Education Funding

An Arizona judge has given the state eight months to fix its school facilities funding system. Yuma’s Crane School District, a plaintiff in the case, is weighing in.

Castle Dome Middle School has reopened after cooling system repairs that forced a temporary closure during classes, highlighting broader issues with Arizona’s school facilities funding system.

A new Auditor General report reveals a new low for classroom spending; Yuma and La Paz public schools fall below the state average. The report comes at a time legislators are proposing a 60% mandate.

As the new year begins, KAWC looks back on the biggest news of 2025.

In light of a 2025 court ruling, KAWC finds out how Arizona’s school facilities crisis affects Yuma schools + a profile on Mohawk Valley School.

Yuma and La Paz counties schools played an integral role in illustrating the divide between "have" and "have not" school districts.

Yuma voters rejected an override to extend school safety, tech and transportation funds for Crane Schools. CFO Dale Ponder considers why that might've been and what comes next.

The Crane Elementary School District is asking voters to renew a seven-year capital funding override, which would provide an extra $1.5 million each year for safety, tech and transportation needs.

AWC has been awarded a new Perkins Innovation and Modernization grant, which will help boost its Career and Technical Ed offerings.

The Arizona attorney general announced two convictions of Arizona ESA program fraud. Tom Horne’s response focused on criticizing recent comments from the attorney general about ESAs instead.