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Superintendent of Public Instruction

Nov 13, 2018

Hoffman says she’ll assemble moderate staff

Kathy Hoffman was buoyed by the Red for Ed movement and Democratic energy across Arizona, but now, she’s looking for moderate voices to guide her administration.

Nov 12, 2018

McSally concedes, congratulates Sinema for becoming first woman AZ senator

The latest batch of votes counted Monday put the U.S. Senate out of the reach of Republican Martha McSally and into the hands of an Arizona Democrat for the first time since 1994.

Katie Hobbs and Steve Gaynor
Nov 11, 2018

Hobbs within striking distance as vote count nears end

New election returns Sunday put Democrat Katie Hobbs in striking distance in the race for secretary of state.

A worker prepares volunteers to verify ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Phoenix. There are several races too close to call in Arizona, especially the Senate race between Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema and Republican candidate Martha McSally. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Nov 9, 2018

Republicans settle lawsuit over vote counting

Residents in all of the state's 15 counties are going to get another few days to fix problems with their early ballots to ensure their votes are counted.

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks to campaign volunteers at a Democratic campaign office on primary election day Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Phoenix. Sinema is seeking the current U.S. Senate seat occupied by outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, and will face the Republican primary winner of the race between Rep. Martha McSally, former state Sen. Kelli Ward, and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, if Sinema wins the Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Nov 8, 2018

Sinema takes lead in U.S. Senate race as ballots are counted

The latest returns from the state's two largest counties has given Kyrsten Sinema the lead in her bid for U.S. Senate -- barely.

Kathy Hoffman and Frank Riggs
Nov 6, 2018

Superintendent of public instruction race too close to call

Early ballot results signal a long night - and possibly week - ahead for the superintendent of public instruction candidates.

Oct 3, 2018

Walkout teachers now in a drive to win US statehouse posts

Kathy Hoffman and the other teacher candidates represent a wild-card political movement following the teacher-driven #RedForEd effort that drew support from parents and school children in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Oklahoma and West Virginia

Kathy Hoffman and Frank Riggs
Sep 14, 2018

Candidates for top education office have concerns about charter schools

Charter schools, insufficient public school funding and Proposition 305 were some of the topics in the first debate in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.

Sep 11, 2018

Poll: Schools chief race tied, many independents undecided

The General Election race for superintendent of public instruction is a dead heat, according to a poll released by OH Predictive Insights.

Sep 5, 2018

Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory

More than a week after the primary election, the Republican party finally has a nominee for superintendent of public instruction: Frank Riggs.

In this Nov. 16, 2017, photo, Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas addresses about 50 school district and charter school representatives at her department's annual MEGA Conference on programs and services for low-income students. In October, the Arizona Department of Education revealed it had misallocated millions in Title I funding, federal dollars for the state's most economically disadvantaged kids. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Aug 31, 2018

Fractured GOP vote in superintendent’s race spells trouble

With five Republican contenders dividing the vote, the GOP primary race for Superintendent of Public Instruction is too close to call.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas chats with a constituent's son at the Arizona Capitol Times' Meet the Candidates event on Aug. 1. Douglas is seeking re-election this year, but she faces four Republican challengers in the August primary. PHOTO BY KATIE CAMPBELL/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
Aug 28, 2018

Riggs squeaks out victory in SPI Republican primary

With five Republican contenders dividing the vote, the GOP primary race for Superintendent of Public Instruction is too close to call.

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