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Dysart School Board Cuts Public Comment Time in Half

October 13, 2026 9:36 amOctober 14, 2026 7:29 am

Dysart Unified School District (DUSD) reduced the public speaking limit from three minutes to one and a half minutes for the second time at the October 5, 2026, board meeting. Board members did not formally discuss or vote on the...

Educator Sexual Misconduct Cases Rise 20% in Arizona as School Safety Concerns Mount

October 12, 2026 10:08 amOctober 14, 2026 11:51 am

As sexual misconduct, grooming and harassment by district employees increasingly threaten Arizona’s K-12 students, the State Board of Education reportedly adjudicated roughly 20% more cases in 2025, from 94 to 113, after a 491% increase of educator disciplinary actions from...

PUSD Board Members Continue to Bicker over Sexual Misconduct Claims

October 10, 2026 8:54 amOctober 12, 2026 10:08 am

Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) received a third notice of claim from an alleged survivor of adult sexual misconduct. Similar to the two students who filed a complaint against the district in the Centennial High School situation, this student claims...

Scottsdale Unified Votes To Close Two More Schools

October 9, 2026 9:13 am

After months of debate, Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) voted 3-2 to close Laguna Prep and Copper Ridge K-8 at the end of the 2026-27 school year. Board members Donna Lewis, Mike Sharkey, and Matthew Pittinsky broke their 2024 campaign...

Arizona Supreme Court Rules for Plaintiff in Abraham Lawsuit Over Withholding of University Records

September 28, 2026 11:45 amSeptember 29, 2026 9:44 am

Arizona’s Supreme Court on September 18 issued a long-awaited ruling in the case of Matthew Abraham, Ph.D. v. Arizona Board of Regents, finding that government agencies do not have the ultimate power to decide whether to grant requests for access...

School Board Member Rooks Says Peoria Police Requests Reinforcement After School District Raid

September 24, 2026 9:27 amSeptember 29, 2026 9:47 am

Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) board member Heather Rooks tells Arizona Globe that Peoria police sought help from other local agencies to review documents seized during a weeklong raid at the district’s Glendale headquarters. 12News corroborated Rooks’ tip, reporting that...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-23: Biggs’ “First 100 Days,” ASU Renames Obama Scholars, and More

September 23, 2026 9:48 amSeptember 24, 2026 8:14 am

•ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF ANDY BIGGS–At a wan little Phoenix garden event yesterday, Rep. Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for governor, announced his “First 100 Days” agenda for his administration, fewer than 40 days before Election Day. In addition to...