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Campaign finance laws make funding of election challenges murky
Funds fueling state candidate election challenges remain shrouded by Arizona’s campaign finance code, while congressional candidates’ funding is made fairly transparent by the Federal Election Commission. A gap in reporting […]
Committee gives Horne pass on undistributed federal funds
Republican lawmakers denied a request from Democrats and Gov. Katie Hobbs for a special audit of the Arizona Department of Education after millions of federal funds were not allocated to public school districts.
Court rules against banning transgender girls from girls’ sports
PHOENIX — Arizona has not shown a legitimate reason to categorically ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. In a 55-page […]
New poll spurs Horne’s push for punishing schools that don’t support teachers
So why are teachers leaving the profession? Yes, there’s the perennial issue of pay. But a new survey released Tuesday by the state Department of Education of those who did […]
Court rules on law requiring gender reassignment to change birth certificate
Arizona can't refuse to amend the sex on someone's birth certificate just because the person seeking the change has not submitted to transgender surgery, a federal judge has ruled.
Toma, Petersen challenge transgender lawsuit ruling
The state's top two Republican lawmakers are asking a federal appeals court to protect them from having to explain their motives in promoting and voting to ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports.
Mayes wants answers on school voucher rules, procedures
The Arizona Attorney general is investigating Arizona Department of Education procedures allowing school voucher funds for “supplementary materials” untethered to any curriculum or documentation justifying the purchase as an educational expense.
Legislative leaders forced to testify in transgender lawsuit
The state's top two Republican lawmakers have been ordered to answer questions, under oath, about why they voted to ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports.
GOTV effort targets students turning 18
Saying they could affect the upcoming election, a national group is reaching out to the three out of every four Arizona high schoolers old enough to vote but who haven't bothered to register.
Bill would get state involved in student discipline
Schools whose administrators don't impose discipline at least three out of every four times requested by a teacher would lose academic standings under the terms of legislation given preliminary approval Wednesday by the state House.
New voucher rulebook delayed a year for parent input
Following backlash from parents in the Empowerment Scholarship Account program and Republican lawmakers, the State Board of Education adopted last year’s program handbook in lieu of approving a new redlined draft from the Arizona Department of Education today.
Horne backs lawsuit to end dual-language learning for non-English speakers
A parent, sought out by Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, filed a lawsuit against Creighton Elementary School District claiming its use of dual language models to teach English Language Learners to be illegal under a 2000 ballot measure requiring public school students be taught English by being taught in English.
