Education in Arizona

Classes for some schools in Yuma and La Paz counties begin this week. Hear the latest on school funding. Also, the Regional Center for Border Health will continue services at a time of uncertainty.

Proposed federal legislation would expand school choice options for families to send their students to private schools or home educate them and the move could affect Arizona's current scholarship accounts.

State schools chief Tom Horne has no legal power to force school districts to use only "structured English immersion'' to teach the language to students who are not proficient, the Court of Appeals has decided.

The San Luis education town hall that CD7 candidates Grijalva, Foxx and Malvido attended shined a spotlight on the community's education needs and the impact of the border.

Arizona universities are figuring out how to comply with President Donald Trump's order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs - otherwise known as DEI - to avoid federal funding cuts.

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools has initiated proceedings to revoke the charter of Primavera Online School, an online institution serving approximately 6,787 K-12 students statewide.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is urging local school districts and charter schools to implement stricter attendance policies in response to rising rates of chronic absenteeism among public school students.

A group of U.S. senators, led by Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), is raising concerns over financial uncertainty facing Head Start programs nationwide following a government-wide funding freeze initiated under the Trump administration.

Currently, more than 800 schools across Arizona are enrolled in the program, which equips each school with one albuterol inhaler and 10 spacers for administering the medication.

Arizona is getting $34.8 million in federal funds to help create and expand charter schools in the state.