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School board group’s copyrights in crosshairs
One vote kept the Western Maricopa Education Center school district from leaving the Arizona School Boards Association in August — a move that would have made it the only non-member...
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Conservatives launch school board alternative
A new organization calling itself a nonpartisan school board association is headed by Republican activists, including the first vice chair and treasurer of the Republican Party of Arizona, and the...
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Pratt – elder statesman of Legislature – dies
Judge to rule on attempt to end mask mandates in schools
A teacher and a school district want a judge to decide whether a new law that bans school districts from requiring face masks takes effect now or later. Attorney Alexander Kolodin argued...
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School leaders decry Ducey dropping mask mandate
Legislature can still help public schools
When the Gilbert Unified School District announced last week that it would be eliminating 150 positions to close a budget shortfall, as an elected governing board member, I had two thoughts: “I’m...
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Lawmaker urges schools chief to tap relief funds
The head of the House Education Committee wants the Department of Education to turn loose $85 million to help forestall anticipated teacher layoffs. Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, noted that several...
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School activist: ‘Traditional education is gone’
School choice proponents contend that the pandemic has exposed flaws in the state’s existing education system and opened the door for creative solutions as students return to the physical classroom....
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Pressure mounts on Ducey to use benchmarks for school openings
Public schools brace for possible wave of teacher retirements
While President Trump and his administration try to push schools across the country to reopen, Arizona is facing a situation where positive COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and teachers who...
