KJZZ - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:26:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Should school administrators like superintendents and business managers be required to teach? /should-school-administrators-like-superintendents-and-business-managers-be-required-to-teach/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:26:40 +0000 /?p=172236 A bill by Sen. David Farnsworth (R-Mesa) would require school leaders to teach a class one day each year. He says it would help address Arizona’s teacher shortage and improve officials’ understanding of educators’ needs.

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]]> Some Arizona lawmakers think school administrators should be required to teach classes.

A bill sponsored by Sen. David Farnsworth (R-Mesa) would require school principals, superintendents and even business officials to teach a class one day every year.

Farnsworth argues the bill would help with Arizona’s teacher shortage and ensure that officials have an understanding of educators’ needs.

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]]> Arizona governor announces plan to reform state’s school voucher program /article/arizona-governor-announces-plan-to-reform-states-school-voucher-program/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:10:48 +0000 /?p=157255 Since the Empowerment Scholarship Account program was expanded by Republican lawmakers and former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2022—making all Arizona students eligible for vouchers—the cost of the program has surpassed expectation.

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]]> Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, on Tuesday introduced a plan to rein in Arizona’s expanded school voucher program, but the proposal is likely to receive a cold reception in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Since the Empowerment Scholarship Account program was expanded by Republican lawmakers and former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2022 — making all Arizona students eligible for vouchers — the cost of the program has surpassed expectation. Hobbs’ office estimated in July that vouchers could cost the state nearly $1 billion this fiscal year.

Democrats have argued the state can’t afford the ballooning cost of the program as Arizona faces a $400 million budget deficit.

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