Most school districts can breathe a sigh of relief after the majority of voters throughout Maricopa County passed budget overrides, early election results showed Tuesday.

This time, it passed. Flagstaff Unified School District's second budget override attempt in four months found decisive support Tuesday, with about 54 percent of the 16,915 ballots cast. That's well ahead of the election in November 2009, when supporters could muster just 48 percent of the vote in a losing effort.

What is important to Yuma business expansion is not merely increasing education funding but convincing residents of the importance of education says a keynote speaker for the Yuma and Business Education Council.

Conditional budget cuts that would be implemented if Arizona voters reject a temporary sales tax increase would reduce spending across state government.

What’s a college education worth? Usually, that’s a rhetorical question but this week it’s specific as the Arizona Board of Regents meets in Tucson to consider hefty tuition increases at the state’s three universities.

The budget-balancing plan unveiled Monday by Arizona legislators includes abolishing the state's funding for full-day kindergarten.

Republican legislative leaders on Monday unveiled a plan to close the state's big budget shortfalls, proposing cuts for schools, health care and state employee pay while asking voters to permit raids on special funds to help tide the state over.

The Dysart Unified School District plans to offer additional special-needs services for preschool students. Call the district at 623-876-7000 for more information.

Lawmakers are poised to vote this week on a state budget that would eliminate health-care coverage for 47,000 children, remove 310,000 Arizonans from the state's Medicaid program and shift juvenile corrections to the counties.

Higley Unified School District Superintendent Denise Birdwell is holding a parent forum to discuss the district's budgeting process, how Higley schools are affected by the Arizona budget and challenges for the upcoming school year.