Education
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Arizona teachers push ballot measure to end school voucher fraud
Voters may decide the fate of Arizona’s controversial universal school vouchers program as an accountability initiative heads for the November ballot.
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Explained: Universal school vouchers are destroying Arizona’s budget, but it doesn’t need to stay this way
Gov. Katie Hobbs would have the power to regulate or restrict universal vouchers if Democrats win control of the state House and Senate in 2027.
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Why Arizonans could see more prayer at local school board meetings
After Arizona school board members were shut down for praying at governing meetings, Republicans in the Legislature want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
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Kyrene School District to close 6 schools by 2027-28 school year
Kyrene School District will close six schools, marking the first time the district has closed a school in its 137-year history.
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Arizona has a teacher shortage. The state’s top education officials say this fueled it
A survey from the Arizona Department of Education shows over 4,200 teacher positions are filled by long-term substitutes, student teachers, third-party vendors, or existing teachers working through their planning period.
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The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money
In Chinle, Arizona, financial distress caused by the government shutdown has led to the suspension of after-school programs, including some that students rely on for meals.
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University of Arizona rejects Trump education compact
The University of Arizona rejected an offer of preferential funding in exchange for embracing the Trump administration’s political agenda.
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‘This feels like fascism’: Arizona teachers push back on Trump’s ‘Patriotic Education’ agenda
Arizona educators reject the US Department of Education’s plan to promote a “patriotic education,” aligned with conservative ideology, developed with partner groups like Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation.
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Trump asks U of A to commit to his agenda and get favorable access to federal money
The White House is asking nine major universities, including the University of Arizona, to commit to President Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.
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12 Maricopa County libraries quietly remove sex-ed books from kids’ sections
More than 50 sex-ed and puberty books were quietly removed from kids’ sections at 12 libraries across Maricopa County this summer after complaints from conservative Christian activists and residents.
