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Bill targeting school districts in serious financial trouble goes to Hobbs
Key Points: House Bill 2610 would force the removal of school board officials A budget crisis in Isaac School District triggered the bill Partisan and ethical concerns surround the measure […]
Budget proposal pushes money, job training, education and therapy for wrongfully convicted prisoners
Key Points: Budget proposes compensation for exonerated inmates Proposal includes counseling, training, and educational support services Lawmakers believe it creates accountability for state’s past mistakes Drayton Witt was stabbed 73 […]
State agencies, education groups expanding education opportunities for prisoners
Key Points: Inmate education access grows with return of Pell Grant eligibility State seeks to enhance prison post-secondary education programs Initiative starts process by pushing state-agency, cross-state collaboration An initiative […]
House budget targets ‘dreamers,’ could prompt lawsuit if passed
Key Points: Arizona lawmakers propose banning in-state tuition for undocumented Proposal may conflict with voter-approved Proposition 308 Legal challenges expected over immigration tuition policy changes Republican lawmakers are moving to […]
Hobbs vetoes antisemitism bill allowing lawsuits against teachers
Key Points: Governor Hobbs vetoed antisemitism bill citing teacher liability concerns Critics said bill suppressed free speech, hindered Israel criticism Hobbs supports Holocaust education, promotes empathy over punitive measures Gov. […]
Antisemitism bill targeting teachers heads to governor
Key Points: Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the measure An attempt to replace antisemitism with unlawful discrimination failed Antisemitism definition would become part of state law State lawmakers gave final approval June […]
Don’t abandon what works for Arizona’s students and workforce
When it comes to expanding opportunity for students, the path from potential to progress doesn’t happen by chance. It takes sustained commitment, coordinated efforts and wise public investment. For 25 […]
Bill demands mass resignations in school districts with serious financial trouble
Key Points: HB2601 would require school board members to resign if their district is placed into receivership Opponents argue it is unconstitutional to remove elected school board officials without voter […]
Bill targeting antisemitism in schools advances despite opposition by educators
Key Points: Educators could face legal action if they are accused of antisemitism in the classroom Supporters say the bill is in response to an increase in antisemitic incidents Opponents […]
Yee says she’ll challenge Horne for state school superintendent
Key Points: Horne angered the Freedom Caucus members when he denied some reimbursements The fight for GOP nominee comes as lawmakers debate whether and how to continue Prop. 123 Yee […]
Stacey Brown: School choice on the homefront
Stacey Brown is first and foremost a homeschool mom. But educating her three children using the Empowerment Scholarship Account program propelled Brown to the grassroots — placing her at press […]
Arizona students deserve Asia American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history
As longtime members of the Arizona Education Association (AEA) and active Arizona educators — with one of us teaching middle and high school social studies in Mesa for 30+ years […]
