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Health department looks for ways to boost child vaccination rates
State health officials are looking for new ways to boost Arizona's sagging rate of vaccination of children after scrapping a pilot program aimed at parents who opted their youngsters out.
Arizona Court of Appeals ruling possible setback for gay rights
Saying lawmakers wrote what they meant, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the same-sex spouse of a woman who gave birth to a child is not entitled to a presumption she is a parent.
Dreamers protest outside Arizona AG’s office
Some youth living in the country illegally and pushing for immigration reform burned their high school diplomas in front of the Arizona Attorney General's Office in Phoenix.
Arizona law on third-grade reading mandate goes live
Even as many districts and individual schools have ramped up their instruction, this year's implementation of a 2010 state law may mean an estimated 1,500 Arizona third-graders will be denied promotions to fourth grade for not meeting required reading levels
The Drama of Common Core
New set of school standards searches for success
Topock, an Arizona town on the far western edge of the state, doesn’t even have a stoplight. But its school district has scrambled to prepare for the new standards and get the Internet capacity and computers necessary for the 2015 debut of the accompanying test.
Arizona courts often approve abortions without parental consent
Minors who go to Arizona judges instead of their parents for permission for an abortion are given approval nearly three out of every four times they ask.
Study: Childhood obesity in Arizona levels off, as national rate falls
The obesity rate for low-income Arizona preschoolers remained level from 2008 to 2011 after growing sharply in previous years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Expanded voucher system approved by Arizona Senate
The Arizona Senate has reversed course and approved an expansion of a school voucher program that allows students to use public funds to attend a private school.
