The head of the House Education Committee wants the Department of Education to turn loose $85 million to help forestall anticipated teacher layoffs.
Read More »Pledge of Allegiance mandate for kids advances 
The way Rep. John Fillmore sees it, young children need to hear and say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school.
Read More »Report: schools can’t fill teacher vacancies
An average 20% boost in teacher salaries in the past four years has apparently done little to entice people into the classroom and keep experienced staffers there.
Read More »State sets benchmarks for return to classroom learning 
The Arizona Department of Health Services released health benchmarks schools should use to determine whether it’s safe to resume in-person instruction.
Read More »Education inequality has impact on public health
Since this issue is consistently wrapped in politics, we find it important to view it from a different perspective: what is the public health implication of education inequality and how is the way we treat our teachers interconnected? Facts are nice, so let’s include those, particularly regarding large class sizes, classroom funding, and shortage of teachers and how these relate to education inequality.
Read More »House panel approves bill to quash political activity in classrooms
The president of the state’s largest teachers’ union warned a House committee Monday of a potential Red for Ed resurgence if they advanced a contentious bill from Rep. Kelly Townsend last night, which they did.
Read More »School unfairly attacked provides quality education at less cost
Recent attacks and inaccurate statements about the integrity and success of Primavera Online and its students demand a proper response. On behalf of the more than 200,000 students we have served over the past 18 years, the truth about us deserves to be told.
Read More »Douglas renews call for tax hike to fund teacher raises
In her annual State of Education speech Monday, Douglas cited statistics showing that more than one out of every five teaching vacancies at the beginning of this school year still remained unfilled four months later.
Read More »Ducey signs bill to ease regulations on teacher credentials
Come this summer, school superintendents and principals will be able to hire people without formal training to teach in their classrooms.
Read More »Code for mandate? Lawmaker says no
One hour of coding instruction is not going to teach anyone to create the next generation of Minecraft. But Sen. John Kavanagh figures that if students are exposed to understanding code and what it can do, then a handful will be encourage to want to know more.
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