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House GOP offer new school voucher limits as a ballot blocker
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (632+ words) Speaker of the Arizona House Steve Montenegro speaking with attendees on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on opening day of the 57th legislature in Phoenix, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//June 12, 2026// House Republican leaders…...
Arizona's workforce cannot afford to wait
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (646+ words) Arizona Capitol Times Arizona's workforce cannot afford to wait Mary Foote, Guest Commentary//June 12, 2026// Arizona is projected to add more than 700, 000 jobs by 2030 in high-tech manufacturing, healthcare, and other high-growth sectors. That projection should send a jolt through every boardroom,…...
The Protect Education Act harms Arizona's disabled students and school choice
7+ hour ago (47+ words) Arizona Capitol Times The Protect Education Act harms Arizona's disabled students and school choice Jack Reany, Guest Commentary//June 12, 2026// Dr. Jack Reany is an ESA dad and Mechanical Engineer in Sahuarita, Arizona....
Arizona ESA moms demand voucher reforms to protect education for students with disabilities
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (700+ words) Kathy Boltz & Amy Pedotto, Guest Commentary//June 9, 2026// We are ESA moms supporting the Protect Education Act to rein in the Empowerment Scholarship Account school voucher program. We're even collecting signatures to get it on the ballot. We believe reform is…...
State treasurer seeks ESA vendor to track misspending, fraud
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1101+ words) State Treasurer Kimberly Yee speaking with the media at a press conference announcing her candidacy for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//June 5, 2026// School choice financial…...
EVIT is willing to make sacrifices to transport students and save educational opportunity
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (352+ words) Chad Wilson, Guest Commentary//June 5, 2026// Compromise and sacrifice for the greater good. That was the thinking behind the East Valley Institute of Technology's (EVIT) decision to offer $2 million, half the cost of transportation, to help ensure high school students can…...
Funding freeze? GOP seeks delay in state school overhaul
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1438+ words) Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//June 1, 2026// Calling it an illegal intrusion on their authority, Republican legislative leaders are moving to block " or at least delay " a court order requiring them to fix the system of public school funding that left…...
Dueling initiatives compete for new accountability in Arizona's ESA program
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1083+ words) Mary Jo Pitzl, Capitol Media Services//May 26, 2026// Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program faces two competing reform plans to curb costs and provide accountability for the state's $1 billion education initiative. But it doesn't provide any money to do so " and its…...
Rachel Walden: Digging into the data at the Arizona Corporation Commission
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (152+ words) Reagan Priest, Arizona Capitol Times//May 24, 2026// In 2024, Rachel Walden went from school board member to the Arizona Corporation Commission. Now, over a year into the role, she's serving as the commission's vice chair and bringing her background in finance to…...
Educator-legislator pipeline highlights shortfalls of state education
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (1000+ words) June 3rd, 2026 | 5: 30 PM State Senator Catherine Miranda speaking with the media at a February 2023 press conference for the Arizona Latino Legislative Caucus at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Jordan Gerard, Arizona Capitol Times//May 22, 2026// The majority…...