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Schools will exceed the spending limit on March 1 and will need to immediately plan for cutbacks that would include closures or layoffs if the Legislature does not act.
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Republicans in the Arizona House have approved a measure that will ask voters to amend the state constitution to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools and bar any preferential treatment based on race.
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The Arizona House has given initial approval to Republican-backed bills loosening the state’s gun laws. A bill approved on Thursday allows guns in libraries and many other public buildings. Another allows loaded firearms in vehicles on schools grounds.
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The Arizona Senate has approved a massive expansion of the state’s school voucher system. The contentious proposal was approved on a 16-12 vote with no Democratic backing on Wednesday.
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The largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world is offering grants to two Arizona elementary schools to start learning gardens. The Dole Food Company is accepting applications to nominate K-5 schools for the grants.
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The state Board of Education on Monday removed the 120-day limit on work by certified substitute teachers and instead will allow them to teach as long as necessary. Schools are struggling to find substitute teachers as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus surges.
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is suing the Biden administration over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools if they don’t have mask requirements or close due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
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The Biden administration is threatening to recoup COVID-19 relief funds sent to Arizona over state provisions it says discourage families and school districts from following federal guidance recommending face coverings in schools.
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A senior at Page High School has been chosen as a finalist for the Flinn Scholarship. Kaya Dickson was one of more than a thousand students from Arizona to apply for this year’s prestigious award.
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The superintendent of the Page Unified School District who resigned after allegedly making a racist remark at a board meeting last week now intends to stay on the job.