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Prop 208 heads to court
Top Republican legislative leaders filed suit Monday to block implementation of the voter-approved tax on the income of the wealthiest Arizonans.
We won’t let President Trump bully schools into reopening
Make no mistake: As long as Trump is President, teachers and educators will never have a seat at the table with the administration.
Ducey order requires return to classrooms based on data
After mounting pressure from the state’s schools chief and other education leaders, Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans July 23 to implement a data-driven approach to reopening schools for in-person learning.
Vail school chief wants specific metric for reopening classrooms
The superintendent of the Vail Unified School District said he's not looking to state officials to set a specific date for getting kids back at their desks.
Great schools innovate to teach our kids successfully during and beyond this pandemic
It is a critical time that cannot be lost in handwringing about whether or not it is possible to teach successfully in this moment. It is. And policymakers can help. Today’s students need the benefit of novel education policies designed around this time and these urgent needs.
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.
Prop. 127 will divert money from schools in name of idealism
Voting “No” on Proposition 127 won’t stop the expansion of renewable energy in Arizona, but it will protect our schools from more mandates that take money away from classrooms where our children are trying to learn. And, that makes Arizona a better place – for kids and for Arizona’s future.
Ducey confident new revenues can put $1B into education in next few years
Gov. Doug Ducey took a swat Monday at an initiative designed to raise taxes on the wealthy to finance education.
Photos: Red for Ed protests at the Arizona Capitol dwindle but persist
Public schools across Arizona remained closed for the third day as Red for Ed protesters descended again on the state Capitol.
Legion of striking teachers descend on Capitol as Senate adjourns
As more than 40,000 teachers and their supporters marched from downtown Phoenix to the Arizona Capitol the next morning, the state Senate adjourned for the week and rank-and-file members left without a vote on a budget that could boost teacher pay.
Photos: Thousands join Red for Ed march on the Arizona Capitol
To say a sea of red descended on downtown Phoenix on April 26 may be cliche, but there's hardly a better way to describe the scene that began at Chase Field.
The Breakdown, Episode 15: The teachers have spoken
Public school employees voted last week, and they've decided to strike - but leadership behind the Red for Ed movement pumped the breaks.
