When Proposition 100 was on the ballot three years ago, one of the biggest selling points made by supporters was that two thirds of the money would go to education and prevent deeper cuts to schools.

A bill to allow school employees to carry guns is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday afternoon in a state House committee.

The Arizona Senate has approved a bill that lets employees at some rural schools be armed on campus. 

Arizona high school graduation rates have inched up in the past few years, though federal data show the state still ranks right near the national average.

The Arizona Court of Appeals says state lawmakers erred in not fully increasing funding for public schools, based on inflation.

Experts take a look at the effects on families and students when high schools charge them to play sports.

The results are in for Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards, or AIMS test, and state education officials say there were gains in all subject areas. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie has more.

Arizona gets more money for public schools from the federal government than all but six states. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports.

Arizona spent the third least amount of money per student in 2010, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. But, the state’s public schools chief says Arizona has one of the most cost-effective education systems in the country.