According to a report in The Republic, in a unanimous decision, the Arizona Court of Appeals has held that the state legislature must fully pay for the base education budget, something that has not happened for three years.
Continue reading...The Maricopa County Superior Court has denied the plaintiffs’ motion seeking to permanently enjoin the enforcement of SB 1553, a scholarship program known as the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. The court rejected the plaintiffs’ constitutional challenge to the program, saying, “The exercise of parental choice among education options makes the program constitutional.”
Continue reading...An Arizona legislator is sponsoring a bill the state Board of Education to design a course called “The Bible and its Influence on Western Culture,” reports the Associated Press (AP) in the Republic. The course would be an elective at high schools that choose to offer it.
Continue reading...The Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) and Arizona Education Association (AEA) have filed suit challenging a new law that provides publicly funded scholarships for children with disabilities to attend private schools, reports the Cronkite News. The suit, which was filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, contends that the law is unconstitutional because it provides public funds to private or religious institutions.
Continue reading...The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by five school districts, the Arizona School Boards Association, the Arizona Education Association and several individuals alleging that the current state budget should have included a full inflation adjustment in funding for K-12 public schools, says the Arizona Daily Star.
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