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Members of the Arizona State Board of Education, discussing changes to the state's A-F letter-grade system. Members of the Arizona State Board of Education, discussing changes to the state's A-F letter-grade system.

State board of education votes to eliminate ‘bonus points’ from A-F letter-grade formula

A mostly empty school hallway, with lockers on the left and classrooms on the right. A mostly empty school hallway, with lockers on the left and classrooms on the right.

Arizona court kills voucher ballot measure, leaving a national school choice debate unresolved

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Graduation gap: Fewer of Arizona’s growing number of graduates meet state standards

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Some Glendale voters want their school board on the record

The Robert D. Morrow Education Center, headquarters of the Tucson Unified School District, is pictured on March 4, 2026. The Robert D. Morrow Education Center, headquarters of the Tucson Unified School District, is pictured on March 4, 2026.

Arizona can’t find enough teachers. The companies filling the gaps are making billions.

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Arizona schools-chief primary election has officially become the most expensive in decades

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Sanitized: When official school board minutes do not match the tape

School voucher spending records released to 12News, assembled in a Maricopa County Superior Court courtroom. School voucher spending records released to 12News, assembled in a Maricopa County Superior Court courtroom.

Judge denies 12News access to school voucher data from the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office

Illustration of Arizona's capitol dome, superimposed over a classroom and the state shape Illustration of Arizona's capitol dome, superimposed over a classroom and the state shape

How Arizona’s billion-dollar school voucher system rose from the ashes of unconstitutionality

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Arizona governor vetoes requirement for school board recordings

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