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Lawmakers’ allegiance to gun lobby, not children
As I serve my community as a school board member, my work is to make sure kids in Arizona, like my daughter, are safe in and outside of school – especially from gun violence.
Judge to rule on attempt to end mask mandates in schools
A teacher and a school district want a judge to decide whether a new law that bans school districts from requiring face masks takes effect now or later.
Largest school district defies mask mandate prohibition
The Phoenix Union High School District plans to require students, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks indoors when school starts on Aug. 2.
Teachers hope summer vacation comes before budget passed
The potential for red-clad teachers again descending on the Capitol could motivate legislators to wrap up budget negotiations before school is out for summer.
Emails reveal ties between construction firms, school officials
Emails obtained by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting from four school districts show the depth of the relationships construction company executives have cultivated with school district administrators.
Bill advances that could jeopardize more than $200 million in desegregation funds
At a time when Gov. Doug Ducey boasted more than $100 million in new investments for education in his budget plan, a Senate panel advanced a bill that could put roughly double that amount of school funding in jeopardy.
Bill would strip school districts of money to remedy racial discrimination
Backers of a bill that would strip Arizona school districts of millions of dollars in funding allotted for desegregation and student achievement are struggling to find enough votes for approval.
Beyond fliers: Schools develop new techniques to cope in a competitive world
School choice has fostered competition, and with that has come student recruitment, growing marketing budgets and branding for public schools.
63 percent of Arizona public schools earn ‘A’ or ‘B’
About 63 percent of public schools around Arizona earned letter grades of "A'' or "B'' in the latest results of students' academic improvement and performance.
Arizona schools fail to reach academic benchmarks
A record 814 Arizona schools, or 42 percent, failed to get students to make adequate yearly progress in the 2010-11 school year, compared with 563 schools, or 29 percent, the previous year.
Time is Out: School districts out of ELL compliance face losing money
Time has run out for school districts that aren’t compliant with the state’s English Language Learner program.
In the three years since the program, which requires four hours a day of English immersion for students who aren’t proficient in the language, was established, not one school district has been sanctioned financially for non-compliance, even though a sanction is required b[...]
SB1070 & Education: Enrollment figures show drop, but link to immigration law unclear
In his campaign last summer to represent Arizona’s predominantly Hispanic 16th Legislative District, freshman Democrat Ruben Gallego spent a significant portion of his time talking to parents and meeting with school officials. The No. 1 concern he heard from parents, he says, was the effect of SB1070.
