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Last night four Republican candidates debated, speaking in favor of the state's controversial school voucher program.

U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert shared the debate stage with businessman Ken Miceli andentrepreneur Scott Neely in the Republican primary debate for Arizona Governor. They made their case to face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the November general election.

Julie Rodriguez with West-MEC tells AZEN about the recent event inviting Arizona educators to experience their semiconductor cleanroom.

A new analysis of Arizona’s school voucher program found that 11% percent of students in high-income ZIP codes were enrolled in the school voucher program, while only 4% of students in low-income ZIP codes are enrolled in ESAs.

The high-tech pup, which is powered by Boston Dynamics, comes equipped with a large front camera that can rotate 180 degrees in every direction and can see in the dark.

The second ESA accountability initiative is being dropped before getting to the ballot.

 The Trump administration is moving special education and education civil rights units to other government agencies.

The Arizona Board of Regents approved a $2 million grant that will bring together Arizona’s three public universities to improve the state’s firefighting methods in the Sonoran Desert.

Arizona GOP lawmakers attempted to pass its own school voucher reform bill Friday, introducing House Bill 2142 as an alternative to the ESA reform ballot initiatives that could appear on the November ballot.

The University of Arizona is getting $8.6 million dollars from the U.S. Space Force to develop a new system that will monitor and track objects in space.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs said despite a stalemate when it comes to boosting teacher salaries, the state’s K-12 schools will remain fully funded.

The City of Phoenix is now facing a lawsuit from St. Herman's Table, a local religious group that routinely hosted food sharing events in parks before the city restricted those activities.

The City of Phoenix is now facing a lawsuit from St. Herman's Table, a local religious group that routinely hosted food sharing events in parks before the city restricted those activities.

SB 1741 would allow students to exit campus during the day for religious instruction.

Arizona Talks, a nonprofit that focuses on increasing civil discourse, is launching the Civic Action Network (CAN), an initiative to increase speech and debate programs across Arizona schools and showcase local talent.

Arizona Republican lawmakers and Governor Katie Hobbs have reached an $18.29 billion state budget agreement, but there’s no mention of Proposition 123, which could boost teacher pay in the state.

Last night community members in Deer Valley called for the resignation of governing board member Kimberly Fisher after she allegedly did a Nazi salute during a board meeting.

The Arizona State Board of Education approved more than $50 million for school resource officers. 12 of those officers will go to Mesa Public Schools, totaling over 4 million dollars.

A new study from the National Council on Teacher Quality shows Arizona colleges’ teacher prep programs may not provide adequate focus on teaching English language learners how to read.

The Phoenix Union High School District is getting 15 new school resource officers from the Arizona Department of Education. 

From 2010-2020, charter schools in Arizona doubled in size, with many public school students switching to charter options. Now, that growth has stopped.

The World Literacy Foundation is working to solve the ongoing literacy crisis by letting students raise awareness and plan literacy events.

David Barker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education with the U.S. Dept of Education, visited Legacy Traditional School in Chandler for the Arizona visit of the History Rocks!  Trail to Independence Tour.

That's up more than 50% from this time last year. By this point in 2025, the department had responded to 49 of its more than 200 total rescue operations, with the majority happening in the summer.

When Abigail Irigoyen Castillo began applying for college, she was looking for acceptance letters. She wasn’t expecting to receive $2 million in scholarships as well!