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Public Schools

Aug 15, 2025

Court finds Legislature failed to provide adequate public school maintenance funding

Key Points:  Judge rules public school facilities funding scheme unconstitutional Ruling identifies disparities between districts based on bonding capacity Legislature found at fault, leadership plans to appeal ruling  One school […]

Arizona Supreme Court rules change
May 29, 2025

Businessman claims charter school favoritism in Legislature led to criminal charges

Key Points: Consultant claims pro-charter school sentiment led to improper criminal charges Complaint alleges state’s dismissal of charges with prejudice show no crime   New lawsuit alleges malicious prosecution, reputational damages  […]

culture wars arrows
Mar 28, 2024

GOP lawmakers seek to regulate student showers in public schools

State lawmakers are moving to forbid public schools from letting students shower with anyone other than those who have the same sex organs.

Mar 7, 2024

Open enrollment closed to students with disabilities

Students with disabilities who try to enroll in a school outside their district through the state’s open enrollment program are often met with denials based on a lack of capacity in special education programs.  

debt, Mesnard, Senate
Mar 2, 2024

Audit finds Arizona classroom spending down from previous year

More than two thirds of the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their available dollars in classroom instruction in the last school year than the year before, according to a new report.

Feb 27, 2024

Senate approves 2 bills related to gender identity in schools

State senators voted Monday to force teachers to "out'' students who want to be identified by a different gender to their parents.

English language learners, Horne, Mayes, Hobbs
Nov 22, 2023

Hobbs and Mayes want judge to toss lawsuit Horne filed against them tied to ‘dual-language’ programs

Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes want a judge to toss a lawsuit filed against them by state schools chief Tom Horne because they can't give him the legal relief he wants: an end to "dual-language'' programs in public schools he contends are ineffective -- and illegal.

school ratings, grades, public schools
Nov 8, 2023

Number of failing schools fell; alternative schools headed the other way

The number of schools getting an F on the state’s annual report card has fallen sharply, going from 49 in 2019 to 24 this year, but the number of failing alternative schools rose over the same period.

Prescott Frontier Days, rodeo, lawsuit
Nov 6, 2023

Attorneys for state deny lawmakers did anything wrong by allocating millions for Prescott Rodeo

Lawyers for the state are denying that lawmakers did anything wrong by allocating $15.3 million for the Prescott Rodeo.

SUSD, budget override, election, ballots
Nov 2, 2023

Curious about how an all-mail election works? You’re not alone! 

Especially with the upcoming Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) budget override vote next week, it's essential to know what's what to be sure we renew vital funding to our public schools. 

transgender, girls sports, lawsuit
Oct 31, 2023

Mothers of biological girls won’t be able to join legal fight tied to transgender girls playing school sports

The mothers of some biological girls will not be able to join the legal fight against the efforts to allow two transgender girls to participate in school sports.

ESA, tuition, costs, Horne, Lewis
Oct 27, 2023

Latest ESA data strengthens my support for ESAs

ESA opponents can’t get enough of sharing ABC 15’s recent “investigative” report. I couldn’t understand what they were so excited about because the report actually pointed out the program’s success.

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