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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,... […]
Open enrollment closed to students with disabilities
Students with disabilities who try to enroll in a school outside their district through the state’s open enrollment program are often met with denials based on a lack of capacity in special education programs.
Closing Schools Not An Option
Gov. Doug Ducey is doubling down in his fight with public schools over their virus policies, offering cash to parents to send their kids to private or parochial schools if a school - or even a classroom - has to shut down.
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.
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.
Conservatives launch school board alternative
A new organization calling itself a nonpartisan school board association is headed by Republican activists, including the first vice chair and treasurer of the Republican Party of Arizona, and the daughter of the chairwoman.
School leaders decry Ducey dropping mask mandate
Students and teachers at Arizona schools are no longer going to be required by the state to wear masks.
Lawmaker urges schools chief to tap relief funds
The head of the House Education Committee wants the Department of Education to turn loose $85 million to help forestall anticipated teacher layoffs.
Senate to consider restriction on school expulsions, suspensions
When it comes to suspending or expelling students, how young is too young? If a new proposal becomes law, the answer in Arizona will be 7 or younger.
Public schools brace for possible wave of teacher retirements
While President Trump and his administration try to push schools across the country to reopen, Arizona is facing a situation where positive COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and teachers who... […]
Schools gear up for next year, budgeting federal aid
As teachers, students and their families eagerly wait to hear when they will return to the classroom, education policy wonks, advocates and school districts are trying to figure out how they’ll spend coming federal money.
