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Court will consider back pay for public schools in October
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge set aside a week in October for a hearing that will decide whether the state has to pay back $1.3 billion the Legislature illegally withheld from schools as it grappled with billions of dollars of red ink during the recession.
Budget hole: AZ lawmakers face tough decisions after school funding ruling
Arizona lawmakers will likely spend the 2015 legislative session grappling with where to find hundreds of millions of dollars more than they’ve budgeted for education over the next five years.
New guv’s first crisis: Dealing with school funding while trying to cut taxes
The tax-cutting stance embraced by several candidates for governor is heading straight into a collision course with the reality of a judge’s ruling on school funding.
Huppenthal defends record while opponent compares Common Core to communist China
Arizona schools chief John Huppenthal sparred with his Republican primary challenger, Diane Douglas, Tuesday evening in a debate that focused on the state's new Common Core school standards but also touched on anonymous blog posts Huppenthal made that forced him to apologize.
Univ. of Phoenix faces gov’t financial aid review
Apollo Education Group said the U.S. Department of Education will review the administration of federal student financial aid programs by its University of Phoenix subsidiary.
Analysis shows state could face big deficit in wake of school inflation ruling
A state budget analysis shows that Friday’s decision on school inflationary funding by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper could send the state into a severe fiscal jam at a time when revenue collections are falling short of expectations.
State lawmaker on effect of school funding ruling: “This is a real financial crisis.”
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge told the Legislature today it must fund each public-school student at a base level of about $233 more than it currently does to begin to make up for years of not adjusting for inflation.
Common Core standards key issue in state schools chief races
The superintendent of public instruction race rarely draws attention and rarely produces much buzz. This year figures to be different, following the revelation that Republican incumbent John Huppenthal made numerous offensive anonymous online comments and Republican fears over the state’s learning standards, Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards, known nationally as Common Core.
The personnel is the political: UA marijuana researcher fired, claims political motivation
After years of planning, Dr. Sue Sisley felt surer than ever that her University of Arizona study into marijuana’s treatment potential for post-traumatic stress would actually happen. She obtained special permissions from various levels of government, secured a tentative research location and met last week with donors who she said were enthusiastic about funding the study. Then last Fri[...]
Arizona PBS will be part of ASU journalism school
Arizona PBS will officially become part of Arizona State University's journalism school in downtown Phoenix next week.
Huppenthal breaks down in tears, says he won’t resign
Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal cried and apologized for his anonymous blogs Wednesday, but a former schools chief who called for his resignation said she wasn’t convinced.
Homeland Security secretary details response to flood of immigrant kids
WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson acknowledged Tuesday that Arizona officials should have been notified before hundreds of immigrant children and families were shipped to Nogales for processing – instead of learning about it in news reports.
