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Doug Ducey soundly wins re-election
Gov. Doug Ducey, the Arizona Republican with perhaps the biggest target on his back this year, has taken a substantial lead over Democrat David Garcia Tuesday in the early voting count.
Education board rebuffs Christian-centric academic standards
The state Board of Education on Oct. 22 rebuffed a bid by schools chief Diane Douglas to adopt standards for Arizona’s public schools crafted by a Christian college.
Walkout teachers now in a drive to win US statehouse posts
Kathy Hoffman and the other teacher candidates represent a wild-card political movement following the teacher-driven #RedForEd effort that drew support from parents and school children in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Oklahoma and West Virginia
Douglas proposes Christian-based academic standards
A parade of teachers, parents and others lined up Monday to ask the state Board of Education to reject efforts by the state schools chief to alter -- and they believe dilute -- academic standards.
Pay raise puts slight dent in Arizona teacher shortage
Nearly one in four teaching vacancies that school districts had this year remain unfilled four weeks into the academic year.
Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory
More than a week after the primary election, the Republican party finally has a nominee for superintendent of public instruction: Frank Riggs.
Fractured GOP vote in superintendent’s race spells trouble
With five Republican contenders dividing the vote, the GOP primary race for Superintendent of Public Instruction is too close to call.
Major takeaways from last night’s primary elections
In case you missed our coverage of last night’s primary elections, here are the major takeaways.
Riggs squeaks out victory in SPI Republican primary
With five Republican contenders dividing the vote, the GOP primary race for Superintendent of Public Instruction is too close to call.
Hoffman victorious in schools chief Democratic primary
Kathy Hoffman may have overcome her status as a political newcomer as early voting results have put her ahead by a slim margin in the Democratic primary race for superintendent of public instruction.
Ducey tops field of gubernatorial candidates in campaign spending
The Democrats don't even have a gubernatorial candidate yet. But that hasn't kept the Republican Governors Association from already spending more than $9.2 million to ensure that Doug Ducey gets another four-year term, virtually all of that for commercials to attack David Garcia.
Behind the Ballot: It ain’t over til it’s over
In this final episode of our summer series, our team spotlights the hottest races and predicts which candidates will come out on top.
