Arizona school districts filling more vacant teacher positions as new school year begins

It's back to school season for students, and for 2023, it appears a number of school districts in Arizona are starting the school year with less vacant teaching positions.

Some Florida school districts requiring permission slips to use students' nicknames

For example, if your child's name is Robert but likes to be called Rob, the form will need to be filled out so teachers and staff can call your child Rob.

Adult high school in Phoenix area now open
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School is back in session for students across Arizona, and some of these students include adults who are looking to get their diploma. FOX 10's Danielle Miller has more on an adult high school in the Phoenix area.

How ASU gets its field turf play ready
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Arizona State is Big 12 bound after this year. For the grounds crew, they?re just focused on getting everything ready in time for the last year of Pac 12 play. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen tells us how they were able to re-sod the entire stadium and get it to grow during our oppressive heat.

ASU reports record enrollment
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Arizona State University is seeing the highest enrollment in its history. Enrollment this year has reached 144,000, and more than 80,000 of those students will be living on campus.

Car dealership works to raise funds for Arizona teachers
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Teachers are spending more of their own money to make sure kids have school supplies. It adds up to an average o $750 a year. But, a Valley car dealership is trying to put the brakes on that trend. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more.

Supt. of Public Instruction Tom Horne | Newsmaker
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Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne catches up with John Hook on this episode of Newsmaker Saturday, discussing matters of public education in the state. They talk about the controversy over school choice as the voucher program offering families thousands of dollars for private schooling, for example, is said by opponents to be taking away from public school funding.

Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan that cancels $39B in student loans

The Education Department called the suit “a desperate attempt from right wing special interests to keep hundreds of thousands of borrowers in debt.”

Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah

The Big 12 announced Friday night it is adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as members next year, completing its raid of the Pac-12 and marking what a number of people are saying is the collapse of Pac-12.

Florida bans AP Psychology course over sexual orientation, gender identity curriculum concerns: College Board

The Florida Department of Education has banned AP Psychology courses throughout the state due to sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum concerns, the College Board said in a statement Thursday.

Arizona department of education holds first school safety task force meeting

As Arizona kids go back to school, the Arizona Department of Education's Safety Task Force is back in session brainstorming ways to keep our kids safe.

Big Ten having preliminary conversations about more expansion if Pac-12 crumbles, AP sources say

A group of Big Ten presidents has begun discussing the possibility of adding more West Coast schools to the conference if the Pac-12 continues to crumble, two people familiar with the conversations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

ASU law school to allow generative AI on applications
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Students applying to law programs at Arizona State University can now use artificial intelligence to complete their application, according to officials with the law school.

Pac-12 leaders receive details of media deal, but no vote to accept terms as future remains murky

The meeting, which was first reported by Oregon-based sports blogger John Canzano, comes less than a week after Colorado announced it was leaving the Pac-12 after this year and re-joining the Big 12.

LeBron James-backed I Promise School delivers 'discouraging' student test results: report

The I Promise School opened in 2018 as a part of the Akron Public Schools system. But, multiple years have gone by since the school's fall class of eighth-grade students produced passing scores for Ohio's math test.