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Kavanagh bill targets ASBA’s district fees, politicking
Rep. John Kavanagh, who backed this year's ballot measure to sweep hundreds of millions of dollars from a childhood development agency, has a message for an education group that opposed the effort: You don’t kick a hornet’s nest without risking a sting.
Budget deficit posing even bigger threat to education?
Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small talks about the budget challenges state lawmakers will face when the Legislature convenes in January.
UpClose with Andrew Morrill: Teachers union chief says he’s not a liberal, takes balanced approach
Andrew Morrill took over as president of the Arizona Education Association, the state’s biggest teachers union, early this year. It’s a job no one would envy.
… and have a happy new year
Horne told a Tucson radio show this week his last official act as superintendent of public instruction will be to withhold 10 percent of Tucson Unified School District's state funding because it has failed to comply with a state law requiring it end its ethnic studies program.
Phoenix-area home prices down for 4th month
A new report shows home prices in the Phoenix area dropped by 7 percent in November compared to the same period in 2009, the fourth month in a row that prices slumped.
Maricopa Community Colleges probe motivated by political agendas
Differences of opinion, beliefs and convictions are encouraged to be shared and discussed in a civil society. In higher education, these differences are allegedly encouraged in all venues, from the classroom to the governing board room. Yet conservative viewpoints are not welcomed in the Maricopa County Community Colleges and there are a series of events, including our recent election, that illust[...]
Arizona school officials brace for budget cuts
Arizona school officials are bracing for more and deeper budget cuts as the state faces continued shortfalls.
Silver lining seen in Arizona budget trouble
Some say innovation could be a possible silver lining for Arizona schools as they brace for possible new state budget cuts.
State regulator named to ASU law school post
Outgoing Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes has been named to head a newly created program at Arizona State University's law school.
Experts: More Arizona growth in 2011, but housing lags
A panel of economists says Arizona's economy is on track to see decent job growth in 2011 and beyond as it continues to recover from the Great Recession.
Huppenthal’s plan on teacher salaries gets an ‘F’
I heard John Huppenthal on the news recently and, as a teacher, I am afraid by what I heard. I am afraid for my job and my students.
Legislative page, Marco, left impression on Capitol community
Teachers, legislators, students and co-workers remember Zachary Marco as a kind, considerate and genuine person with a positive attitude and a bright future.
Marco, a 21-year-old political-science major and honor student at Arizona State University, was shot about 9:30 p.m. October 17 near University Drive and Rural Road in Tempe while walking home from the library, according to Tempe P[...]
