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Federal election regulators in Washington have dismissed a complaint that alleged U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, a Republican from the 6th Congressional District, set up a fake consulting agreement with a school choice group while he ran for Congress in 2000. ...

Federal prosecutors on Jan. 26 affirmed their decision not to file criminal charges against former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Jim Irvin. The U.S. Attorney’s Office had previously announced no charges would be filed but reviewed the report generated by the Arizona ...

Adele Russell, principal of Maryland Elementary School in the Washington School District, may have reason to feel anxious as the state of Arizona moves in to examine her school. After all, last year the school in Phoenix received its second ...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says Arizona has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education to allow flexibility in the testing of students with significant cognitive disabilities. The agreement will allow what is known as out-of-level testing ...

One of the primary goals of the Maricopa Skill Center is to help residents of Maricopa County and beyond, 16 years and older, achieve economic self-sufficiency. Continuing education at a college or university doesn’t always fit into everyone’s plans. Our ...

Proposed Bill Calls

Move Can Lead To Administrative Bloat, Fewer Dollars For Classrooms

Although the primary election is still seven-and-a-half months away, a race for a key Senate seat is heating up. It’s a race, so far, that pits two Republicans who have one thing in common — improved education in Arizona. But ...

Transportation funding, school age requirements and abortion legislation gained approval in Senate committees this week. The Senate Transportation and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 20 gave do-pass recommendations to two competing bills calling for a 20-year extension of the Maricopa ...

Governor Hints Veto If Plan Is Scrapped