Arizona Legislators approved a bill this week that would allow students to receive high school elective credits for specific activities and another that would prevent schools and the Arizona Department of Health Services from requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccinations…
Each year, the Arizona School Boards Association awards scholarships to help graduating high school seniors in member districts better afford the training they seek at higher education institutions to help them meet their career goals. Here’s what students have to…
Horizon School Dual Language Immersion Program students smiled and talked with friends as they got off the bus for their field trip at Ajo Al’s Mexican Café in Glendale where they put their Spanish language skills to use ordering their…
Arizona Legislators discussed a bill that would amend current Arizona law on child abuse reporting and jurisdiction but did not vote on it yet, while work on a budget continues. Budget update Legislative leadership are meeting each day to develop…
Legislators approved an individuals with disabilities bill for students admitted to and attending state universities and community colleges this week. Meanwhile, Legislative leaders kept calendars light as Legislators continue to work on a budget, just weeks after 12 skinny budget…
Click here for more updates going forward Updated May 25, 2022: A child trauma expert, therapist, and school psychologists share suggestions on how parents could talk with their children about traumatic events, including the Uvalde school shooting. Melissa Brymer, director…
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, students continue to struggle to make up the learning deficit that came with reduced and compromised learning opportunities. Math test scores saw the greatest loss according to research from The Anneberg Institute. Of…
Arizona Legislators approved bills on school transportation, career and technical education districts offering associates degrees, review of school library books and parents’ access to educational records on the floor of the House of Representatives this week. The school transportation bill,…
Updated April 20, 2022: All 12 skinny budget bills failed in the House Appropriations Committee today after Republicans Rep. Jake Hoffman and Rep. Michelle Udall joined Democratic committee members to vote against the measures with 6 aye votes and 7…
The House Rules Committee gave a due pass recommendation to a bill that would limit discussion of race, ethnicity and sex during classroom instruction, which educators say would make teaching American history and English literature more difficult. Kimberly Cockrell, who…
Click here for updates going forward Updated April 28, 2022: Chinle Junior High Principal Melissa Martin was honored this week as a Milken Educator Award winner during an assembly she thought was to welcome Supt. of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman.…
When Arizona Legislators on the House Rules Committee meet next, they will hear a bill that would require schools to post all learning materials and activities online for parents to review and another bill that would limit discussion of race,…
Arizona Legislators approved a bill in the House Appropriations Committee today that would change how public schools are funded. The bill was approved on party lines with Republicans in favor and Democrats against the measure. Senate Bill 1269 is subject…
Arizona Legislators approved expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, or school vouchers that pay for private education with public taxpayer money, today and a student exchange program bill yesterday, but held bills on school takeovers and one that would prohibit classroom…
School social workers took time to share why what they do means so much to them during Social Work Month. Michelle Henson is a school social worker at Tempe High School. Photo courtesy Tempe Union High School District “I chose…
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Hannah ruled today that the Invest in Ed Act, which would have added a tax levy on high-earning Arizonans to fund public K-12 education, cannot be enforced due to a state Supreme Court ruling…
