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Arizona Senate GOP Revives Parental Rights Bill After Veto From Governor Hobbs
By Staff Reporter | Arizona Senate Republicans are refusing to let a parental rights bill die under Gov. Katie Hobbs’ heavily-used veto pen. Senate Republican leadership revived the legislation through a concurrent resolution, passed out of committee on...
Arizona’s School Choice Program Hits 100,000 Enrollments
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program grew to over 100,000 enrollments this week. As of Monday, the Arizona Department of Education (AZED) reported the ESA program had nearly 100,500 enrollees. Superintendent Tom...
GOP Lawmaker Introduces Sweeping School Accountability Reforms After Tolleson Scandal
By Staff Reporter | Republican state lawmakers want to improve accountability for school superintendents. Several packages of bills released Thursday would reform superintendent contracts and duties, school board governments, and school district leasing and...
Hobbs Alleges Widespread ESA Abuse, But Data Tells A Different Story
By Staff Reporter | Governor Katie Hobbs claimed the state’s school choice program lacks oversight. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and experts dispute Hobbs’ claim. The governor targeted the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program during her...
Psychology Emerges As Top Major For Arizona College Students
By Staff Reporter | Psychology was a top major for Arizona college students this past year, per a new study. This determination was pulled from data gathered concerning college major-related queries in Arizona and organized by monthly search volumes. The...
ASU Faculty Member Recorded Saying DEI Still Practiced Despite US Dept. Of Ed Policy
By Matthew Holloway | An Arizona State University faculty member, who also serves as an associate director, was captured on video acknowledging that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming continues at ASU despite Executive Orders and U.S. Department of...
GCU Continues Tuition Freeze Tradition
By Ethan Faverino | Grand Canyon University (GCU) announced it will continue its historic tuition freeze on the Phoenix campus for the 18th consecutive year, maintaining the same rate through the 2026-27 academic year. The private Christian university will keep campus...
Appeals Court Ruling Praised For Empowering Parents In Gender Identity Dispute
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne hailed a unanimous decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals that reinstates a lawsuit against the Mesa Unified School District (MPS), reinforcing parental rights in cases involving...
Arizona Places 44th In New Ranking Of U.S. Tech Career Opportunities
By Ethan Faverino | As the tech industry continues to boom, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects over 317,700 annual job openings in tech and computing fields through 2034, far outpacing other sectors. Arizona, home to a growing tech scene, ranks 44th out of 50...
Flagstaff, Coconino County Spending Thousands On NAU’s First Annual Diversity-Focused MLK Gala
By Staff Reporter | Flagstaff and Coconino County officials plan to spend thousands to pay for a new annual gala by Northern Arizona University (NAU) celebrating diversity and Martin Luther King Jr. The Coconino County Board of Supervisors approved the...
Rep. Bliss Introduces Bill To Expand Trauma Response Training In Arizona Schools
By Jonathan Eberle | State Representative Selina Bliss (R-LD1) has introduced legislation aimed at improving how schools respond to life-threatening medical emergencies by expanding access to advanced trauma care training for school staff.House Bill 2076, titled the...
Arizona Lawmaker Introduces Ballot Measure To Protect Girls’ Sports
By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona voters could be asked to decide how school athletic teams are classified and how privacy is handled in sports facilities under a ballot referral introduced at the State Capitol. The proposal, HCR2003, was introduced by Selina Bliss and...
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