State schools chief Tom Horne is cutting by three-quarters the funds paid to schools to help students learn English.

Education in Arizona has not made much progress in the last year, according to the latest Quality Counts summary. The state received a C-minus in the 2009 report, the same grade it received last year.

The attorney for parents suing the state over English language funding told a federal judge Tuesday he should consider imposing personal fines against the governor if the state doesn't meet the April 15 deadline to properly fund the programs.

Cleo Rodriguez used to hide from hotel guests. The housekeeper at the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center wasn’t confident her English was good enough to be able to help guests if they asked her for something.

WASHINGTON – Rep. John Conyers didn’t speak a word of English at the hearing on a bill to make English the official language of the nation, but he still made his opinion of the bill crystal clear.

Wow, does life come full circle on the LPGA, where only “Her Recklessness,’’ better known as commissioner Carolyn Bivens, can screw up a sure thing.

State legislative leaders made a mistake last week by immediately appealing the latest ruling from a federal judge that Arizona has to spend more money to teach English to students of immigrant families.

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The Gilbert school district for the first time has set up a summer school program specifically aimed at teaching students who speak English as a second language.

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The use of the word “daisy” in the English language is as common as the flower itself. We’re either “driving Miss Daisy” or falling down to “oops a daisy.” And as long as we “don’t eat the daisies,” we’ll find out if he “loves us not” by plucking away its petals.

The political battle over how to pay for the instruction of English learners continued Tuesday as Republicans quickly rejected Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano’s latest proposal.

Creeping up their little hands, first-graders in Tracey Valenzuela’s class at Thew Elementary School illustrate the word “sneak.” “Shhh,” Valenzuela says, putting a finger to her mouth.

Creeping up their little hands, first-graders in Tracey Valenzuela’s class at Thew Elementary School illustrate the word “sneak.”

Republican legislative leaders rebuffed Gov. Janet Napolitano’s proposed compromise on English instruction funding Tuesday, calling it “insincere window dressing.’’

Johanna Haver: Arizona Democratic and Republican lawmakers remind me of parents who disagree on how to raise their children. The Democrats tend to take a soft, sometimes permissive approach while the Republicans insist on strict adherence to rules and discipline.

Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:

The night was calm for Westwood High School’s commencement on Thursday. Student body president Hector Araujo greeted parents, faculty and staff saying, “Bienvenidos” — Spanish for “Welcome everybody.”

The night was calm for Westwood High School’s commencement on Thursday. Student body president Hector Araujo greeted parents, faculty and staff saying, “Bienvenidos” — Spanish for “Welcome everybody.”