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Jan 28, 2016

Approve Prop. 123 and then make Arizona’s K-12 system shine

The Grand Canyon Institute agrees with Governor Ducey and the educational community. Prop. 123 needs to be approved by voters on May 17. Prop. 123 is an important start, but restoring funding of legal minimums is not a substitute for substantive discussion on real investments in K-12 education, and how investments can be leveraged to improve outcomes. Arizona’s support for K-12 education has fal[...]

Jan 26, 2016

Lawmakers rally to restore JTED funds

State lawmakers are lining up en masse to block plans by Gov. Doug Ducey to sharply slash funding to career and technical education programs.

Proposition 123, Ducey, Supreme Court, school trust fund, special election, Michael Pierce
Dec 31, 2015

Ducey reversal on land trust clears way for education settlement

Even before the special session that potentially resolved a years-long lawsuit over K-12 education funding, Arizona lawmakers’ spending on schools was the talk of the summer.

Dec 31, 2015

Never a dull moment: Douglas survives a chaotic year as schools chief

Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’s name was synonymous with trying to eliminate Common Core when she strode into office in January, but she gained attention for much more by the end of her first year.

Dec 29, 2015

More than four dozen file statements opposing Prop. 123

Opposition is building to a measure that slid through the Legislature that asks voters to approve a plan to tap a trust account to boost education funding.

Dec 23, 2015

Inalienable right: Senator files bill to let children grow food at school

Republican Sen. David Farnsworth of Mesa wants to ensure children can taste the fruits of their labor – or the veggies of their labor.

Dec 9, 2015

Ducey to roll out ‘enhanced’ achievement district plan in 2016

Gov. Doug Ducey’s signature education initiative from the 2015 legislative session has been slow in getting off the ground, largely owing to the off-session focus on setting the long-running K-12 funding lawsuit.

Dec 1, 2015

Test scores for new Arizona test reveal many students fail

The Arizona Department of Education released scores for the state's new standardized test Monday, showing what many already expected: a very low percentage of students passed English and math subjects.

Nov 19, 2015

How the teacher shortage in education impacts all of us

As a young girl growing up, when people would inadvertently ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer would most assuredly be, “A teacher.” Teaching was a proud profession, one I and others I knew aspired to be part of. My parents had always stressed the importance of education in our home and for me; the ability to influence lives and inspire others was the perfect comb[...]

Nov 11, 2015

Nearly all Phoenix’s Central High seniors apply to college, bucking state trend

Arizona is among the worst states in getting students to college. Last year, about half of graduating high school seniors in the state went to college, according to the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education.

Nov 6, 2015

Cap Times Quiz: Education edition

Education has been this year’s hottest topic in Arizona, beginning with the inauguration of Gov. Doug Ducey in January and continuing through last week’s special session on school finance. Here is a quiz to determine how closely you have been keeping up. Get all eight right and you could qualify for a choice staff position with the state Board of Education.

Oct 28, 2015

Education proposal is a heist of our children’s future

The current proposal to get more money to schools is quite simply, terrible. A manufactured crisis to make sure there is plenty of room for tax cuts this upcoming session.

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