting at least in part because her seat was changed, the state Board of Education voted Tuesday to authorize two new lawsuits against her.
Read More »State school board official in dispute with Diane Douglas resigns 
The employee at the heart of the feud between Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and the State Board of Education submitted her resignation today.
Read More »Douglas proposes $400 million for schools from state surplus, rainy day fund
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas offered a plan today to pump $400 million a year into schools for teacher pay.
Read More »Dems uniting against Ducey trust plan 
Democratic lawmakers are coalescing in opposition to Gov. Doug Ducey’s state land trust plan, a potentially troubling development for a governor who may need votes from the minority party to pass one of his top priorities for the 2016 legislative session.
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