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While most people seem to agree public schools need more funding, there is not a consensus about how to deliver it. Not all public education champions threw their weight behind Invest in Ed, for example. Expect More Arizona has taken no stance one way or another on the initiative. The Show caught up with Erin Hart to talk about the ruling and the future of the education funding debate in general.
Aug. 4, 2020
Arizona schools didn’t lose any funding because of the pandemic — Gov. Doug Ducey and lawmakers made sure they received all public funding last academic year. But a new investigation from the Arizona Republic found many charter schools, which are also publicly funded, also applied for federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Aug. 4, 2020
While schools await guidance on reopening from the state health department, Arizona’s top education official said it’s unlikely any school can reopen by Aug. 17. That’s the date Gov. Doug Ducey ordered schools to reopen, at least in a limited capacity to provide a place for students who have nowhere else to go during traditional school hours.
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Aug. 3, 2020
The Arizona Board of Regents is working with the University of Arizona to expand its Global Campus Initiative, with the goal of expanding online education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 3, 2020
As educators and families express concern about the possible safety of returning to in-classroom instruction, the head of the American Federation of Teachers said July 28 that individual branches of the organization may need to consider strikes and walkouts.
Aug. 3, 2020
An initiative to raise taxes on wealthy Arizonans to fund public schools may not make it to the ballot — again. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled July 31 that the 100-word description on petitions used to collect signatures for the Invest in Education Act included misleading statements.
Aug. 3, 2020
Many Chandler students are starting school remotely this week, and the Chandler Public Library is launching a new service to help them.
Aug. 3, 2020
On Friday, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge blocked a voter initiative that would have raised taxes on wealthy Arizonans to increase funding for education. Supporters plan to appeal the decision to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Aug. 1, 2020
Initiative backers seek to raise $940 million a year for K-12 education by imposing a 3.5% income tax "surcharge" on earnings exceeding $250,000 a year for individuals and $500,000 for married couples filing jointly.
→ AEA Leader: Ruling Is 'A Loss For Students'
→ AEA Leader: Ruling Is 'A Loss For Students'
July 31, 2020
PAC-12 football teams will play a 10-game, conference-only schedule. The season is expected to begin on Sept. 26.
July 31, 2020
Arizona State University’s fall semester is less than a month away, but some aspects of college life will be adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic. ASU President Michael Crow said the school is planning to welcome back students with hundreds of academic events, most of which will be virtual.
July 31, 2020
Arizona State University announced Thursday that it will require students to be tested, and cleared, for COVID-19 before moving into their dorm. The new testing requirement will help minimize the spread of COVID-19 within its campus community, University Provost Mark Searle said
July 30, 2020
The University of Arizona's return to in-person classes this fall will be staggered, President Robert Robbins said in his Thursday weekly briefing. For the first week of the semester — which starts on Aug. 24 — in-person classes will be limited to areas such as medical courses, research labs, fine arts and performing arts studios.
July 30, 2020
Opponents of a ballot initiative for a proposed tax hike on wealthy Arizonans to fund education are challenging it in Maricopa County Superior Court this week. One argument the challengers, who are funded by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, made on Tuesday centered on how petition circulators were paid.
July 29, 2020
School districts across Arizona are waiting on the state to release the metrics they should use when making decisions about when to reopen for in-person classes. In the meantime, educators are generally planning to at least start the year remotely.
July 29, 2020
School leaders are waiting on the state to release public health benchmarks that are suppose to help them decide when they will reopen their schools, but a group of educators and physicians say that's not enough. The group held a press conference Tuesday where it called on the state to release the benchmarks sooner and make them requirements.
July 28, 2020
The city of Maricopa is introducing "Afterschool Connect," a new program to provide educational assistance and internet access to families.
July 28, 2020
While other Arizona universities have readjust their plans for in-person classes, Arizona State University President Michael Crow is keeping to plans announced in June to hold a combination of in-person, hybrid and online classes in the fall semester.
July 28, 2020
Arizona State University officials are reminding students that the college’s health policies also extend to off-campus parties. ASU officials sent the reminder out after they were notified of a so-called COVID party that discourages mask use circulated online.
July 27, 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent Kathy Hoffman presented a revised plan to reopen the state’s schools, but they left some key questions on the table. Public health benchmarks will be used to guide a full return to classrooms, for example, but the Arizona Department of Health Services is not set to release those benchmarks until August 7.
July 27, 2020
