A bipartisan group of state lawmakers advanced legislation on Tuesday to make public records free. But before you get too ...

A Republican lawmaker chastised Democrats on Monday for voting against increased funding for school voucher oversight, something that they’ve demanded for years. Typically, Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, ...

Changes in state law passed last year and introduced this year have intensified debates between the Legislature and ...

Mesa Public Schools put fewer dollars into classrooms last academic year than in 2023-24, spending 70.8 cents of every dollar, according to the Arizona Auditor General. The decline from last year’s ...

On a pure dollar basis, the report also shows Arizona spends less than the nation as a whole per student on most other categories, including plant operations, transportation, food services and ...

The percentage of education dollars spent in Arizona classrooms has slipped once again. New figures from the Auditor General’s Office show that just 52.1 cents of every dollar spent during the last ...

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have proposed a bill to ban teacher work stoppages like "sick-outs." The legislation follows recent teacher "sick-outs" that caused at least 20 schools in Tucson to ...

Teachers and supporters gather in Seattle, holding signs that read "On Strike" and "Fair Contract Now." Photo: Spencer Pauley / The Center Square (The Center Square) - An Arizona bill to prevent ...

Arizona lawmakers passed a bill out of committee to exempt designated historic districts from a new state law that mandates "middle housing" in single-family zones. Supporters of the exemption argue ...