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GCU fined $37 million by feds for ‘falsely advertised’ tuition costs
The U.S. Department of Education issued a $37.7 million fine to Grand Canyon University Tuesday after a federal investigation concluded the school has misrepresented tuition costs for doctoral programs.
Hobbs and Horne at odds over Covid funds
A blame game between two top state officials threatens to lose the state more than $22 million in federal Covid relief dollars for education.
School district takes steps after feds find it didn’t protect student from harassment
An Arizona school district has taken preventative steps after being accused by federal officials of failing to protect a female student from months of anti-Semitic harassment.
New fed money not for school mask mandate ban
Arizona is getting another $862 million in federal Covid relief dollars to help safely reopen schools.
Arizona schools awash in federal virus cash, some flooded
Arizona K-12 schools have been sent nearly $4.3 billion through several federal coronavirus relief packages, with virtually every public charter school or traditional district receiving extra cash.
Barto bill bans transgender women from competing in women’s sports
Arizona state lawmakers are being asked to keep boys – or at least those who are genetically identified as male – off of high school and college sports teams for girls and women.
University of Phoenix strikes $191 million deal to settle false advertising claims
A Phoenix-based national university known for promoting its programs has agreed to pay a record $191 million to settle claims it used deceptive advertising to attract prospective students.
Bill would repeal law allowing dating abuse instruction in public schools
The vice chairman of the House Education Committee wants schools to teach students less about dating, but tighten up laws that require them to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Arizona schools at risk of losing federal funds over standardized tests
The federal government has threatened to withhold a huge chunk of Arizona’s school funding if the Arizona Department of Education allows schools to choose their own standardized tests for students.
Plan in place to fix millions in misallocated school funds
Nine months after the Arizona Department of Education notified schools it had misallocated millions in funding for special education programs, the federal government has approved a plan to correct the error.
Pima County officials see legal trouble in desegregation tax
Pima County officials say a new state law dictating how to collect taxes for desegregation funding in Tucson puts the county at legal risk.
Budget includes property tax increase for some school districts
Homeowners in more than a dozen Arizona school districts will pay additional property taxes if GOP lawmakers approve a maneuver in Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget deal.
