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Education
How Arizona's largest elementary district is reducing chronic absenteeism
Education
How Arizona is handling chronic absenteeism in schools
Attendance rates have improved but remain more than twice as high compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Demonstrators released from jail after pro-Palestine protest on UT Austin campus
More than 50 people were arrested in connection with the rally held Wednesday at the university.
Education
As College Decision Day looms over Arizona students, many don't know if they're getting financial aid
College Decision Day is on May 1, but many students are still awaiting financial aid awards before they determine where they'll study in the fall.
Nation World
Where will the fight over bathrooms for transgender students go next after federal rule change
Lawsuits against the federal government are all but inevitable, as conservative states push back against inclusion for trans students.
Money
Horne, school districts battle over Title I funding
Superintendent Horne and representatives from lower-income public schools both aired their grievances on Monday.
Education
'They've been coached': Parents of private school kids are using public school resources to get special needs assessments for their children
Since the universal voucher law was passed nearly two years ago, there has been a surge of families going to school districts seeking special needs evaluations.
Education
Pilot program for metal detectors at Valley school continues
Phoenix Union High School leaders say they need more time to study whether metal detectors are effective tools to keep students safe on campus.
Arizona
Districts pay for ESA special needs tests
School district leaders say the hidden expense is costing extra money and time.
Education
'Gut Wrenching:' Texas student says school pulled her valedictorian title one month before graduation due to 'miscalculation.'
Maya Veliz told WFAA she's worked for four years to end up first in her class.
Nation World
Columbine: 25 years after the mass shooting, survivors reflect on school violence
“It felt like nothing changed,” one survivor recalls thinking when she heard about the Uvalde school shooting while signing her own daughter up for kindergarten.
Valley
Woman arrested for allegedly assaulting school bus driver in Mesa, police say
The bus driver has minor injuries and no students were harmed, according to Mesa Public Schools.
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