The race is on for students in far north Scottsdale.

Scottsdale’s King David School has nearly 200 students whose parents decided private parochial school was the best educational choice for their children.

Arizona taxpayers diverted more than $31.8 million of what they otherwise would have paid the state last year to organizations that help students attend private and parochial schools.

Parents will find few states that offer families as many schooling options as Arizona does. A longtime leader in the national school choice movement, Arizona has an education marketplace with a school for just about any income, interest or situation. And nowhere in the state do options abound like they do in the East Valley.

Arizona's governor, a self-proclaimed supporter of "school choice," sidestepped questions Tuesday of whether she supports vouchers.

Arizona is widely viewed as the state with the most options for school choice.

Arizona is widely viewed as the state with the most options for school choice. The following definitions and resources can help parents navigate Arizona’s marketplace for elementary, junior high or middle and high schools.

A state law that gives tax dollars to private and parochial schools to educate youngsters is illegal, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Arizona lawmakers will convene a special session Thursday to come up with new ways to fund the private and parochial school tuition and fees of several hundred students with special needs.

The East Valley Tribune has started a new page on Facebook - East Valley Education News - where you can find interesting articles, blogs, links and more about K-12 and higher education. Some of the stories are from the Tribune; some are from other sources, such as our school districts, or other publications from around the country. Check it out at www.facebook.com/eastvalleyednews. All East Valley schools - district, charter, private and parochial - and colleges and universities are welcome to "like" our page and post information there.

March 15, 2005

The future of vouchers for private and parochial schools is up to Gov. Janet Napolitano. On a 16-12 vote the state Senate gave final approval Monday to legislation that would provide "parental education choice grants’’ that could be used to pay tuition and fees at schools outside the public system.

Copper Ridge School students could be wearing plaid skirts and collared shirts next year.

Parents can investigate the plethora of school choices available to them in the East Valley — and take in some student talent while they’re at it — today during the Tribune Education Expo.

When 7-year-old Lexie Weck gets to school each morning, she puts her book bag away, heads outside to the playground with other students for about 15 minutes and gets ready for a full day of studies.

Cafeteria food could soon be on a plate near you as the Scottsdale Unified School District prepares to launch an outside catering service.

Cafeteria food could soon be on a plate near you as the Scottsdale Unified School District prepares to launch an outside catering service.

Arms folded tight across his chest, Juan Lopez hesitates to share his family’s story. It’s difficult, he tells a translator, because he is proud of his origins in Mexico.

Supporters of tax-funded vouchers asked the Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule they are legal despite a constitutional provision banning the use of public funds for private and parochial schools.

The Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether parents can use tax dollars to send their children to private or parochial schools.

A state judge on Wednesday tossed out a legal challenge to an Arizona law that provides tax dollars directly to private and parochial schools.

Gov. Jan Brewer could convene a special legislative session this coming week to find ways to keep students who lost their state-funded vouchers in private schools.