3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (136+ words) Arizona Daily Independent Hundreds of Scottsdale-area students headed back to the classroom this month with the supplies, resources and support they need to succeed through the city’s annual Back to School Program. This year, the program served 429 families and 920 students,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (565+ words) The Arizona State Land Department brought in record revenue during fiscal year 2026, leading to a historic investment in the state’s K-12 schools. The department saw $817.8 million in revenue, almost double last year’s total. Lynn Cordova, a public information officer for…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (237+ words) The Goldwater Institute has won a victory over the union-backed initiative targeting Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. The anti-school choice initiative failed due to the teachers’ union’s failure to gather enough valid signatures to get it on the 2026 General election…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (521+ words) Proposition 212 asks Arizona voters whether our state should reverse one of the greatest educational freedom victories in our history by ending universal school choice for many future families. Before we answer that question, we should ask another: Why have more…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (487+ words) The professors criticized the university administration for not taking a strong stand against the politicization of what should be an objective, unbiased, science-based process. I nodded my head in agreement with the underlying sentiment while reading the introductory paragraph to…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (582+ words) School leadership support and safe campuses are among the top reasons people remain teachers in Arizona, according to a new survey. The Arizona Department of Education released a survey showing almost 77% of teachers who responded said support from school leadership…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (363+ words) The Arizona Department of Education plans to use carryover funds to support its school safety program and ensure school resource officer and mental health professional positions are filled for Fiscal Year 2027. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne will use approximately…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (118+ words) Eyah Prior, winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s Sixth Congressional District, was honored by Congressman Juan Ciscomni in his D.C. office during this year’s National Awards Reception and Winners’ Celebration. Eyah, an upcoming senior at Buena High School…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) The Arizona Department of Education received a $300,000 grant to address the state’s teacher shortage. The department will receive the money over the next two years from the nonprofit Ascendium Education Group. The money will go toward expanding the department’s teacher…...