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Arizona authorities look for ways to combat teacher flight
As the politics of education has brought several reforms to Arizona in recent years, some of them revolutionary, educators say teachers have been fleeing the state, the profession, or to better paying jobs in more affluent districts.
Innovative scholarships plagued by antiquated equipment
Arizona’s empowerment scholarship account program is a modern era idea administered in a stone-age fashion.
New numbers show $1.5 million remains unspent in ESA program
A corrected Arizona Department of Education spreadsheet shows parents in a program that provides public money for private schools have left $1.5 million unspent, about $1 million less than initially reported.
New numbers show $1.5 million remains unspent in ESA program
A corrected Arizona Department of Education spreadsheet shows parents in a program that provides public money for private schools have left $1.5 million unspent, about $1 million less than initially reported.
Republicans join with Dems to reject school choice bill
Eight Republicans helped to reject a bill Thursday that would have sharply expanded a program that uses public money to send students to private schools.
Department of Education says ESA spreadsheet contained errors
An Arizona Department of Education spreadsheet showing millions in unspent funds in empowerment scholarship accounts contained a substantial number of errors, a department spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Millions remain unspent in school choice program
Parents with empowerment scholarship accounts have amassed roughly $2.5 million of unspent public money over three years, causing public school officials to question the program’s accountability.
More cuts expected as Senate postpones budget debate until Tuesday morning
The Arizona Senate delayed debate on a $9.23 billion spending plan Monday afternoon as lawmakers prepare amendments to the budget and Senate President Andy Biggs finds a means to further cut funding for district charter schools.
Arizona House breaks deadlock, begins debate on state budget
The Arizona House has begun debating a state budget plan that adds spending to the plan passed by the Senate.
State fares poorly in federal report on disparities in nation’s schools
Arizona’s public schools do not fare well when it comes to access to experienced and certified teachers or to advanced math and science classes, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Reversing course, Senate votes to spare Common Core standards
Five Republican senators helped to kill an anti-Common Core bill Wednesday, a day after giving their approval in a preliminary floor vote.
House panel votes down empowerment scholarship bill
Amid warnings of a potential lawsuit, the House Education Committee on Monday killed a bill designed to ensure funding for all students in the state empowerment scholarship account program.
