Over the last decade, the district says enrollment has dropped by roughly 2,000 students and “by 2033, enrollment is projected to decline by 14%, further impacting our funding and resources.”
Both Democrats and Republicans in Arizona agree that they want to see an extension on Prop 123, but disagree on some of the details about where money in the future should go.
Districts officially approved the lease-back deal to get $25 million to Isaac School District but questions remain whether teachers will get paid this week.
An embattled school district in Phoenix will receive millions in federal funding amid its financial crisis, as House Republicans call for a criminal investigation into its “fiscal catastrophe.”
A report by the Arizona Auditor General's office warns that dozens of Arizona school districts are at risk of going over budget and insolvent with few solutions available.
Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is calling for improved school safety weeks after an armed man was stopped inside a campus in southern Arizona who threatened to cause harm.
After Aveson Charter School in Altadena, California, was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, a Phoenix charter school stepped up to “adopt” the students and staff from the school that burned to the ground.
In the past seven months, several school districts in Maricopa County have faced significant challenges, many attributed to financial difficulties and low enrollment.
The Phoenix Elementary School District has voted against renewing a lease agreement with ASU Preparatory Academy when it expires in the summer of 2026.
By The Associated Press and AZFamily Digital News Staff
The West Coast Conference is suing Grand Canyon University over breach of contract after the school changed course and decided to join the Mountain West Conference.
A new audit report by the Arizona Auditor General revealed that dozens of schools across the state do not have emergency operations plans that meet the current standards.
Arizona State Superintendent Tom Horne has announced nearly $50 million in safety funding slated to fund schools that need armed school resource officers, counselors, and social workers.
Serena Desiderio was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy just a few years ago in high school at age 14. She is now the first receipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association scholarship.
