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Legal Challenge Targets Validity Of Signatures For Anti-ESA Ballot Initiative

Jul 22, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A ballot initiative to end the state’s universal school choice program is facing a new challenge to the validity of its signatures. The Goldwater Institute filed the challenge in court on Monday. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club...

ASU Drops Eminent Domain Bid For 89-Year-Old Man’s Historic Phoenix Home

Jul 20, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) has ceased its effort to take the home of an 89-year-old Phoenix man via eminent domain. ASU sought to acquire the historic Louis Emerson House owned for more than 50 years by Robert Young. The university had...

Arizona Teachers Say Leadership Support, Campus Safety Keep Them From Quitting

Jul 19, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Supportive leadership, collaborative freedom, and safe campuses are the leading reasons why thousands of Arizona educators say they don’t quit education. A new survey from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) polled more than 9,300...

Transgender Student Drops Challenge To Arizona’s Save Women’s Sports Act

Jul 10, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” no longer faces a court challenge following a Supreme Court ruling. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. B.P.J. (inclusive of Little v. Hecox) that states have a...

Goldwater Seeks To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Military Family ESA Ballot Measure

Jul 9, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Goldwater Institute has filed a motion in Maricopa County Superior Court seeking to intervene on behalf of two Air Force veterans in a lawsuit challenging a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect certain scholarship funds for...

Settlement Ends ESA Curriculum Fight Sparked By Kris Mayes

Jul 8, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona families using the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program will no longer be required to submit curriculum documentation when purchasing general educational supplemental materials, such as basic school supplies, under a settlement...

School Choice Opponents Report Turning In Over 420K Signatures To End Universal ESAs

Jul 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Activists reported that they have turned in more than 420,00 signatures for a ballot initiative that would end the universality of Arizona’s school choice program. Supporters wearing red shirts reading “Public School Proud” affiliated with Save Our...

Arizona GOP Leaders Praise Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Female Sports

Jul 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring males from competing in female sports, even if they identify as female. The ruling drew praise from Arizona's Republican leaders. In its opinion in West Virginia v. B.P.J. (inclusive of...

Costanzo Highlights School Choice, Immigration Enforcement In AZ House Campaign

Jun 30, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Andrew Costanzo, a Republican candidate for the 7th legislative district, still believes public education is key to Arizona’s future. But Costanzo says Arizona has serious need for reform — and that’s why public schools continue to decline. ...

Gilbert Vice Mayor Backs Effort To End Universal School Choice

Jun 29, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The town of Gilbert’s vice mayor is one of the biggest individual donors to an effort to end universal school choice in the state. Councilman Charles “Chuck” Bongiovanni was one of a small number to provide funding to Protect Education,...

Glendale Prep Graduate Earns Appointment To U.S. Naval Academy Class Of 2030

Jun 25, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | A recent graduate of Glendale Prep has earned one of the nation’s most prestigious military appointments, securing admission to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. David Vosekalns, a member of Glendale Prep’s Class of 2026, will...

Arizona Board Reports 40% Increase In Teacher Sexual Misconduct Cases

Jun 24, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) revealed in its latest enforcement action report that sexual misconduct cases involving teachers increased. ASBE did note that, out of the hundreds of thousands of educators serving nearly 1.5...