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The Ed ballot initiative, which would raise income taxes on higher income Arizonans, is expected to have enough valid signatures to be on November’s ballot. Battle lines are already being drawn.
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An Arizona charter school held an emergency budget meeting over the weekend after criticism over a lack of public comment that may have violated the state’s Open Meeting Law. American Leadership Academy Director Glenn Way is also under scrutiny after earning millions of dollars for building his campuses.
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As we head toward Arizona’s August primary elections, KJZZ's The Show is inviting the candidates in contested races to talk about why they’re running and some of the key issues in their contests.
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Frank Riggs, a former California congressman, is running for superintendent of public instruction, a position currently held by incumbent Diane Douglas. He says it’s time for a change in our state education department.
Think back to your high school science class. What do you remember? Dissecting frogs? Mixing chemicals in test tubes? Memorizing diagrams and formulas? Maybe a trip to the planetarium? Now imagine trying to learn all of that if you can’t see.
For the second year in a row, the number of Arizona children claiming vaccination exemptions rose.
Though debate has swelled in recent years over unpaid internships for college students, a lot of opportunities for students looking to get some experience on Capitol Hill still fall squarely in that category.
On Thursday Arizona saw a string of press conferences and watched as box after box full of petitions were unloaded at the state Capitol.
A proposal to increase taxes on Arizona’s wealthiest residents to generate more funding for public education may be headed to the November ballot. Supporters of the Invest in Education Act needed 150,000 certified signatures. They turned in nearly twice that many.
What Will Arizona Voters See On Their November Ballots? →
What Will Arizona Voters See On Their November Ballots? →
The American Bar Association has moved to pull the plug on the accreditation of Arizona Summit Law School. The future of the school and its students is deeply in question, and Arizona Summit’s President Don Lively believes the school has been treated unfairly.
A few years ago, some colleges and universities were starting to implement a new model for education: the $10,000 degree.
The financially embattled Murphy Elementary District held a special board meeting last week where they chose a new superintendent and canceled the promised raises of some employees.
Grand Canyon University has gone back to being a non-profit, thanks to approval from its accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission. The nonprofit purchased the campus and other assets from for-profit Grand Canyon Education for $875 million.
A committee of 14 members from the Arizona House and Senate met Thursday to finalize ballot language for the voter’s referendum of the empowerment scholarship accounts.
Since 2004, Grand Canyon University has been a for-profit university, a move in response to the crushing $20 million debt the school held. In 2016, they tried to regain the nonprofit status but were blocked.
Arizona ranks 45th in the country for child well-being, according to the annual Kids Count Data Book.
The board president suggested that several initiatives meant to help enrollment failed and asked whether it’s time to consider closing the campus.
One of the people most heavily involved in trying to get the Murphy Elementary School District back on solid footing is former Superintendent Bob Donofrio, who has recently been working as part of a team of volunteers to fill a leadership gap.
The move appoints a receiver, essentially a consultant, who will investigate the district’s finances and create a plan to help the district become solvent once again.
The controversy of separating migrant children from their parents at the country’s southern border elicited reaction from across the political spectrum. But, it’s not the first time in U.S. history that parents and their kids have been split apart.
An analysis from the city shows the majority of kids enrolled improved their literacy, social and emotional skills.
