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In unveiling education plan, Douglas aims for the stars
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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 to unveil her education plan
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas is set to unveil her comprehensive education plan Thursday at the Phoenix Art Museum.
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.
Douglas recall leaders recognize huge challenge, face Dec. 30 deadline
Max Goshert has gone from being a political onlooker to the leader of a statewide campaign to unseat Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas in a matter of months.
Classrooms First Council wants K-12 formula overhaul, but details are scarce
Gov. Doug Ducey’s Classrooms First Council, which is charged with overhauling the formulas used to fund public schools, ended its grand unveiling of its finding with more questions than answers. But its members did agree on several broad priorities, including somehow finding a way to equalize the funding formulas between district and charter schools.
State school board votes to authorize lawsuits against Superintendent Diane Douglas
With Diane Douglas boycotting the meeting at least in part because her seat was changed, the state Board of Education voted Tuesday to authorize two new lawsuits against her.
Judge won’t reconsider ruling in Diane Douglas case
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Patricia Starr will not rescind her ruling that state schools chief Diane Douglas acted illegally in trying to control the actions of the Board of Education.
Drive to recall Douglas officially begins
Foes of state schools chief Diane Douglas can now start gathering the more than 366,000 signatures – probably a lot more – that they will need to try to oust her from office.
Douglas: Funding K-12 education with pot initiative ‘evil’
A voter initiative that would legalize marijuana in Arizona and add a tax to help fund education has an adamant opponent in the state superintendent of public instruction.
Diane Douglas calls in police against chairman of state Board of Education
Police are now involved in the conflict between the State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas, who is alleging board President Greg Miller grabbed her arm during a heated part of a meeting today.
Education Board, Douglas clash again over staff issues
The State Board of Education today directed its administrator to fill vacant jobs, potentially sparking further litigation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas.
