Isaac Elementary School District is more than $28 million in debt, according to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Galvin.

A House committee approved a bill that would direct Maricopa County Treasurer John Allen to issue $2.5 million to cover one payroll for the district.

Districts officially approved the lease-back deal to get $25 million to Isaac School District but questions remain whether teachers will get paid this week.

"The feeling is extremely tense on what may happen tomorrow if they are not paid," said Marisol Garcia, head of the Arizona Education Association.

Isaac School District and Tolleson School District agreed on Wednesday to a buyback deal where Isaac gets $25 million.

The agreement between the two districts would mean Isaac Elementary staff would be paid Friday, said Tolleson Union Superintendent Jeremy Calles.

Formerly the head of pharmacy practice, John M. Allen has moved up the ladder as he was appointed as the Marvin and Melanie Richardson department head.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural Yuma County will become the first Latina and the first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.

The Tolleson Union High School District board was set to vote on a resolution that would authorize lease-purchase financing of Isaac property.

At the Isaac School District in Phoenix, teachers are weighing their options as they work without pay. Earlier this month, the Arizona Board of Education put the district under receivership because it faces a budget shortfall of several million dollars. The district includes 12 schools and serves nearly 5,000 students.

Hundreds of teachers showed up to work without a paycheck to educate nearly 5,000 students at Isaac Elementary School District in west Phoenix.

The Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix is set to receive federal funding amid its financial crisis. The district was put under receivership in mid-January.