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Chief investigator resigns over teacher database revelations
The Board of Education’s chief investigator has resigned amid revelations the state’s teacher database was riddled with mistakes about disciplined teachers.
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.
Test scores for new Arizona test reveal many students fail
The Arizona Department of Education released scores for the state's new standardized test Monday, showing what many already expected: a very low percentage of students passed English and math subjects.
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.
State schools official disciplined over alleged conflict
Politics has led to the discipline of a state Department of Education manager.
Applications for education board jobs stream in despite latest Douglas warning
State schools chief Diane Douglas is sending a warning of sorts to potential future Board of Education employees: Be aware you could be out of a job.
LD26 Dems nominate Mendez, Sherwood, party chair to fill Senate seat
Democrats in Tempe and west Mesa nominated two state representatives and a local party leader as candidates to fill a vacant Senate seat.
State schools chief offers proposals gathered from parents, teachers, administrators
The first proposals Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas will push as legislation in the 2016 session would allow Native American students to cross state lines for school and the Department of Education to license its new data system.
Ed Board sues schools’ chief over access to teacher files, website
The State Board of Education filed suit as promised today to force Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas to follow its orders.
Douglas skips school board meeting again, angering board members
State Board of Education members vented at a meeting Monday about the absence of Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and her staff and threatened to expand a planned lawsuit against her.
State finally replaces wasteful education data system
A new data system that counts students and calculates how much money each school receives for them began running on July 28 to replace a dysfunctional system that education leaders said was wasting millions of dollars.
Douglas takes fight over Education Board staffers to court
State schools chief Diane Douglas filed suit late Friday to force Board of Education staffers to submit to her direct control – and return to her agency’s offices.
