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Former Wyoming schools chief sides with Douglas in power struggle
Wyoming’s former education chief, Cindy Hill, visited with Arizona lawmakers March 7 to share her experience in a power struggle with her home-state Legislature.
Senate approves bill that would strip Douglas of key powers
The Senate voted today without any debate to pass a bill altering the power between the State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Douglas fights bill to empower state Board of Education
State schools chief Diane Douglas is lashing out of a bill to confirm the power of the state Board of Education, calling it “anti-voter, anti-democracy, anti-education, anti-parents and anti-children.’’
Record-keeping mess allows jailed teachers to retain certification
Stefanie Courson was serving a prison term for dealing drugs when the State Board of Education accepted the surrender of her teaching certificate in January.
Douglas attorney takes her case to the Court of Appeals
The attorney for state schools chief Diane Douglas is asking the Court of Appeals to do something a trial judge would not: rule that she controls the employees of the state Board of Education.
State education investigators fall short in registering teacher misconduct
State Board of Education investigators haven’t reported discipline information into state or national databases in 79 of 230 cases of teacher misconduct since 2010, according to a study conducted by the Arizona Department of Education.
Education board to discuss reporting errors
The State Board of Education is meeting Wednesday to discuss reporting errors in the teacher discipline system.
Douglas accuses education board of playing games, seeks lawsuit dismissal
A lawsuit by the state Board of Education against state schools chief Diane Douglas should be thrown out because of legal “gamesmanship,” her lawyer is arguing to a judge.
Education Board hires executive director as Douglas casts only ‘no’ vote
The State Board of Education hired a new executive director today in a contentious meeting in which Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas called the new employee “highly over qualified.”
Education Board challenges Douglas with choice of new executive director
The State Board of Education is meeting tomorrow to hire its new executive director, an act that could bring more dissention and lawsuits in the power struggle with Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas.
In symbolic gesture, state school board votes against Common Core
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas got a symbolic victory today when she convinced her fellow Board of Education members to vote to cut ties with Common Core.
Judge to bickering school officials: “Get back to the business of education”
A trial judge expressed some dismay Friday at the latest legal dust-up he's being forced to decide between state schools chief Diane Douglas and the board of education.
