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Pro and Anti Prop 212 groups are weighing in on the ruling that removed the measure from the ballot.

The legality of prop 212's signatures is being questioned by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. The group claims the Protect Education Act committee does not have enough valid signatures to get the measure on the ballot.

Phoenix Children's has a new simulation center that allows parents and staff to get an up-close look at the hospital's training programs. 

The Peoria Unified School District is removing 3 books from its K-8 curriculum. Parents are accusing the school of removing them following DEI guidelines, and the NAACP is filing an official complaint.

A new ESA platform helps users catalog purchases, which could help cut down on alleged fraud in the system.

KTAR Eduction Solutions Reporter Shira Tanzer reports on a five-part series highlighting the Arizona teacher shortage and possible solutions to fix the issue. 

The five parts:

1. Current Data
2. How did we get here
3. Teacher's perspectives
4. ESAs/other factors
5. Solutions

The Arizona State University dining hall workers union is suing the college over alleged first amendment rights violated related to the groups' protests near ASU campuses. 

The ESA accountability measure set to appear on the ballot will now have to be rewritten before it appears in front of voters after a judge's ruling. 

The last part of KTAR's teacher rentention crisis series focuses on solutions from teachers and elected officials that could help keep educators in the classroom. 

The Arizona Department of Health Services is reminding parents and teachers about the dangers of heat exposure for students starting school.

The Phoenix Union High School District announced students at 17 of its 24 schools will automatically be enrolled in a free school lunch program.

How does the school voucher program and other alternative schooling options impact Arizona's ongoing teacher shortage crisis? 

What do teachers view as the largest obstacle when it comes to staying in the classroom? Former and current educators weigh in. 

How did Arizona's teacher retention crisis get so bad? Looking back at Covid-19, Red for Ed, and how the problem grew over the past decade.

What is the current state of Arizona's teacher shortage? Taking a look at the numbers and how the shortage is influencing the education system. 

Chad Wilson gives an update on how students participating in CTE courses are transported to EVIT campuses after nine districts and the trade school wrapped up its legal action.

Leighanne Harrison, a kindergarten teacher at Horseshoe Trails Elementary School in Phoenix, won the ‘Pay Tribute to a Teacher’ award for August.

Democratic candidate nominee for Superintendent Teresa Ruiz tells the Mike Broomhead show leftover ESA funds could be used to improve the state's public school system.

Resolution Copper has created a $54 million Tribal Trust to execute projects for eleven tribes that have cultural ties to where the Oak Flat mine will go. Tribes will submit proposals to an advisory board, made up of tribal members, for approval. The money can be spent on cultural preservation, workforce opportunities and language revitalization. 

Resolution Copper has created a $54 million Tribal Trust to execute projects for eleven tribes that have cultural ties to where the Oak Flat mine will go. Tribes will submit proposals to an advisory board, made up of tribal members, for approval. The money can be spent on cultural preservation, workforce opportunities and language revitalization. 

Peoria Unified governing board members are denying accusations of the district trying to hide documents from police- and calling on parents for involvement in the online nature of the teacher sex scandal.

Two ballot measures were removed from the ballot by a judge- one could have voided an ESA accountability initiative and one could have banned teachers unions from using state dollars.

Glendale Elementary School District is considering closing schools due to declining enrollment.