Students with poor grades may have to buckle down on their studies before they can play in the football game or dance on the cheerleading team if a bill approved by the House on March 4 becomes law.

Arizona public schools would get a one-year freeze on consequences from a new high-stakes learning test under legislation the state Department of Education plans to offer during the next session.

Max Ashton is a senior at Brophy College Preparatory with a 4.0 grade point average. He is also blind.

A national pro-transparency group says the Arizona Legislature isn't doing a great job of sharing information with the public.