The head of the House Education Committee wants the Department of Education to turn loose $85 million to help forestall anticipated teacher layoffs.
Read More »Bill gives schools flexibility in meeting needs of each student
A bill proposing changes to instructional time models for Arizona’s K-12 schools could reduce limitations that have prevented them from adopting non-traditional models more tailored to the needs of individual students.
Read More »Legislation that changes ELL program gains support 
Lawmakers are moving legislation that would ask voters to approve a new way of teaching English Language Learners in Arizona.
Read More »School activist: ‘Traditional education is gone’ 
School choice proponents contend that the pandemic has exposed flaws in the state’s existing education system and opened the door for creative solutions as students return to the physical classroom.
Read More »Ducey swings open school doors
Declaring it's safe, Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering all schools to return to in-person and teacher-led instruction.
Read More »Report: State behind on #20×2020 pay raise promise 
Average teacher salaries in Arizona have increased by 13.3% since fiscal year 2017, but that’s still shy of the 15% cumulative goal laid out for this point in Gov. Doug Ducey’s #20x2020 plan.
Read More »Regents select new president of Northern Arizona University
The Arizona Board of Regents says it plans to appoint Jose Luis Cruz, executive vice chancellor and university provost of The City University of New York, as the next president of Northern Arizona University.
Read More »Hoffman asks lawmakers to fully fund distance learning
Arizona's top education official told lawmakers Tuesday they need to ensure that schools get as much money for online courses as the law now provides them for kids in seats.
Read More »Ducey speech confuses, alarms schools leader, teachers
The divide between Gov. Doug Ducey and the state schools chief and teachers grew after his Jan. 11 State of the State speech.
Read More »Prop 208 heads to court
Top Republican legislative leaders filed suit Monday to block implementation of the voter-approved tax on the income of the wealthiest Arizonans.
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