K-12 education

The Tolleson Elementary School District is one of several districts implementing new strategies to fight chronic absences. The superintendent says they saw a 12-percentage-point decrease in chronic absenteeism from the 2024–2025 school year to the 2025–2026 school year.

The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind failed to properly collect or recover more than $4.5 million in revenue, according to a three-year forensic audit released by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a multistate coalition that’s fighting federal changes to Head Start programs.

The Scottsdale Unified School District’s governing board voted 3-2 to close two more schools Tuesday night. The district’s enrollment has declined by 26% since 2010.

Diesel prices are steadily increasing, affecting school districts across the state. The price jump is especially felt in rural areas, including the Flagstaff Unified School District.

A former Centennial High School student has filed a $7 million notice of claim against the Peoria Unified School District, alleging it failed to protect him from grooming and exploitation.

Arizona already has a law that bars trans girls from competing in girls sports at school. Proposition 318 — named the Protect Girls’ Sports in Arizona Act — focuses almost entirely on bathrooms and locker rooms.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce is trying to help certain Valley companies find a new pipeline of workers by connecting them with high school students.

The Tucson Unified School District has been hosting community meetings as it considers options for school consolidations or closures. The district was designed to serve more than 67,000 students. It now enrolls fewer than 40,000.

The Goldwater Institute is telling Arizonans that if they vote for Proposition 320 that teacher pay will increase. But a representative of groups that oppose the measure contends that's not only not guaranteed but would hurt overall education.