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Arizona Republican lawmakers and Governor Katie Hobbs have reached an $18.29 billion state budget agreement, but there’s no mention of Proposition 123, which could boost teacher pay in the state.

Last night community members in Deer Valley called for the resignation of governing board member Kimberly Fisher after she allegedly did a Nazi salute during a board meeting.

The Arizona State Board of Education approved more than $50 million for school resource officers. 12 of those officers will go to Mesa Public Schools, totaling over 4 million dollars.

A new study from the National Council on Teacher Quality shows Arizona colleges’ teacher prep programs may not provide adequate focus on teaching English language learners how to read.

The Phoenix Union High School District is getting 15 new school resource officers from the Arizona Department of Education. 

From 2010-2020, charter schools in Arizona doubled in size, with many public school students switching to charter options. Now, that growth has stopped.

The World Literacy Foundation is working to solve the ongoing literacy crisis by letting students raise awareness and plan literacy events.

David Barker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education with the U.S. Dept of Education, visited Legacy Traditional School in Chandler for the Arizona visit of the History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour.

That's up more than 50% from this time last year. By this point in 2025, the department had responded to 49 of its more than 200 total rescue operations, with the majority happening in the summer.

When Abigail Irigoyen Castillo began applying for college, she was looking for acceptance letters. She wasn’t expecting to receive $2 million in scholarships as well!

The Peoria Unified School district filed a motion to request a judge look at what the Peoria Police Department's search warrant could legally request amid the district’s ongoing teacher sexual misconduct case.

The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is investigation Arizona State University over Title VI practices relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

The Arizona Cardinal’s 5^th annual Civics Matters trip departed Sky Harbor Airport Wednesday morning, taking 280 high school students from 55 high schools across the state to Washington D.C.

Arizona is ranked 18th in the nation when it comes to racial equality in the classroom.

This summer schools across the Valley are offering free meals to kids under 18.

During the latest ABOR meeting the board of regents approved four new academic centers at ASU. 

The Peoria Unified School District received a search warrant asking for documents related to the case of Haley Beck and Angela Burlaka’s alleged sexual misconduct with a student. 

Following up our reporting on the 2026 point-in-time count results...We hear directly from two fathers currently homeless with their families and those involved in providing help. But one street advocate named Austin Davis wants the governor to declare a state of emergency over family homelessness to spur funding for shelter, calling the current situation a crisis.

The Deer Valley Teacher's Union is calling for the resignation of a board member after she appeared to do a Nazi salute during a board meeting. 

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the conviction of Amanda Elizabeth Maestas for theft of ESA money.

A mother and her son were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement near a Tempe school Tuesday and taken to a detention center in Texas, officials said.

Arizona was named the new National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) Southwest regional node, receiving funding to organize and support education and pathways for the microelectronics industry in the state.

A judge has blocked Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller from entering into a 287(G) agreement, which allows local authorities to enforce federal immigration law. Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple already has one for his department and works with ICE daily. Teeple calls Miller's actions political theater, while Miller says he wants one so he can get violent criminals off the streets. 

Native, Latino and first-generation students can face unique challenges when it comes to applying for college.

ASU is launching a new semiconductor training program with TSMC, offered accelerated five-week training options with a guaranteed interview at the end.