The federal government has threatened to withhold a huge chunk of Arizona’s school funding if the Arizona Department of Education allows schools to choose their own standardized tests for students.
Read More »Audit finds classroom spending up in AZ, teacher pay below national average
With some new money coming into the system, classroom spending in Arizona has increased for the second year in a row.
Read More »House panel approves bill to quash political activity in classrooms
The president of the state’s largest teachers’ union warned a House committee Monday of a potential Red for Ed resurgence if they advanced a contentious bill from Rep. Kelly Townsend last night, which they did.
Read More »Key Republicans compromise on sales tax hike for education 
Three Republican lawmakers have reached a consensus on a plan to ask voters to raise a sales tax for education funding.
Read More »Republicans vote to expand voucher program, revamp oversight
Republican senators advanced a bill that would expand eligibility for Arizona’s school voucher program and strip oversight of those vouchers from the newly elected Democratic head of the Department of Education.
Read More »Senate bills aims for Arizona to pay half of in-state tuition
Without dissent members of the Senate Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development approved legislation to put an extra $102.7 million into universities for the upcoming school year above and beyond what is now allocated.
Read More »Hoffman: Repeal law that restricts classroom discussion on homosexuality
The state's new schools chief is calling on lawmakers to repeal a law that prohibits any courses on AIDS and HIV from portraying homosexuality "as a positive alternative lifestyle.''
Read More »Professor sues state for refusing to provide gender reassignment surgery
A University of Arizona professor is suing the state for refusing to pay for surgery he said is medically necessary to fully become a male.
Read More »Bills to restrict teachers reawakens Red for Ed movement
A handful of bills introduced ahead of the 2019 legislative session are already stirring up tensions in the education community, leaving some to wonder if the Capitol will again be awash in red.
Read More »Ducey appoints former foe to Board of Regents
Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Fred DuVal Monday to the Arizona Board of Regents four years after getting himself elected by blasting his Democrat foe for sharp increases he approved in university tuition.
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