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Department of Education opens reading improvement program web portal
Arizona schools can file their reports on how they intend to improve their students’ reading skills despite the fight between the education board and state schools chief Diane Douglas – at least for the time being.
Ducey says tax cuts remain an option despite state’s school funding woes
Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he won’t take another round of tax cuts off the table even as Arizona schools struggle to recover the hundreds of millions of dollars in state aid they lost during the recession.
Reading improvement web site on hold over feud between schools chief and ed board
State education officials are using the spat with the Board of Education in refusing to set up a web site so schools can submit legally required plans to show how they plan to improve reading skills.
Appeals Court rejects Douglas’ request for quick ruling on lawsuit
The Arizona Court of Appeals today refused to accept Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’ request for a fast-tracked appeal of her lawsuit against the Board of Education.
Arizona schools chief Douglas appeals judge’s dismissal of lawsuit
A power struggle between Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and the state Board of Education over authority to hire and fire the board's staff is poised for another court battle.
Support for land trust plan remains strong despite the treasurer’s vocal opposition
Recent criticism by state Treasurer Jeff DeWit appears to have done little to dampen Republican enthusiasm for Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to increase state land trust payments to K-12 schools.
State finally replaces wasteful education data system
A new data system that counts students and calculates how much money each school receives for them began running on July 28 to replace a dysfunctional system that education leaders said was wasting millions of dollars.
Arizona posts lowest college completion rate, highest default rate
Arizona tied Alaska for the lowest college completion rate in the country in 2013, with just 29 percent of students able to earn a four-year degree in six years or less, a new report says.
School administrators scrambling, again, to hire teachers as school year looms
Arizona officials say there are at least 1,000 vacant teacher positions to fill, with just weeks left until the school year starts around the state.
Arizona continues to fare poorly in national child well-being scorecard
Despite making progress in most areas, Arizona remained mired at 46th among states for overall child well-being in the 2015 KidsCount report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Administrative bloat? Republican lawmaker sets sights on school tax credit organizations
Within days of the new fiscal year’s commencement on July 1, the Arizona Department of Revenue announced that Arizona businesses had claimed more than $51 million in tax credits for their donations to School Tuition Organizations. The state had reached the legal cap on the tax credits in lightning-fast fashion.
School’s out, need isn’t: Trying to boost summer meals after sharp 2014 drop
Arizona had the nation’s biggest drop in kids getting free summer meals between 2013 and 2014, a time when most states saw increases in the number of children reached, a recent report says.
