Official: Arizona schools need virus data to reopen campuses

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top education official says the state’s school districts should be empowered to reopen campuses for the new school year based on public health data instead of committing now to specific reopening dates. Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said Tuesday that she outlined her priorities to Gov. Doug Ducey. He is expected to announce the next steps for school reopenings this week. Ducey previously announced that schools would not reopen until