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Goldwater Report Alleges Arizona Universities Using DEI-Focused Courses To Fulfill Civics Requirement
By Matthew Holloway | A new report from the Goldwater Institute alleges that Arizona’s public universities are not complying with state requirements to provide students with instruction in American civics, history, and economics. The findings follow previous Goldwater...
ASU Professor Praises Terrorists, Advocates For Violence Against Political Opponents
By Staff Reporter | An Arizona State University (ASU) professor is making the case that Americans are wrong to view Islamic terrorists abroad as terrorists. Associate history professor Alexander “Alex” Avina also qualified violence as a moral and natural right...
Hobbs Urged By Arizona Superintendent To Sign Tax Credit Bill To Fund Schools
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona superintendent of schools is urging Gov. Katie Hobbs to lift a financial burden for schools. Hobbs has yet to decide on a bill, SB 1142, allowing Arizona schools to participate in a new federal school tax credit opportunity....
Queen Creek School District Now Requires Oversight Of Classroom Books
By Staff Reporter | A Phoenix-area school district instituted a new policy requiring oversight of books in the classroom. Queen Creek Unified School District (QCUSD) began enforcing the policy in January after its governing board approved it...
Arizona Superintendent Reminds Parents: School Choice Funds Can Pay For College
By Staff Reporter | Arizona’s school choice program allows participants to use funds to pay for college, per a reminder from the state’s top elected education official. Tom Horne, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, promoted this usage of Empowerment...
Hobbs’ New Arizona Board Of Regents Picks Devoted To DEI
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) grew by two new members last week. On Monday, Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Michele Halyard, an oncologist specializing in breast cancer, and Steve Peru, formerly Coconino County’s manager. “Dr. Michele Halyard is...
Arizona Bill Would Require Schools To Notify Parents Of Serious Threats
By Matthew Holloway | A bill advancing through the Arizona Legislature would require schools to notify parents and staff within 24 hours of serious threats or incidents involving violence on campus. House Bill 4109 was approved by the Arizona Senate Rules Committee...
NAU Pledge Master Indicted For Hazing Following Freshman’s Death
By Staff Reporter | A Northern Arizona University (NAU) fraternity leader faces a felony for the hazing death of a pledge. The Coconino County Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Carter Thomas Eslick, 20, last Friday. Eslick was the “new member...
Arizona Superintendent Slams Democrats For Rejecting School Mandate To Report Deadly Threats
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Department of Education’s leader admonished one party for rejecting a new mandate on schools to report deadly on-campus incidents. Democratic lawmakers opposed HB 4109 during a Wednesday vote in the Senate Education Committee,...
Paradise Valley High School Teacher Commits Suicide During Arrest For Sexual Abuse Of Minor
By Staff Reporter | A Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) teacher committed suicide while fleeing arrest for the sexual abuse of a minor. Steven Charles Mitten III, a history teacher at Shadow Mountain High School, fled from police on Wednesday...
Arizona Treasurer Pursues New Vendor, Platform Overhaul For ESA Program
By Staff Reporter | Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee is advocating for reforming the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program to reduce improper spending. The treasurer’s office manages the contract with the vendor operating the portal through which ESA...
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,...
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