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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Judge won’t reconsider ruling in Diane Douglas case
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Patricia Starr will not rescind her ruling that state schools chief Diane Douglas acted illegally in trying to control the actions of the Board of Education.
Advocate: Poor AzMERIT reading results reflect higher bar
Poor reading results from third-graders’ first round with the state’s new AzMERIT test aren’t bad news to one education advocate.
Schools chief recall organizer alleges Douglas’ chief acted improperly
The chief organizer of a recall against state schools chief Diane Douglas is asking the Attorney General’s Office to investigate whether her chief of staff acted improperly in sending an email about the effort to an independent education group.
