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Yes on 100 campaign reports contributions of $2.2M
Big money contributions continue to flow to the campaign supporting Proposition 100. The Yes on 100 campaign, dominated by large donations and well-known contributors, has raised more than $2.2 million, according to finance reports filed May 14.
Arizona making second try in US education contest
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and her education advisers are trying to rebound from the state’s poor finish in the initial round of a competition for new federal funding. Brewer’s education... […]
Brewer signs bill banning racially divisive classes
Gov. Jan Brewer on May 11 signed a bill that prohibits public schools from teaching racially divisive courses, which takes aim at classes such at the Tucson Unified School District’s Raza Studies program.
Lawmaker wants school districts to discuss dating abuse
Requiring each Arizona school board to hold a public meeting to consider whether or not to adopt a curriculum on dating violence would better inform board members about the problem among teens, a state lawmaker says.
School vouchers resurface
School choice advocates are pushing to amend the state Constitution to allow students in failing public schools to use vouchers at private schools.
School choice supporters push for vouchers again
Advocates of school choice are trying to legalize education vouchers for students in failing public schools.
Bill requiring schools to count undocumented students advances
Schools will be required to identify and count students who are in the country illegally under a bill that the Senate passed on March 31.
Senate OKs extended deadline for STO contributions
The Senate has passed a bill that would extend the deadline for individuals to contribute to groups that provide scholarships to charter schools.
Regents fail to meet energy-saving mandates
The Board of Regents, which oversees the three state universities, failed to meet the 2008 deadline to decrease energy use by 10 percent, instead achieving a meager 1.3 percent reduction.
Removing school-performance money raises legal questions
The Arizona Legislature has redirected money away from the education department's school accountability program, a move that potentially guts what a ranking Republican senator called the "spinal cord" of the education system.
Parents group presents scorecard for lawmakers on funding education
Lawmakers need to be held accountable for how much they've done to support public education during the state's budget crisis, the leader of a parents group said March 24.
