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Hobbs wants to impose new restrictions on private, …

1/2/2024
PHOENIX — Unable to get the Republican-controlled Legislature to roll back a universal voucher program, Gov. Katie Hobbs now wants the lawmakers who approved the expansion to now impose some new restrictions on the private and parochial schools that accept them.

Mothers of biological girls unable to join legal fight …

10/31/2023
PHOENIX — The mothers of some biological girls will not be able to join the legal fight against the efforts to allow two transgender girls to participate in school sports.

Horne, Hobbs at odds over COVID education funds

9/9/2023
PHOENIX — A blame game between two top state officials threatens to lose the state more than $22 million in federal COVID relief dollars for education.

Horne sues, claims Proposition 203 violated

9/7/2023
PHOENIX — Hoping to force the issue, state schools chief Tom Horne filed suit late Wednesday to get a court to rule that any school that doesn’t use “structured English immersion” to teach students who are not proficient is violating the law.

Top Arizona school official sets $40M in federal COVID …

9/5/2023
PHOENIX — The state’s top school official is setting aside $40 million of federal COVID relief dollars to provide personal tutoring for students who are not meeting proficiency standards for reading or math.

Horne addresses boys, girls restroom policies at …

8/18/2023
Recent questions raised about school policies for the usage of restrooms, locker rooms and shower areas has state schools chief Tom Horne responding to concerns.

Children can sue on behalf of transgenders to change …

8/11/2023
TUCSON — A federal judge will allow several children to sue on behalf of all transgender people born in Arizona to force the state to change the gender on their birth certificates.

Hobbs has place in history vetoing more bills than any …

8/4/2023
PHOENIX — If nothing else, Katie Hobbs has gained her place in history by having vetoed more bills than any other Arizona governor.

Data breach at Department of Education traced back to …

8/1/2023
PHOENIX — A data breach that allowed a parent to see information about other parents getting vouchers can be traced back to the actions of a now-resigned employee of the state Department of Education, according to a new report.

Hobbs: Cost of universal vouchers will be about $319M …

7/26/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is citing new cost estimates for universal vouchers in her latest bid to convince lawmakers to scale back the new program.

Parents who pull kids out of public schools to take …

7/25/2023
PHOENIX — The state’s top prosecutor is warning parents that pulling their children out of public schools to take advantage of the new universal voucher program could make them the victims of bias, with no legal recourse.

Arizona AG: Horne can't cut off funds for schools not …

7/17/2023
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes says state schools chief Tom Horne has no authority to cut off funds to schools that don’t use “structured English immersion” to teach students who are not proficient.