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House panel declines to require audit of TUSD desegregation expenses
Saying an outside review is necessary, a House committee refused late on March 25 to require a “forensic audit” of the $64 million a year Tucson Unified School District is spending on desegregation expenses.
House Appropriations revives bill that would make ‘ballot harvesting’ a felony
Saying the tactic is ripe for ballot fraud, Republican lawmakers are determined to criminalize a get-out-the-vote technique that Democrats, teachers’ unions and Latino organizations have used to increase voter turnout in mostly minority, Democratic neighborhoods.
Common Core opponents express confidence Ducey will get rid of the standards despite his comments today
Gov. Doug Ducey sought to split the middle in the contentious debate over Common Core, calling on the Arizona Board of Education to review and possibly replace parts of the K-12 education standards, but rejecting their wholesale replacement.
Ducey names five to Board of Education
Gov. Doug Ducey named five new members to the Arizona Board of Education, perhaps the most eagerly awaited appointments the new governor has to make, thanks the board’s role in adopting the controversial K-12 education standards known as Common Core.
University budget cuts: Numbers from JLBC and other sources reflect a harsher reality
Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have boasted their budget includes more spending on education than ever in Arizona’s history. But the numbers behind the cuts to higher education paint a different picture for the state’s university system and community colleges.
Senate committee set to debate Bill ditching Common Core
A Senate committee is set to debate a bill ditching the state's new Common Core school standards and stripping the state Board of Education's power to adopt new standards.
New legislation not needed for achievement district, Ninth Floor says
Now that the budget includes $24 million for Gov. Doug Ducey’s Arizona Public School Achievement District plan, the Ninth Floor said no additional legislation is needed for the governor to put his marquee education plan into action.
Classrooms first: School officials say rhetoric doesn’t match budget reality
Many school district officials and education leaders say Gov. Doug Ducey’s “Classrooms First” slogan and the oft-repeated boast that Arizona will spend more than ever on K-12 education next year are misleading and don’t reflect how budget cuts will affect schools in 2016.
View of the budget from Osborn School District
For political insiders, crafting the state’s spending plan is a spectacle – a final meeting of the minds after a period of high drama, backroom wheeling and dealing, and rushing to put together the final pieces of a $9 billion jigsaw puzzle.
House votes to scrap Common Core academic standards
On a 34-23 margin, the state House voted Wednesday to scrap the Common Core academic standards and essentially force the state Board of Education to start over again from scratch.
Regents chairman calling for lawsuit over university cuts
Saying the Arizona Constitution is being ignored, the chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents said Tuesday his colleagues should sue the Legislature if they do not come forward with more funds for the university system.
ASU president pushes back against Grijalva inquiry
Arizona State University is pushing back against a request by U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva to provide information about the funding sources behind university researchers.
