Nine East Valley school districts sued EVIT earlier this year after they failed to come to a new agreement over how funding should be allocated for education programming.
Now, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury has ruled that EVIT will retain its authority over approved CTE course content. And local school districts will operate any additional career training and vocational programs on their campuses independent of EVIT oversight.
The ruling also requires the districts to spend state approved funding for career and technical education and not regular classroom instruction. EVIT does not have control over how districts spend these funds according to the ruling.
Both EVIT and the districts claimed victories in response to the mixed ruling. The districts said in a statement, “The court was unambiguous. EVIT was wrong. The districts were right.”
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