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Board moves staffers out of Department of Education
Senate votes to preserve Common Core
Proposal would strip schools chief Douglas of power over state school board employees
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas. A state senator is proposing to strip state schools chief Diane Douglas of much of her control over employees...
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Douglas vs. Board: Fired administrators return, but confusion continues
(From left) State Board of Education employees Sabrina Vazquez and Christine Thompson, Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas. It was a week...
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Lawmakers move to kill Common Core standards in Arizona
Board of Education rejects demands on its employees
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer) State schools Superintendent Diane Douglas will once again have to decide between...
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‘Fired’ employees back at work, but Douglas imposes new conditions
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas. State schools Superintendent Diane Douglas acquiesced to the Board of Education’s demand that she allow two of its employees...
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Arizona schools chief faces deadline for board worker access
Board of Ed orders Douglas to allow fired employees back to work
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas listens during the Arizona Board of Education’s meeting on Feb. 13. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times) The State...
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Douglas seeks to de-escalate conflict with Ducey, suggests legislative fix
A day after leveling a litany of allegations against Gov. Doug Ducey in a blistering statement, state schools Superintendent Diane Douglas took a step toward de-escalating her conflict with the...
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Board of Education to meet today about schools chief’s firings
The Arizona Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for 1 p.m. today that was apparently prompted by the firings of the board’s executive director by the state schools...
