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Chronic Absenteeism
Chandler High cuts chronic absenteeism by 5 points in one year
Helios’ new report highlights Chandler High School, where nearly one in three students (31.9%) were chronically absent in 2023–24, underscoring the scale of Arizona’s attendance crisis and the urgent need for solutions.… more
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Surprise’s Dysart district praised for tough stance on absences
Horne cites strict credit-loss policy as model for reducing absenteeism statewide. more
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Families with resources can use ESA as a discount at top schools. Families without that flexibility are left with mid-tier schools, homeschooling or the public system.
Closing the gap on ESA and private school tuition
Arizona has built the most expansive school choice system in the country. The ESA program served 87,602 students with annualized awards of about $901 million in FY 2025 Q3, according to the Arizona … more
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Screenshot from the town hall, "Inside the Issues: Education Solutions for Arizona".
Arizona town hall focuses on education solutions
Inside the Issues: Education Solutions for Arizona is a first-of-its-kind statewide town hall  featuring leading voices on early childhood, K-12 and post-secondary education. more
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Drew Seifried,
Drew Seifried earns Senior Home Safety Specialist designation
Drew Seifried, owner of TruBlue Home Ally Services in Phoenix, is now one of a select group of professionals nationwide to earn the Senior Home Safety Specialist designation, identifying him as … more
Maricopa Community Colleges, the nation’s largest community college system, announced this month that it has surpassed $270 million in savings for students through its Open Educational Resources initiative. The milestone reflects more than a decade of work to replace expensive textbooks with low-cost or no-cost digital materials across its 10 colleges.
Maricopa Community Colleges save students $270M in textbooks
Maricopa Community Colleges, the nation’s largest community college system, announced this month that it has surpassed $270 million in savings for students through its Open Educational … more
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Rep. Matt Gress, R-4, requested two years of purchase orders and financial transactions on Aug. 26, following a legislative audit hearing in July.
West Valley school district blocks lawmakers’ records request in transparency clash
For the first time in state history, an Arizona public school district has refused to provide financial records requested by the Legislature, igniting a battle over transparency that has quickly … more
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Districts each have rules for ESA and homeschooled students to participate in school sports. Pictured here is the Goodyear High School football team.
Arizona bill aims to give ESA students better access to district extra-curricular activities
When 20 parents filled the boardroom in Payson, Arizona last week, they weren’t asking for a new program or facility. They simply wanted their children, many educated at home, to have a chance … more
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Dozens of sex-ed and puberty books will be relocated from children’s sections to adult nonfiction shelves after a decision by Maricopa County Library District.
Phoenix libraries move sex-ed books to adult shelves
A decision by Maricopa County Library District to relocate dozens of sex-ed and puberty books from children’s sections to adult nonfiction shelves is reigniting debates over censorship… more
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon marked the 238th anniversary of the Constitution by announcing a new federal priority on “patriotic education,” an initiative designed to elevate civic learning with an emphasis on American history, values and geography in schools.
America 250 Civics Coalition launches with conservative partners
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon marked the 238th anniversary of the Constitution by announcing a new federal priority on “patriotic education,” an initiative designed to elevate … more
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Maricopa Community Colleges district office is the central hub supporting 10 colleges that serve over 100,000 students across Maricopa County.
Arizona minority education funding faces federal rollback
The Justice Department has refused to defend the federal grant program for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, which are defined as colleges where at least 25% of undergraduates are Latino. In a July 25, … more
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Tom Horne, Arizona superintendent of public instruction, delivers a request for $180 million in school safety funds on Sept 4, 2025. With him, from left, are El Mirage Police Chief Paul Marzocca, Tolleson Police Chief Rudy Mendoza, former Goodyear Police Department Deputy Chief Chip Kirk and Chief of School Safety Mike Kirkinbeck.
Horne seeks $180 million to expand school safety program
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has asked state lawmakers for $180 million in the next legislative session to sustain and expand the state’s School Safety Program once current and federal funds expire. more
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