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Arizona parents must wait to see if third-graders held back
Arizona parents won't know until summer if their third-graders will be held back next school year.
DuVal joins old rival Ducey in backing Prop 123
The last time Fred DuVal and Doug Ducey discussed K-12 education and the long-running lawsuit over school funding, the two were trading barbs during the debates of the rancorous 2014 gubernatorial race.
League of Women Voters opposes Proposition 123
Saying the current education funding crisis was “manufactured” by the governor and Legislature, the League of Women Voters is urging Arizonans to reject Proposition 123 at the May 17 special election.
Ducey vetoes cursive instruction mandate
Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill to require schools to teach cursive handwriting to all Arizona students.
Prop 123 – It’s not sustainable and it’s not a solution
While many good-hearted people have encouraged supporting Prop. 123 because they claim it is a good start and injects badly needed money immediately into the classroom, unfortunately, they are wrong. First, there will be a lawsuit regarding whether or not the enabling act requires Congressional approval to implement the Proposition. During the lawsuit, which could take several years, no monies wil[...]
Tribal officials lukewarm to plan to use federal money on school choice
Tribal leaders were noncommittal Friday about a proposal that would divert Bureau of Indian Education funds into education savings accounts that individual Native American children could use to attend schools of their choosing.
Proposition 123 allies raise more than $4 million
Led by a pair of billionaires, proponents of Proposition 123 have raised more than $4 million so far to convince voters to approve the measure.
Senate rejects parental opt-out for statewide testing
The Arizona Senate rejected a proposal Monday that would have let parents opt out of having their children undergo statewide assessments.
School officials worry passage of Prop. 123 could dim enthusiasm for bond elections
All signs point to passage of Proposition 123, but some school districts are worried about voter fatigue when they return to the polls in November to ask for more money.
Outpouring of criticism puts voucher expansion on life support
Legislation to let every child attend private and parochial schools on the public dime is on life support, and possibly dead -- at least in its current form.
Senate approves voucher plan decried as ‘the end of public education in Arizona’
State senators voted Monday to do what foes have argued has been their agenda all along -- allow every one of the 1.1 million students in Arizona to attend private and parochial schools with tax dollars.
Capitol Spotlight: Palmer to join Helios Foundation
Janice Palmer, director of governmental relations for the Arizona School Boards Association, has accepted a position as vice president & director of policy for the Helios Education Foundation. Her new responsibilities will include guiding the foundation’s new strategic direction in the school reform movement in Florida and Arizona.
