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Hoffman’s early days in office calm compared to predecessors

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman speaks at her inauguration on January 7, 2019. PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR Arizona’s current school’s chief has many differences...

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Walkout teachers now in a drive to win US statehouse posts

In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 photo, Kathy Hoffman, a public school speech therapist, is a Democratic candidate running for superintendent of public instruction. Hoffman is...

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Senate rejects parental opt-out for statewide testing

The Arizona Senate rejected a proposal Monday that would have let parents opt out of having their children undergo statewide assessments. Republican lawmakers and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane...

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In symbolic gesture, state school board votes against Common Core

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas  (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times) Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas got a symbolic victory today when she...

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Parents can’t opt out of Common Core testing, AG says

Parents of students in public schools have no legal right to withdraw their children or opt out of statewide standardized tests, Attorney General Mark Brnovich concluded today. In a formal...

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State Board of Education to review Common Core standards

The State Board of Education has voted to create a committee to review Arizona’s Common Core standards for math and reading. The committee will hold public hearings and oversee English...

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Common Core support stalls Ducey nominee to Board of Education

A nominee for the Arizona Board of Education won’t be confirmed this year over one senator’s objections to his support of the Common Core education standards. Yavapai County schools superintendent...

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Senate again kills legislation to get rid of Common Core

Arizona lawmakers defeated yet another effort to prohibit the state from using the Common Core education standards. As has happened time and time again in the state’s robust debate of...

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Arizona Senate set to debate bill ditching Common Core

The Arizona Senate is set to debate a bill that would ditch the state’s new Common Core school standards. House Bill 2190 by Republican Rep. Mark Finchem of Oro Valley...

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