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Jun 17, 2025

House Appropriations passes Proposition 123 measure, paves way for future teacher pay increase

Editor’s note: Updated June 20, 2025 at 9:20 a.m. Key Points:  House Appropriations passed another standard set of Proposition 123 measures School choice protections and charter deregulation could come as […]

Children at a school bus stop.
May 22, 2025

The next frontier of education reform – the supply side

Our traditional school system — built around fixed buildings, set schedules and standardized staffing structures — was designed for control and scale, not for flexibility or innovation.  But those priorities […]

May 16, 2025

No progress on state budget amid Prop. 123 hangup

Key Points: Hobbs won’t talk about budget yet Governor wants Prop. 123 extension settled Lawmakers remain on mid-session break Republicans at the Legislature have addressed most of the bills they […]

May 10, 2025

Education groups vow to campaign against school choice on Prop. 123

Key Points: Republicans likely to unveil final Proposition 123 language on May 19  Democrats, education groups oppose tying school choice to teacher pay proposal  Opponents warn of lawsuits, campaigns if […]

school vouchers written on a chalkboard
May 5, 2025

Education groups announce opposition campaign against school choice on Proposition 123

Key Points: Democrats, education groups oppose tying school choice to teacher pay proposal  Republicans still finalizing bill language to protect existing choice options Opponents warn of lawsuits, campaigns if such […]

Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, speaking with attendees on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on opening day of the 57th legislature. Gress is the chairman of the ad hoc committee on budget mismanagement and a prominent critic of Gov. Katie Hobbs budget policy. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr)
Apr 30, 2025

Republicans want school vouchers in the Constitution, but Hobbs doesn’t want to foot the bill.

Key Points: Republicans propose a guarantee for school vouchers in return for teacher pay If passed, the voucher program would be enshrined in the state Constitution Hobbs calls proposal a […]

Thousands chant as they participate in a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state-wide teachers strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. Protestors gathered in similar fashion last month at the Arizona Capitol to support the renewal of the measure set to expire. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Apr 5, 2025

Lawmakers aim to renew teacher funding by end of session

A lawmaker leading the charge on Proposition 123 said stakeholders are moving closer to cohesion on the specifics of continuing a state land trust funding mechanism to increase teacher pay. […]

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.

Jan 12, 2024

Hobbs, GOP expect to find common ground on some issues

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ State of the State Address on Jan. 8 shared some mutual policy goals between Democrats and Republicans, but already the two sides are showing their differences for how to meet them.   

Secretary of State-elect Katie Hobbs (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 8, 2024

Hobbs ready with veto stamp again if necessary

In an interview with Capitol Media Services, Hobbs already is sending messages to GOP lawmakers they would be sadly mistaken if they think her willingness to cooperate and all that optimism means she's willing to give her blessing to many of their programs in the name of cooperation.

Jan 6, 2024

Water, housing, abortion, teacher pay could be top issues for lawmakers

It's taken four decades, Saudi cows munching on alfalfa grown with Arizona water and national headlines about whether Arizona is finally drying up.

Petersen, Republicans, teacher pay
Nov 13, 2023

Senate, House Republicans pitch plan to renew Proposition 123 and use millions for teacher pay

Senate and House Republicans announced a plan to renew Proposition 123 via voter referendum and allocate the $300 million or so from the land trust endowment solely to teacher pay.  

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