Douglas doubts timing of Ducey school finance overhaul plan
Arizona's top education official said Tuesday she has serious doubts about Gov. Doug Ducey's timeline for overhauling the state's complex school financing formulas.
Ed Board attorney calls Douglas’ lawsuit ‘political’
A judge will hear arguments next month on whether to dismiss a lawsuit to settle if employees of the State Board of Education report to the board or Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas.
Douglas ignores state board’s demands for online access
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas took no action today on a 5 p.m. state Board of Education deadline to allow investigators online access to teacher records.
Board threatens to sue Douglas over access to teacher records
Already embroiled in one lawsuit, the state Board of Education on Monday gave schools chief Diane Douglas until the end of the day today to give its investigators unfettered access to teacher records or possibly end up in court.
‘Fired’ employees back at work, but Douglas imposes new conditions
State schools Superintendent Diane Douglas acquiesced to the Board of Education’s demand that she allow two of its employees back to work after she attempted to fire them, but imposed a set of conditions that could quickly reignite the conflict.
Arizona schools chief faces deadline for board worker access
Arizona schools chief Diane Douglas faces a deadline to allow two Board of Education executives she tried to fire back in their offices.
Board of Ed orders Douglas to allow fired employees back to work
The State Board of Education ordered Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas to allow two board staffers back to work, two days after she attempted to fire them and barred them from the Arizona Department of Education Building.