Attorney General asks court to halt Scottsdale school construction over procurement violations
Attorney General asks court to halt Scottsdale school construction over procurement violations By Evan Wyloge, AZCIR, and Mariana Dale, KJZZ News | Feb. 22, 2018 The Arizona Attorney General’s office filed a complaint Thursday against Scottsdale Unified School...
Builders bankroll school bond campaigns, dominate construction contracts
Building Relationships A small group of builders bankroll bond campaigns and dominate K-12 construction contracts By Evan Wyloge and Carrie Jung Editor’s note: This article is a collaboration between Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting and KJZZ. It is...
Arizona wrongly distributed $62 million in federal aid for poor students over 4 years
Arizona wrongly distributed $62 million in federal aid for poor students over 4 years By Jim Small and Evan Wyloge | Oct. 26, 2017 The Arizona Department of Education was alerted in March 2015 that it was improperly distributing federal funds intended to help...
Schools cite incorrect data, construction, school threats in letter grade appeals
Seventy-three schools are appealing the letter grades they’ve been given by state school officials, citing a variety of reasons that their grade should be improved. For about two-thirds of those appealing, school officials say either that the Arizona Department of...