Arizona Department of Education

Financial Doomsday for Arizona Public Schools Unless the Legislature Acts by March 1, 2022

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Flagstaff Unified: $12,221,169.00 Peoria Unified: $43,129,178.00 Gilbert Unified: $39,916,655.00 Chandler Unified: $54,431,647.00 Washington Elementary: $25,185,300.00 Kyrene Elementary District: $17,570,323.00 Phoenix Union High School District: $45,668,003.00 Tucson Unified District: $58,180,470.00 Yuma Union High School District: $13,997,589.00 Mesa Unified District: $73,826,670.00 These are not the numbers showcasing what these school districts will receive in the latest round … Read more

Arizona Schools Will Receive Another $862 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds

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Arizona public schools will receive another $862 million in American Rescue Plan funding after the Department of Education approved the Grand Canyon Education Department’s  Arizona’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan. The goals of these funds are to assist schools in: Safely reopening and adopting mitigation measures to fully … Read more

School Superintendent Kathy Hoffman and the Arizona Department of Education Release Additional School Safety Grants

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Citing the need to promote greater mental health and school safety for Arizona students after over a year of being educated mostly through virtual learning at home under the cloud of the Coronavirus, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, along with state legislators and education stakeholders at the State Capitol, announced the release of … Read more

Governor Ducey Issues an Executive Order Mandating All Public Schools to Resume In Person Instruction When Spring Break Ends

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Citing the revised Center for Disease Control Guidelines for reopening schools, comments from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Center for Infectious Disease Director and Biden/Harris health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, the number of schools already reopen, and instructors being included in the 1b vaccination group, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an Executive Order mandating … Read more