PHOENIX — On a quiet afternoon inside Higher Octave Healing, a Tempe-based nonprofit, 12-year-old Siena settles onto a bright blue yoga ball as music therapist Carly Jacobs kneels across from her.
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A proposal moving through the Arizona Legislature would replace local school board discretion with a statewide mandate, requiring public schools to excuse students for off-campus religious instruction and intensifying disputes over parental rights and public-school governance.
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Lasting Impressions, 4454 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, is a family business co-owned by Mark Jacobson and his brother-in-law, Frank Scarcello. Jacobson’s brother, Brian Jacobson and Frank, started the …
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A little-noticed election bill moving through the Arizona Legislature could have outsized consequences for school board races, voter participation and the balance of power in public education.
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As federal leaders push to expand school choice nationwide, Arizona’s experience with universal ESA vouchers is emerging as a central fault line in the national education debate — praised by policymakers as a model of parental empowerment and criticized by educators as a destabilizing force for public schools.
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Arizona’s universal school-choice experiment is no longer theoretical. As the Empowerment Scholarship Account program expands at record speed, questions about oversight, academic outcomes and financial impact on public schools are moving from the margins of policy debate to the center of the state’s education agenda.
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As federal threats to school funding over diversity, equity and inclusion programs weaken, Arizona’s push to remove DEI language from state education standards is drawing renewed scrutiny from educators, policymakers and school leaders across the state.
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As Arizona lawmakers weigh competing priorities in school safety, academic recovery and education funding, Superintendent Tom Horne used his 2026 State of Education address to argue that security investments and instructional discipline are central to sustaining recent gains in student performance.
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In her 2026 State of the State address on January 12, 2026, Gov. Katie Hobbs framed education not only as a social priority but as a cornerstone of Arizona’s economic future.
“Let’s show …
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Arizona’s education system sits at the crossroads of rapid policy change and rising legal scrutiny. As lawmakers expand school choice, revisit curriculum standards and push new interpretations of …
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On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two closely watched cases — Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. — that challenge state laws restricting participation in girls …
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What began as a tax conformity measure designed to provide clarity for Arizona taxpayers is now drawing scrutiny from education advocates, who say the bill’s alignment with federal policy could have lasting implications for how the state funds and oversees education.
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