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Covid relief money to fund new teacher program

October 25, 2021 0

Arizona teacher shortage continues

October 12, 2021 3 Comments

Udall takes step in run for schools chief

October 8, 2021 0

Primaries 1-year away, races taking shape

August 6, 2021 0

School choice groups call session a win

July 19, 2021 0

House GOP bill requires lessons on evils of communism

June 26, 2021 2 Comments

Finchem recall effort fizzles

June 15, 2021 0

Passing $12.8B budget means appeasing several Republicans

May 24, 2021 0

Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape

May 21, 2021 0

Ducey vetoes sex ed bill, issues executive order instead

April 20, 2021 0

School leaders decry Ducey dropping mask mandate

April 20, 2021 0

Lawmaker urges schools chief to tap relief funds

April 5, 2021 0

Ducey lifts Covid restrictions, but city officials object

March 25, 2021 0

Ducey skips CPAC, Trump, focuses on AZ

March 4, 2021 0

Half of this year’s bills died unceremoniously

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Hoffman asks lawmakers to fully fund distance learning

February 2, 2021 0

Ducey speech confuses, alarms schools leader, teachers

January 15, 2021 5 Comments

Hoffman calls for 2-weeks of remote learning

January 3, 2021 0

Ducey vetoes statewide mask mandate

November 19, 2020 3 Comments

School task force offers ways to prevent violence

November 18, 2020 0

Skipping kindergarten is detrimental to learning

November 11, 2020 0

COVID-19 spike brings tough choices for schools

November 10, 2020 0

Hoffman says parents should reconsider keeping kids out of kindergarten

October 26, 2020 0

Report: schools can’t fill teacher vacancies

September 18, 2020 0

Candidates spread conspiracy theory in bid to be elected

September 4, 2020 0

Hoffman: Plan to reopen schools complicated, confusing

July 31, 2020 0

Ducey order requires return to classrooms based on data

July 23, 2020 0

Pressure mounts on Ducey to use benchmarks for school openings

July 22, 2020 1 Comment

Hoffman: Schools should reopen based on metrics, not dates

July 22, 2020 0

Vail school chief wants specific metric for reopening classrooms

July 16, 2020 0

Public schools brace for possible wave of teacher retirements

July 10, 2020 0

Sex ed legislation fizzles early in effort to avoid controversy

June 22, 2020 0

Schools chief issues ‘roadmap’ to reopen classrooms

June 1, 2020 0

Schools gear up for next year, budgeting federal aid

May 15, 2020 0

Let’s stop distancing ourselves from root causes of systemic failure

May 8, 2020 0

Audit calls for more staff for voucher program

April 13, 2020 0

It’s time to open ESA enrollment to help special needs kids

April 9, 2020 0

Ducey, Hoffman form unlikely duo in face of virus crisis

April 3, 2020 0

Education board adopts rules for high school graduation during crisis

March 31, 2020 0

Legislature passes $11.8B budget, $50M for COVID-19 aid

March 23, 2020 0

House and Senate Republicans introduce school closure plans

March 18, 2020 4 Comments

Ducey calls on people to take precautions as more tests become available

March 16, 2020 0

Ducey, Hoffman order all state schools closed to prevent coronavirus spread

March 15, 2020 2 Comments

Student success is about teachers, not the state’s English policy

February 13, 2020 2 Comments

Proposal to repeal English immersion law stalls in Rules committee

February 3, 2020 0

House education committee grills apologetic Hoffman over voucher blunder

February 3, 2020 0

Matthew Ladner: Arizona’s school choice guru

February 3, 2020 0

Hoffman to push ban on English-only learning, expects voucher fight

January 17, 2020 0

Bill bans sex ed in elementary, middle schools

January 8, 2020 4 Comments

Goldwater Institute sues Arizona Department of Education over vouchers

January 7, 2020 0

Stories from Arizona classrooms tell us what’s at stake

January 7, 2020 0

Conservative groups plan to sue ADE over voucher funds

November 14, 2019 0

Schools chief asks for more money to probe teacher misconduct

October 25, 2019 0

Ducey won’t commit to more funds for school voucher program

October 24, 2019 0

English immersion repeal priority of schools chief, Dems, GOP

October 11, 2019 2 Comments

Court says 2016 school funding measure illegal

October 1, 2019 0

Republicans paint Democrat Hoffman as state’s political fiend

September 20, 2019 0

Speaker says Planned Parenthood, SPI Hoffman trying to sexually radicalize children

