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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.
Douglas recall campaign still far short of the signatures it needs
The Coalition to Recall Diane Douglas has less than a month to gather roughly another 300,000 signatures.
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.
Senate Republicans urge schools chief, ed board to settle
Republican leaders of the Arizona Senate are urging state schools chief Diane Douglas and the Arizona Board of Education to end their dispute over board investigators' access to teacher records.
New state education standards likely to look a lot like Common Core
The final product in the quest to come up with an Arizona-brand of K-12 learning standards will probably closely resemble Common Core.
Report reveals conflicting statements on Education Board assault allegation
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery will get the last word on whether to charge the president of the state Board of Education with assaulting schools chief Diane Douglas.
Education Board hires executive director as Douglas casts only ‘no’ vote
The State Board of Education hired a new executive director today in a contentious meeting in which Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas called the new employee “highly over qualified.”
Education Board challenges Douglas with choice of new executive director
The State Board of Education is meeting tomorrow to hire its new executive director, an act that could bring more dissention and lawsuits in the power struggle with Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas.
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.
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.
Halls at state Capitol echo with new approaches to school funding
Education funding fever has gripped the Arizona Capitol, and just about everyone has a plan. Republicans spent the week huddling in small groups to discuss the House speaker and Senate president’s four-point education funding plan, while Democrats stood outside the Capitol buildings doing TV interviews to announce and rally public support for their own education funding proposal.
