The push for state funding of all-day kindergarten suffered a setback Thursday as a House committee blocked a plan strongly backed by Gov. Janet Napolitano.

Arizona taxpayers may get some of the tax relief that legislative leaders originally had planned for businesses.

Any plans the Arizona Interscholastic Association has for using a student multiplier in the reclassification of schools may be scrapped before they are even put to paper.

Any plans the Arizona Interscholastic Association has for using a student multiplier in the reclassification of schools may be scrapped before they are even put to paper.

A steamy reading from a book read in an English class was not enough to convince the state House Education Committee to clamp down on sex education in public schools.

Calling it an important part of Western culture, members of a House committee voted Monday to let schools teach the Old and New Testaments to students in public high schools.

John Baba’s 14-year-old son was assaulted in his second week of high school by a student who was on probation.

High school students might be able to graduate next year without passing AIMS after all — as long as they keep trying, have a stellar attendance record and maintain at least a C average.

The state budget has swelled by about $1 billion this year with increased tax collections and other revenue.

Teacher and parent leaders in Scottsdale are asking the education community to take on state government, a little at a time.

A coalition of education and political leaders wants to improve higher education in Arizona, arguing the state’s poor performance has contributed to the United States’ declining economic power.

Two-and-a-half years after Arizona voters rejected nearly all proposals to combine 76 elementary and high school districts around Arizona into 27 unified districts, state legislators are starting the steps to put the issue back in front of voters.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Legislature should pass a law requiring certain school districts to unify and consolidate rather than having voters decide what happens in their areas, the person who headed the state’s 2008 redistricting effort told a legislative committee Wednesday.

Reports that rate Arizona against other states on education shouldn't be taken at face value, a state lawmaker contends.

When Heather Robinson was in school, she couldn’t stand history — reading about the subject in a textbook just didn’t make it come to life for her.

When Heather Robinson was in school, she couldn’t stand history — reading about the subject in a textbook just didn’t make it come to life for her.

Chandler school leaders say they would like more flexibility in how funds can be used in the face of budget cuts that may come down for next school year. Arizona school districts would see a nearly $1 billion budget loss if cuts proposed by two lawmakers for the 2009-10 school year pass the Arizona Legislature.

 When the state Legislature starts Monday, educators will be ready to voice their concerns over possible budget cuts to schools.

Scottsdale officials were on an opinion-gathering mission Saturday at WestWorld.The hot topic: Would East Valley residents welcome an educational venue on the site of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve that tells the story of the Sonoran Desert? And if so, what would residents want it to look like and feature?

Gov. Janet Napolitano challenged state legislators Monday to keep moving forward in the face of an economic downturn, putting forth proposals to increase health coverage, offer free college tuition, crack down on human smugglers and improve substance abuse treatment for parents who need it.

The state Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would renew discussion about school district consolidation after voters soundly rejected unification proposals in 2008.

Less than 24 hours after making the plan public, Republican-controlled committees voted Tuesday to approve a no-growth budget for the state.

January 3, 2005

Some Republican insiders shook their heads at a recent Tribune editorial that called for the GOP majority in the Legislature to allow more bills sponsored by minority Democrats to receive committee hearings.