Schools across the country are increasingly adopting no-phone policies. It’s part of an effort to reduce distractions and improve educational outcomes. Some Phoenix-area schools are seeing success with policies of their own, but it's not perfect.

The parent of a Scottsdale high school student is suing another district over its use of a dual language program. This comes less than two weeks after a judge dismissed a similar suit, filed by Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne.

A bill to prohibit registered sex offenders from serving on public school boards passed out of the Arizona Legislature last week, but Republicans declined to extend the prohibition to individuals operating charter schools that receive school voucher money.

Valley schools from kindergarten to college have started programs to get therapy dogs on campus and available to students and faculty, despite the process to set up partnerships and get the dogs trained.

Applications for a new scholarship program for family members of law enforcement will be accepted by the Arizona Board of Regents starting on Friday.

A bill that would allow retired police officers and veterans to act as school resource officers has passed the Arizona Senate. It’s intended to help with an officer shortage.

The Tucson Unified School District plans to use money from a settlement with the e-cigarette company JUUL to hire five community health workers and two program supervisors to address substance use disorders and other mental health issues.

Dozens of kids took to the court Saturday at the gym of Central Christian Church in Mesa. The Christian nonprofit Prison Fellowship put on a free sports camp for children of incarcerated parents.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Republican state Superintendent Tom Horne challenging programs some school districts use to educate non-English speaking students.