Hobbs terminates $50 million grant allocation for ESA recipients
May 25, 2023 Governor Katie Hobbs's predecessor Doug Ducey approved the allocation of pandemic-era funding.
TUSD cuts back on hotspots for students as federal funding expires
May 19, 2023 The Emergency Connectivity Fund worked to provide funding for connectivity tools like hotspots, modems and routers.
Arizona Board of Regents to vote on tuition increase for public universities
Mar 29, 2023 UA plans to increase tuition starting the upcoming fall semester.
PCC receives 1.5 million dollar STEM grant
Feb 28, 2023 The funding from the US Dept of Education will go to support low-income and first-generation college students
Teacher shortage crisis continues to plague Arizona
Feb 27, 2023 More than 20 percent of teacher vacancies across the state this year remain unfilled
Cochise College receives grant to reduce cost of books for students
Feb 13, 2023 Grant will allow 25 courses to switch to low-or-no cost reading materials.
The Buzz: Funding K-12 schools in the Arizona legislature
Feb 10, 2023 As an annual funding hurdle is cleared, another continues to loom.
Arizona lawmakers avert school closures with funding fix
Feb 8, 2023 Senate vote removes aggregate expenditure limit for the rest of the school year.
AZ House passes schools spending cap waiver, Senate delays vote
Feb 7, 2023 Legislature and Governor have until March 1 to pass aggregate expenditure limit waiver
The Buzz speaks with two newly-elected officials: Juan Ciscomani and Katie Hobbs
Jan 13, 2023 Both have been on the jobs for several days, but have been confronted by the politics of their new positions.
Arizona schools plan major budget cuts, if spending limit is not lifted
Jan 10, 2023 The state has until March 1, 2023 to override the spending cap.
Arizona judge delays trial in fight over education funding
Jan 7, 2023 A judge granted a request for a delay by the state’s incoming attorney general.
Think tank says education aggregate expenditure limit should be ended permanently
Jan 3, 2023 The Grand Canyon Institute report claims AEL is bad for Arizona schools and the state's economy.
Not quite universal, but families flocked to universal voucher program
Dec 10, 2022 The Arizona Department of Education said about 32,000 schoolkids applied this fall for the first round of expanded ESA funding.
TUSD approves spending proposal, 98 positions could be lost for next school year
Dec 7, 2022 The approved proposal includes budget cuts for summer school in 2024.
The Buzz: How Arizona's lack of school mental health staff affects students
Sep 24, 2022 Arizona has some of the worst student-to-mental-health-professional ratios in the US.Selected Archive Filters
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