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GOP backing Democrat could tip superintendent race
It is a race that has been seemingly flipped on its head: Traditional Republican groups are supporting the Democrat in the campaign for Arizona's top education official.
Garcia benefits from big spending in schools chief race
Democrat David Garcia has received nearly $500,000 from third-party supporters since Oct. 10, an unusually high figure for the down-ballot, superintendent of public instruction race.
Garcia rises from Senate analyst to candidate for state schools chief
David Garcia worked for a year at the Arizona Capitol last decade, but that didn’t motivate him to dive much deeper into politics, beyond voting.
Reluctant warrior remains true to her beliefs as she pursues public office
Diane Douglas had always been heavily involved in her only child’s education, grilling teachers and administrators about what and how they were doing things and about her daughter’s progress, whether it was good or bad.
Superintendent candidates present strikingly different visions for Common Core
The two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction have strikingly different visions for the future of the Common Core State Standards in Arizona.
Schools chief debate focuses largely on Common Core
In her first appearance before a broader audience than the Tea Party, GOP Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Diane Douglas stuck to her main topic of repealing Common Core, the state’s learning standards.
Are Diane Douglas’ unexplained absences intentionally unconventional?
The race for superintendent of public instruction so far has been one guy stumping for himself. Democrat David Garcia’s Republican opponent, Diane Douglas, has yet to engage him in a debate. She hasn’t updated her website from her primary run nor has she done any media interviews.
Capitol Quotes: Sept 12, 2014
This week's most outstanding quotes from Arizona's political stage.
Positions on Common Core likely to determine support for schools chief
Defending Common Core will likely drive business federations to stand with the teachers union behind Democratic schools chief candidate David Garcia in the Nov. 4 general election.
Capitol Times readers offer primary predictions
The Arizona Capitol Times asked its readers to predict how the primary elections would turn out. Here’s a look at what the newspaper’s readers think will happen.
Huppenthal blames Common Core – not his woes – for losing superintendent’s race
Despite his self-inflicted blunders, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal is blaming his loss in the Republican primary to Diane Douglas on Common Core, the state’s learning standards.
Huppenthal joins the ‘barbarians,’ flip-flops on Common Core
Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal has joined the barbarians at the gate.
Huppenthal flip-flopped Tuesday on his position on Common Core, saying he “never” supported the learning standards. His new stance comes just two months after he spoke at an Arizona Capitol Times Morning Scoop forum on K-12 education issues, during which he implored education and business lea[...]
