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Buckeye-area schools holding steady in battle vs. …

10/14/2021
BUCKEYE — School districts in the Buckeye area have held their ground in efforts to minimize the active COVID-19 cases on campus — with a few recent adjustments. Monday, the governing …

School districts could face spending crisis

10/13/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona schools are facing the prospect of not being able to legally spend some of the money they are receiving. Without legislative action, school districts will have to reduce …

New report highlights dire straits of Arizona's …

10/12/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona continues to have a shortage of teachers for the classroom. And by some indications, the problem may be getting worse. A new survey by the Arizona School Personnel …

Feds to Ducey: COVID grants are not to penalize …

10/5/2021
PHOENIX — A key federal official is telling Gov. Doug Ducey he cannot use COVID grant dollars to penalize schools that impose mask mandates. And if Ducey doesn't fix the problem, he is …

Attorney to judge: Arizona children could die if mask …

9/13/2021
PHOENIX — The attorney for a coalition of educators, school board members, child welfare advocates and others warned a judge Monday that children could die if a legislative mask-requirement ban …

Buckeye school districts holding COVID-19 numbers low

9/9/2021
School districts in the Buckeye area put together and revised COVID-19 mitigation plans this summer as the delta variant of the virus became a concern in the valley. So far, in the first several …

Buckeye Elementary Schools’ success vs. COVID-19 not …

8/31/2021
BUCKEYE — Buckeye Elementary School District 33 is experiencing slightly more COVID-19 cases at some of its nine campuses. There were six confirmed COVID-19 cases reported last week at Inca …

Arizona governor won’t revisit mask requirement ban

8/31/2021
PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he’s not interested in revisiting the ban on mask mandates despite new data showing schools that don’t require face coverings are twice as likely …

Ruling on Arizona mask requirement ban could set …

8/25/2021
PHOENIX - A judge will hear arguments Sept. 13 over whether it was legal for state lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey to bar schools from requiring students and staff to wear masks. The date set by …

Buckeye high schools seeing minimal COVID-19 …

8/23/2021
With virtually 100% of students and staff eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the five facilities in the Buckeye Union High School District are experiencing a minimal resurgence of COVID-19 since the …

Ducey: Letter from Biden administration was 'weak and …

8/19/2021
PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey lashed out Thursday at President Biden's bid to go after governors who ban mask mandates, calling his administration's message to him “weak and …

State Supreme Court: Education tax remains in place

8/19/2021
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the income tax surcharge on the wealthy can remain, at least for the time being. But how much of the funds can be spent, however, remains in …