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Benefits of Electric School Buses Touted, but High Cost Left Out

Benefits of Electric School Buses Touted, but High Cost Left Out

School Lunches Statewide Get an Arizonan Boost

School Lunches Statewide Get an Arizonan Boost

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This Week in COVID: Hospital Usage Outstrips Worst-Case Model

By Erasmus Baxter
Dec 1, 2020

Hospitals could be full in a week, according to ASU modeling.
This Week in COVID: Navajo Nation in Lockdown, Surge Hits ASU Football

By Erasmus Baxter
Nov 17, 2020

One in ten in Maricopa County has had COVID-19.
Invest in Ed Tax Measure Leads by Wide Margin on Election Night

By Josh Kelety
Nov 3, 2020

The battle over a ballot measure that would tax wealthy Arizonans to pay for public schools was expensive.
Another Former Brophy Priest Has Been Accused of Sexual Abuse

By Erasmus Baxter
Sep 22, 2020

James A. Sinnerud, S.J. was named in a lawsuit today.
The Battle Over Arizona's Education Funding Ballot Measure Is Heating Up

By Josh Kelety
Sep 21, 2020

The gloves are off in the information war over the Invest in Ed education spending ballot measure.
Invest in Ed Measure Will Appear on Ballot, Arizona Supreme Court Rules

By Josh Kelety
Aug 19, 2020

The Arizona Supreme Court overruled a prior ruling and allowed the Invest in Ed ballot measure to appear on the ballot.
'Those Kids are Guinea Pigs': Queen Creek School Reopening Divides Community

By Josh Kelety
Aug 14, 2020

Like everything else pandemic-related, the issue of reopening schools has been politicized.
Queen Creek Schools Require That Teachers Come to Work to Teach Online

By Josh Kelety
Aug 11, 2020

The Queen Creek Unified School District is allegedly refusing to let teachers teach online classes at home.
Education Initiative Ruling Could Doom Future Ballot Measures, Critics Argue

By Josh Kelety
Aug 6, 2020

A recent ruling in a lawsuit against an education funding ballot measure could have long-term implications for Arizona's initiative process.
Judge Boots Arizona K-12 Funding Initiative Off November Ballot

By Josh Kelety
Jul 31, 2020

The judge agreed that the 100-word summary of the Invest in Education ballot initiative was misleading.
Ducey Extends Eviction Moratorium, Tells Arizonans to Stay the Course

By Josh Kelety
Jul 16, 2020

"That is a direct effect of decisions that Arizonans have made over the past week, and we can see more of this if we do more of that." - Gov. Ducey
How to Get School Meals in Greater Phoenix During Coronavirus Closures

By Elizabeth Whitman and Bri Arreguin-Malloy
Mar 18, 2020

For picking up and eating elsewhere only.
Arizona Closes Schools Statewide Through March 27

By Steven Hsieh
Mar 15, 2020

By the time of the announcement, several districts had already canceled or postponed classes.
Update: State Orders Public Schools to Close

By Elizabeth Whitman
Mar 13, 2020

At least seven school districts in the Valley have closed schools indefinitely.
For Now, Don't Expect Arizona to Close Schools Because of the Coronavirus

By Elizabeth Whitman
Mar 11, 2020

Officials have not forgotten what happened during the swine flu outbreak of 2009.
ASU Conservative Group Invites Pizzagater Mike Cernovich to Campus

By Steven Hsieh
Mar 4, 2020

Here we go again.
Trump Lingers on Past Wins, Taunts Democratic Opponents at Phoenix Rally

By Ali Swenson
Feb 20, 2020

President Trump spent the rally touting his past wins, patting his local Republican allies on the back, and taunting his Democratic opponents with a barrage of nicknames and insults.
Phoenix Will Host a Democratic Presidential Debate in March

By Ali Swenson
Feb 14, 2020

Arizona Democratic Party officials say the DNC's decision to schedule the debate in Phoenix "reaffirms our battleground state status."
A New Arizona Bill Seeks to Ban Young Transgender Athletes From Female Sports Participation

By Hannah Critchfield
Feb 7, 2020

“She’ll never go through boy puberty,” said one parent. "So playing sports with boys would be completely inappropriate.”
American Lung Association Gives Arizona Failing Grades in Tobacco Control Report

By Ali Swenson
Jan 31, 2020

Arizona is spending a third of what it should be on tobacco prevention and cessation, according to CDC recommendations. Meanwhile, it takes in over $400 million annually in tobacco-related revenue.