Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern goes full-on Christian nationalist
Opinion: Sen. Anthony Kern wants to 'bring Jesus Christ back into our government.' That's downright un-American.| The Arizona Republic
Opinion: Sen. Anthony Kern wants to 'bring Jesus Christ back into our government.' That's downright un-American.| The Arizona Republic
"Wicked" is coming to theaters for one day only with a big reveal: the trailer for Part 2, "Wicked: For Good." Here's when to see it in metro Phoenix.| The Arizona Republic
There are two types of fences: Pedestrian fences and vehicle barriers. Both categories have several designs.| The Arizona Republic
The taxpayer money is given to qualifying families on reloadable Visa cards and purchases are limited to educational therapies, private-school tuition, homeschooling curriculum, online classes, community-college tuition and other items.| The Arizona Republic
With hefty tuition, Arizona’s elite Catholic high schools struggle with a reputation of educating only rich students.| The Arizona Republic
State ranked No. 3 in nation for choices offered to parents.| The Arizona Republic
Arizona got an F for its support of public education on a new report card from a national education advocacy group, but the nation as a whole didn’t do much better, with no state getting better than a C.| The Arizona Republic
Guns on campus, cursive writing, restored funding for career and technical ed among many items facing state Legislature.| The Arizona Republic
A program that legislative budget staff in 1997 estimated would cost $4.5 million a year now tops $140 million.| The Arizona Republic
Editorial: Doug Ducey took small steps to better fund K-12 education. But a true fix is going to take and a lot more work.| The Arizona Republic
It's been six months since Arizona acquired the distinction of being the most-stringent state in the nation for welfare benefits.But on Monday, Gov.| The Arizona Republic
Editorial: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's State of the State speech puts two of his priorities in conflict.| The Arizona Republic
Gov. Doug Ducey rolled out a wide-ranging agenda for Arizona schools, proposing things such as teacher pay hikes, signing bonuses and loan forgiveness to attract more people to Arizona's decimated teaching ranks.| The Arizona Republic
Gov. Doug Ducey lays out ambitious agenda for education, but how will state leaders pay for it?| The Arizona Republic
Arizona teachers are among the lowest-paid in the nation. Gov. Doug Ducey promised Monday to improve on that — if only incrementally.| The Arizona Republic
There's a movement to require all public schools to offer full-day kindergarten but nobody is sure how to pay for it.| The Arizona Republic
As deadlines neared, lawmakers dealt with packed agendas by limiting the time the public had to speak.| The Arizona Republic
Arizona education advocate Erin Hart was correct when she told The Republic that the state ranks 50th in median teacher salary.| The Arizona Republic
Opinion: Republicans assure us school vouchers save Arizona money, allowing legions of poor children to flee failing public schools. Neither is true.| The Arizona Republic
Opinion: Kari Lake once called abortion 'the ultimate sin.' Now she says she wouldn't vote for a national abortion ban. How does that make sense?| The Arizona Republic
La Corte Suprema de Arizona sostuvo una prohibición de aborto que ha estado vigente desde hace más de un siglo. Cómo afectaría a clínicas del estado.| The Arizona Republic
"I made a promise to Arizonans that I would do everything in my power to protect reproductive freedom,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said in a prepared statement.| The Arizona Republic
Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a contentious bill criminalizing abortions based on genetic conditions.| The Arizona Republic
Leaders with Planned Parenthood Arizona said after Tuesday's state Supreme Court decision they expect to legally offer abortions at least through May.| The Arizona Republic
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes react April 9, 2024, to the Arizona Supreme Court's ruling backing a near-total abortion ban.| The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that could shutter clinics, saying the law that existed before statehood could be enforced.| The Arizona Republic
In the state Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority, it's unclear if the expansion legislation will muster enough votes to advance.| The Arizona Republic
A Washington, D.C., group that backs widening a program to allow students to use public money for private education is influencing Arizona elections| The Arizona Republic
Lawmakers have delayed debate of a plan to expand a program for families to put tax money towards private-school tuition| The Arizona Republic
Republic analysis shows more kids who use public money for private schools come from wealthy and high-performing districts.| The Arizona Republic
Every Arizona public-school student could get state money to attend private schools by 2020 under a vast expansion of a school-voucher program lawmakers are attempting to fast-track.| The Arizona Republic
Viewpoints: Doug Ducey explains his proposed budget, which invests in education and creating "opportunity for all."| The Arizona Republic
Arizonans waited nearly a year for Gov. Doug Ducey make good on a promise that Proposition 123 was just the first step in increasing school funding.| The Arizona Republic
Parents, educators are working to influence the state budget and other legislation they say will affect them for years.| The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Supreme Court has cleared the way for Proposition 305, a ballot initiative on expansion of the state's school voucher-style program.| The Arizona Republic
School-choice advocates aren't campaigning against Prop. 305 yet because it offers them bad choices no matter the outcome.| The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic reveals what charter schools don't tell parents. See the ongoing investigation here| The Arizona Republic
The state has launched a criminal investigation into allegations public education money was used to pay for an abortion.| The Arizona Republic
Remember this day, when Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature sold out Arizona's public schools.| The Arizona Republic
A plan to allow families to sock away school-voucher money in college-savings accounts might be abandoned.| The Arizona Republic
Two new reports and research by The Republic cast doubt on claims that expanding vouchers will save state tax dollars.| The Arizona Republic
Republican lawmakers are renewing their efforts to expand a program that allows parents to use public money to pay the educational expenses of children who attend private schools or are homeschooled.| The Arizona Republic
Gov. Doug Ducey's budget includes $176 million in new spending proposals, mostly for public schools.| The Arizona Republic
Gov. Doug Ducey's 15 steps to improve Arizona education| The Arizona Republic
Diane Douglas is slamming coverage of her department's inability to provide data on Arizona's school-voucher program.| The Arizona Republic
The Goldwater Institute sent an email promising to remove the enrollment caps on the school-voucher program's expansion.| The Arizona Republic
It will be difficult, if not impossible, to track the increased spending and any improvement in student performance.| The Arizona Republic
School voucher bill protest at Arizona Capitol| The Arizona Republic
An audit found officials failed to flag accounts at risk for fraud. That allowed parents to make numerous improper purchases using voucher money.| The Arizona Republic
Late Thursday night, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law an expansion of Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program.| The Arizona Republic
Lawmakers were told in 2011 that oversight of the voucher program was so weak, it "was almost a sham." Little has changed.| The Arizona Republic
A grassroots group of Arizona parents successfully overturned the massive school voucher expansion, as Prop. 305 was defeated.| The Arizona Republic
Our 15-year-old son died by suicide. He died because our insurance company deemed his mental health treatment as not medically necessary.| The Arizona Republic
Republicans assure us their universal voucher program will save Arizona money. They clearly don't understand how schools and ESAs are funded.| The Arizona Republic
The Gaggle breaks down Arizona's Supreme Court ruling to uphold an 1864 abortion law and the ensuing legal and political fallout.| The Arizona Republic
The 1864 law mandates prison time for abortion providers and only allows for abortion if the mother's life is at risk.| The Arizona Republic