September 16, 2019 4 Comments

Erica Maxwell: An educator after equity, diversity, inclusion

September 2, 2019 0

Board of Education approves money for counselors, cops

August 26, 2019 0

Mesa homeschooled students given ESA vouchers by mistake

August 9, 2019 4 Comments

The Breakdown: Between the lines

July 29, 2019 0

Hoffman, school choice group clash over voucher program

July 26, 2019 3 Comments

Clean Elections Act creates broader participation, transparency in elections

July 25, 2019 1 Comment

Jury award shows discrimination crosses party lines

July 25, 2019 2 Comments

Hiring school counselors can’t wait

July 3, 2019 1 Comment

Education department reverses course, grants military family voucher

July 2, 2019 0

Board of Ed to sit on $20M earmarked for cops and counselors

June 24, 2019 0

Board of Ed scraps proposal on sex education rules

June 24, 2019 0

Democrat with little political experience becomes most effective in 2019

June 24, 2019 2 Comments

The good, the bad, the ugly of my first legislative session

June 20, 2019 1 Comment

Ducey says voucher fix is high priority next year

June 14, 2019 0

Law or not, school voucher oversight in the works

June 13, 2019 0

Hoffman’s early days in office calm compared to predecessors

June 3, 2019 0

Bill allows 10 Navajo Nation students to use Arizona vouchers across state lines

May 21, 2019 0

Republicans brace for budget battle as Dems sit on sideline

May 21, 2019 0

State education board eliminates rule to promote heterosexual marriage

May 20, 2019 4 Comments

Student group refocuses school safety efforts

May 13, 2019 0

Board of education votes to settle ‘no promo homo’ lawsuit

April 29, 2019 1 Comment

The Breakdown: Off the books

April 15, 2019 0

Perfect storm brings swift end to ‘no promo homo’

April 12, 2019 1 Comment

House to vote on repeal of ‘no promo homo’ law

April 10, 2019 0

Gay rights groups sue over Arizona’s ‘no promo homo’ law

March 29, 2019 3 Comments

Revamp of special-ed funding formula goes nowhere

March 1, 2019 0

Republicans vote to expand voucher program, revamp oversight

February 13, 2019 0

Bill strips Department of Education of voucher oversight

February 11, 2019 0

Hoffman: Repeal law that restricts classroom discussion on homosexuality

February 4, 2019 0

Photos: Arizona’s 2019 inauguration

January 7, 2019 0

Ducey pushes for bipartisanship, water reform in inaugural address

January 7, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Session is coming

January 7, 2019 0

State inauguration ceremony to set a bipartisan tone

January 4, 2019 0

Douglas unrepentant as her ‘Camelot period’ ends

December 17, 2018 0

Put party politics aside, support teachers, students, families

November 22, 2018 1 Comment

The Breakdown: Free at last?

November 19, 2018 0

Gaynor concedes SOS race as remaining votes dwindle

November 17, 2018 0

Hoffman says she’ll assemble moderate staff

November 13, 2018 0

McSally concedes, congratulates Sinema for becoming first woman AZ senator

November 12, 2018 0

The Breakdown: The end is near

November 12, 2018 1 Comment

Hobbs within striking distance as vote count nears end

November 11, 2018 1 Comment

Republicans settle lawsuit over vote counting

November 9, 2018 0

Dems squander record turnout, sky-high enthusiasm

November 9, 2018 5 Comments

Republicans, Democrats in court over election disputes

November 8, 2018 1 Comment

Uncounted ballots leave races undecided

November 7, 2018 1 Comment

Superintendent of public instruction race too close to call

November 6, 2018 0

The Breakdown: Let’s consult the crystal ball

November 5, 2018 0

Walkout teachers now in a drive to win US statehouse posts

October 3, 2018 0

Candidates for top education office have concerns about charter schools

September 14, 2018 0

Poll: Schools chief race tied, many independents undecided

September 11, 2018 0

Newcomer sheds doubts to win Democratic schools chief primary

September 7, 2018 0

Women, minority candidates emerge in Democratic slate

September 7, 2018 1 Comment

Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory

September 5, 2018 0

Fractured GOP vote in superintendent’s race spells trouble

August 31, 2018 0

Major takeaways from last night’s primary elections

August 29, 2018 0

Riggs squeaks out victory in SPI Republican primary

August 28, 2018 0

Hoffman victorious in schools chief Democratic primary

August 28, 2018 0

Ducey tops field of gubernatorial candidates in campaign spending

August 21, 2018 1 Comment

Behind the Ballot: It ain’t over til it’s over

August 20, 2018 0

Behind the Ballot: Down-ballot drama

August 6, 2018 0

Republicans balk at Douglas in primary, teachers split

August 3, 2018 0