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Arizona Will Not Recognize Cesar Chavez Day Amid Abuse Allegations
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona will not recognize Cesar Chavez Day this year following allegations detailed in a report by The New York Times that labor leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused girls and assaulted women connected to the United Farm Workers movement....
Congressman Hamadeh Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition
By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) announced earlier this month that high school students around the district are invited to submit original artwork for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. The non-partisan competition, also known as the Artistic...
Hobbs Fired School Choice Advocate From State Board Of Education After Demand From Activist Group
By Staff Reporter | Gov. Katie Hobbs fired an Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) member following pressure from a public school activist group, email records revealed. The emails obtained and published by FOIAzona revealed that Hobbs heeded a demand...
America First Legal Investigates Flagstaff School District Over Student Anti-ICE Walkout
By Ethan Faverino | America First Legal (AFL) has launched an investigation into the Flagstaff Unified School District #1 (FUSD) over its handling of a large-scale student walkout and anti-ICE protest on January 28, 2026. AFL filed a detailed public records request...
NEWS
Arizona’s Honor Colleges Mandate DEI For Students
By Staff Reporter | The honor colleges at all three of the state’s universities are mandating courses educating students on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The Goldwater Institute detailed two of the three colleges in a newly released investigatory report,...
Arizona Will Not Recognize Cesar Chavez Day Amid Abuse Allegations
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona will not recognize Cesar Chavez Day this year following allegations detailed in a report by The New York Times that labor leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused girls and assaulted women connected to the United Farm Workers movement....
Congressman Hamadeh Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition
By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) announced earlier this month that high school students around the district are invited to submit original artwork for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. The non-partisan competition, also known as the Artistic...
OPINION
MIKE BENGERT: Menzel’s Goal Is To Disrupt And Dismantle SUSD
By Mike Bengert | When Dr. Menzel was hired as Superintendent of Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD), he arrived with a stated goal: to disrupt and dismantle what he believed were systems denying access and opportunity to students of color, students in poverty,...
AZFEC: Negotiating With Hobbs On Prop 123 Would Be A Major Self-Own By Legislative Republicans
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Katie Hobbs would love nothing more than for Republicans at the legislature to start wheeling and dealing on Prop 123, the roughly $300M per year K-12 funding stream from...
LADNER & BEDRICK: The Arizona ESA “Fraud” Myth Is Dead
By Matthew Ladner & Jason Bedrick | It is said that a lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on. But when the truth finally catches up, it tends to arrive with receipts. In recent weeks, anti-school-choice activists have accused...
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