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Students have an opportunity to visit with the Royal Court prior to the show. This is a time when questions are asked about life and duty in the middle ages.
Experiential learning expands as Arizona schools tap live, standards-aligned programs
A new live-action educational experience at Medieval Times Scottsdale is bringing history off the page and into the arena, where students are stepping into the sights, sounds and traditions of the Middle Ages through an immersive program designed to complement classroom learning. more
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Early childhood advocates, parents and providers gather in front of the Arizona Capitol during Early Childhood Day, where more than 300 attendees called on lawmakers to expand child care funding, close tobacco tax loopholes supporting early learning programs and create a state child tax credit.
Arizona Early Childhood Alliance hosts legislative day at Capitol
More than 300 parents, educators and early childhood advocates gathered at the Arizona Capitol to press lawmakers for expanded child care funding and tax policy changes, warning that rising costs and shrinking revenue streams are putting early learning access further out of reach for thousands of Arizona families. more
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Federal guidance on religious expression in public schools could reshape how districts handle classroom instruction, student speech and federal funding compliance
Federal guidance triggers religious policy review across Arizona
Arizona education officials say new federal guidance on religious expression in public schools could reshape how districts handle classroom instruction, student speech and federal funding compliance. more
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Arizona lawmakers have begun advancing a wide-ranging set of education bills that could reshape curriculum rules, expand religious access during the school day, alter school governance requirements and influence long-term funding decisions.
Arizona education bills begin moving through committees
Arizona lawmakers have begun advancing a wide-ranging set of education bills that could reshape curriculum rules, expand religious access during the school day, alter school governance requirements and influence long-term funding decisions. more
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The Arizona Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit against the Mesa Public Schools filed by a parent who says the district did not tell them their child had chosen to identify as a different gender.
Appeals court ruling puts parental notification practices under scrutiny statewide
Arizona school districts are taking a closer look at parent-notification policies after a recent Court of Appeals decision allowed a parental-rights lawsuit against Mesa USD to move forward, raising new questions about how schools balance student support with legal obligations to families. more
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Phoenix Independent, February 20, 2026

Indian Bend Elementary alumni gather to plant saguaro cacti in the Sonoran desert nearly forty years later.
Saguaros planted at Indian Bend Elementary celebrate life, legacy and the future
Forty years after they first sat in classrooms together at Indian Bend Elementary, former students returned this month to reunite with the educators who shaped them and plant saguaros that will grow alongside future generations of Arizona children. more
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Arizona K–12 teachers have until Feb. 15 to apply for SRP Classroom Grants of up to $5,000, offering funding for innovative STEM, history and social studies projects that bring hands-on learning directly into the classroom.
Deadline for SRP Arizona classroom grants set for Feb 15
Arizona K–12 teachers have until Feb. 15 to apply for SRP Classroom Grants of up to $5,000, offering funding for innovative STEM, history and social studies projects that bring hands-on learning directly into the classroom. more
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Music therapy intern Sarah Moss (left) play “Winter Wonderland” with clients Nathan and Zain during a rock band music therapy session at Higher Octave Healing in Tempe on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.
Music therapy improving lives, but some on Arizona Medicaid can't access it
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. … more
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Lawmakers debated House Bill 2266 during a legislative hearing.
National religious education campaign finds foothold in Arizona legislature
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. more
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Legislative bill could reshape school board power in Arizona
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. more
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Some districts have already begun quietly rebranding diversity initiatives as academic support, student success or community engagement programs.
Federal retreat on anti-DEI policy reignites Arizona debate
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. more
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