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Arizona has struggled with teacher retention for a while, but the Arizona Department of Education is looking at why current teachers are staying at their schools to figure out how to improve the system for all Arizona teachers.  

Chandler Unified School District starts school today, with other Valley districts headed back to the classroom over the next three weeks.

A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge ruled that the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office does not have to release line-item records of ESA purchases in a public records lawsuit filed by 12News.

The Peoria Police Department finished its search of the Peoria Unified School District Administration Center, looking for documents included in the second search warrant related to two teachers who were allegedly sexually involved with a student.

The Arizona Attorney Generals' office has settled a lawsuit over how ESA purchases are recorded within the program, putting new policies into place to confirm school voucher purchases are legitimate. 

The Roosevelt School District governing board voted unanimously to change Cesar Chavez Community School to Rio Vista Community School.

Class assignments used to mean pulling out a pen and paper, but now, kids are using laptops to complete schoolwork, which in turn is taking away core skills from the next generation.

The East Valley Institute of Technology received a ruling in its lawsuit against nine local school districts, allowing the districts to spend CTE money on non-EVIT courses.

Plaintiffs dropped a case against State Superintendent Tom Horne regarding transgender athletes in Arizona following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The Peoria Police Department carried out a search warrant involving the Peoria Unified School District related to the case of two teachers allegedly involved in sexual misconduct with a student on Monday.

Interns from TSMC Arizona were partnered with a child from the Boys and Girls Club of the Valley to inform them about the semiconductor industry and encourage them in engineering careers.

Two students from Deer Valley Unified School District are representing Arizona at the New AI Fellowship program, where students will draft and pass a new AI policy that could be implemented in Arizona schools.

Save Our Schools Arizona and the Arizona Education Association turned in signatures for its ESA accountability initiative Thursday morning, providing more signatures than was required to get the measure on the November ballot.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has partnered with the Office of the Governor and the Arizona Department of Transportation to launch “Arrive Alive Arizona” — a five-year safety initiative to reduce fatal crashes.

ASU alumnus Marco Peralta is announcing for the World Cup in Mexico City. He talks more about the journey from ASU to that massive opportunity, encouraging listeners to pursue their dreams and lean into bilingual skills.

Sparky is heading across the pond to preview two ASU events in England- the opening of ASU London and a football game at Wembley Stadium in September.

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Two more lawsuits addressing education-related ballot measures were filed, challenging the legality of the measures.

The "Rent is Rigged" campaign by Our Voice, Our Vote aims to educate tenants about their rights and hold landlords and developers accountable. It calls for rent stabilization, currently prevented by state law. Executive Director Sena Mohammed says the easiest way for families to build wealth is through home ownership, which is out of reach for many. 

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs says there may be a special session in the works to address HCR 2048 following today's lawsuit calling the measure unconstitutional. 

Save Our Schools Arizona is suing the state of Arizona over the legality over a ballot resolution that could void an ESA accountability initiative.

The City of Phoenix is looking for new social work interns from ASU and GCU.

Two assistant principals at Centennial High School in the Peoria Unified School district, Katie Rituper and Kelley Smalley, have resigned from their roles.

The Goldwater Institute is weighing in on HCR 2048, which could render an ESA accountability initiative void by banning scholarship money being taken from military families.