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Teresa Ruiz will meet with current superintendent Horne this week as the two transition in and out of the role of Superintendent.

Newly elected Teresa Ruiz says she is planning individual offices for rural, tribal and student communities in the AZ Department of Education.

Banner Health is hosting a three-day course this week to help healthcare providers safely manage pregnancy-related emergencies. The training comes as the U.S. maternal mortality rate remains an outlier among developed nations. Benjamin Cordy with Banner University Medical Center says limited access to care before and after childbirth is contributing to rising maternal deaths.

Teresa Ruiz joins AZMN to talk about how she's preparing to be Arizona's next Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Arizona voters did not pass Proposition 320, which would have required school districts to spend 60 percent of their budget on direct classroom instruction.

Newly elected state treasurer Nick Mansour explains how he can use his new role to cut back on fraud in the ESA program.

Ruiz declared victory over Yee for Arizona's next Superintendent, how could that change Arizona's education landscape?

21 out of 26 school districts had bonds approved, how will that impact the classroom?

Ruiz declared victory over Yee in the race for Arizona's next Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The state's ESA program may see some major changes following election day, with Democratic lawmakers calling for reform. 

Republican Kimberly Yee is currently trailing Democrat Teresa Ruiz in the race for Arizona's next State Superintendent. 

21 of 26 school districts with bonds or overrides on the ballot had their requests approved by voters yesterday.

Proposition 318 was passed by voters, prohibiting students athletes from competing on sports teams that are designated for the opposite biological sex. 

After the Phoenix Symphony announced it would suspend all shows after Nov. 1 due to dwindling funding, one of the more than 60 musicians who make up the symphony's orchestra says she's left feeling frustrated but credits her peers for banding together.

Associate Principal Cello Bridget Pasker says she and the rest of the orchestra found out about the decision to suspend future shows, with no continuation date in sight, only a short time before it was publicly released.

"We're very frustrated with our board," she says.

Pasker also explains the announcement came as the musicians were re-negotiating contracts with the Phoenix Symphony organization, saying now they're left without a job and will lose healthcare coverage at the end of November.

She urges community members to ask for transparency from the Phoenix Symphony organization before donating to it.

"We have to have a contract, we have to have a lot of communication and transparency from the board," Pasker says.

You can also support the musicians directly at musiciansofthephoenixsymphony.com or at @phoenixsymphonymusicians.

Pasker also invites viewers to come to their remaining shows this weekend, tickets are available at phoenixsymphony.org.

"Art teaches us about our own humanity and it teaches us about the humanity of others. It helps us reach out of ourselves to understand other people," she adds.

ASU is working alongside local organic farmers to help educate the next generation of farmer.

The Arizona Board of Regents received a nearly $4 million grant to support the AZ Comeback Initiative, which helps returning college students complete their degrees.

Grand Canyon University opened its Ingram Honors College Thursday morning.

School letter grades are out and the number of F schools in Arizona more than doubled.

Peoria Unified is seeking approval for a budget override from voters as the district faces backlash and legal fees over the teacher sex scandal case.

26 school districts in the state are requesting bonds, overrides, or property sales from voters within district boundaries, hoping to gain more funding.

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs wants teachers to be paid more- by taking money from the state land trust.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited ASU to give remarks on the current state of the U.S. Education system.

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs spoke with ESA parents this week to learn about their concerns with the program.

NWS meteorologist Robert Rickey responds to claims that the tornado warning yesterday did not give Heber-Overgaard residents enough warning before the storm hit.