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School boards association takes former leader to court
The Arizona School Boards Association is suing a rival education policy provider run by its ex-executive director for copyright infringement.
Embattled ex-school leader launches advisory group
The state’s largest elementary school district is contemplating cutting ties with the Arizona School Boards Association and employing the services of a another policy provider.
School boards oppose bill to make school board elections partisan
A Southern Arizona lawmaker wants to turn school board elections into the same sort of often contentious partisan affairs as races for the Legislature. But the Arizona School Boards Association, […]
Attorney claims firing from school board association retaliation
The Arizona School Board Association fired their general counsel after the former president claimed members failed to vet new executive director Devin Del Palacio during the hiring process and refused to look at an external investigation finding misrepresentations on his resume.
Oppose HB2800, find real solutions to teacher pay
Please join us in urging our colleagues to vote NO on HB2800, and instead work together for bipartisan solutions with the governor and those of us listening to teachers and other education experts.
Senators give early approval to directing department to list banned books
State senators gave preliminary approval Thursday to a measure directing the Department of Education to come up with a list of books that are banned in public schools.
Here’s what you should know about ESAs
Arizona is again grappling with the issue of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and whether voters should decide for themselves if taxpayer money can fund private and home schools for all K-12 students.
GOP lawmakers push bill to fund private school costs
In the waning weeks of the 2022 session, Republican lawmakers are trying to make every Arizona student eligible for funding to help pay for private school tuition and tying the expansion to a $400 million increase in education funding.
ASBA pulls out of national school boards association
The Arizona School Boards Association is leaving the National School Boards Association, ASBA Executive Director Sheila Harrison-Williams wrote Wednesday in a letter to NSBA Executive Director John Heim. “While we […]
Bill proposes partisan school board races
A new bill would put school board elections on partisan ballots, forcing board candidates to declare a party affiliation.
Ruling could lead to longer sessions
Some Arizona lawmakers say a court ruling that will limit adding policy provisions to budget bills could make for a very different session next year, and possibly a longer one.
School board group’s copyrights in crosshairs
ASBA compared its policy services to a Microsoft Word subscription and said that its model policies are its intellectual property.
