Education in Arizona

Prop 320 would require certain Arizona school districts to spend at least 60% of their operational budgets on direct instruction. Two Yuma County districts could face difficult budget decisions.

Kimberly Yee and Teresa Leyba Ruiz faced off Tuesday in Arizona’s superintendent debate, clashing over ESA oversight, teacher retention and the direction of public education.

Kimberly Yee accuses Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz of illegally using Arizona public schools for campaign content, while Ruiz calls the complaint meritless.

On this week's Arizona Edition, remembering when Dolly Parton sang in Yuma, the state's top water official on negotiations and a close look at school vouchers.

Nation's top education official came to Arizona to prod Gov. Katie Hobbs to allow Arizona parents and students have access to additional source of free education funds.

A special Educating Yuma takeover of Arizona Edition explores why families use ESAs, what school choice looks like in Yuma and where questions of access and accountability remain.

In the final part of KAWC’s ESA series, supporters and critics find unexpected common ground on school choice and accountability — but sharply different ideas about what those principles should mean.

Attorney General Kris Mayes is dropping her legal fight to require parents of children who get vouchers to document each time how their purchases of items are truly educational.

Priscila Ruedas, a write-in candidate for Yuma City Council, said she would prioritize “centering the everyday Yuman” by involving residents in decisions on growth, heat mitigation and services for immigrant and low-income families.

Derek Egeberg has spent decades working behind the scenes in mortgages and building a business presence in Yuma. Now he is running for city council, pitching private sector discipline as a remedy for municipal challenges.