Madeleine Parrish

Arizona Republic Maricopa County voters approved the majority of school funding measures on this year's ballot, giving 18 school districts the go-ahead to increase budgets via overrides or raise funds with bonds.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced plans Wednesday, Dec. 4, to expand charter schools in the state with $34.8 million in federal funding.

The Governing Board of south Phoenix's Roosevelt Elementary School District voted Thursday to close five schools before the 2025-26 school year.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's second attempt to take legal action against dual language programs since he was elected to lead the Arizona Department of Education in 2022 has failed, for now.

Arizona Republic The Cave Creek Unified School District may close two of its five elementary schools after losing roughly a quarter of its students in the past five years.

The Education Department will automatically reimburse voucher expenses up to $2,000 and audit them later to address long reimbursement wait times.

Arizona Republic A federal judge ordered Maricopa County to redo the election for two seats on the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board after the county made an error on November ballots.

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools has greenlit a virtual charter school where computer programs will teach students “core instruction” for just two hours per day.

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Arizona Republic When former Gov. Doug Ducey signed a massive expansion of the state's education voucher program into law at a Christian school in 2022, he touted Arizona's place as a nationwide leader in school choice.