Arizona Legislature takes first steps to keep Isaac school district open
A House committee approved a bill that would direct Maricopa County Treasurer John Allen to issue $2.5 million to cover one ...
Isaac Elementary may get help paying its debt from a neighboring school district
The Tolleson Union High School District board was set to vote on a resolution that would authorize lease-purchase financing ...
Isaac Elementary staff to keep working Friday, hopeful for paychecks
"The feeling is extremely tense on what may happen tomorrow if they are not paid," said Marisol Garcia, head of the Arizona ...
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Isaac Elementary School District to receive federal funding amid financial crisis
The Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix is set to receive federal funding amid its financial crisis. The district was ...
Several Arizona school districts are struggling financially. What's behind the lack of money?
PHOENIX — School districts across the Valley and across Arizona are facing tough decisions amid budget shortfalls. While some districts point to declining enrollment as the key factor in the lack of ...
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A Chicago elementary school turned away agents they feared were from ICE. They turned out to be from the Secret Service
Fearing federal agents asking to search a Chicago elementary school Friday morning were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school officials denied them entry. But it turned out they were US ...
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State takes over elementary school district
The Arizona State Board of Education voted to place the Isaac Elementary School District under state control after the district overspent its budget by more than $12 million. The district ...
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Phoenix school district teachers go unpaid amid budget disaster
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Tuesday was payday, and hundreds of teachers showed up to work without a paycheck to educate nearly 5,000 students at Isaac Elementary School District in west Phoenix.