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Superintendent Horne Endorses Bill To Ban Harmful Chemicals In School Food
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced his endorsement of new legislation proposed by Rep. Leo Biasiucci that would forbid Arizona schools from providing foods on campus which are deemed harmful. Horne was joined by...
Scottsdale Schools Remove Books For Vulgar Content Following Parental Intervention
By Staff Reporter | It’s taken the better part of a year for vigilant Scottsdale parents, but the vulgar books they discovered will no longer be in their district’s libraries. Last July, Scottsdale mom Jill Dunican wrote to the Scottsdale Unified School District...
Tucson High School Suspends Teacher After Transgenderism Lecture Goes Viral
By Staff Reporter | A Tucson high school is short one less physics teacher after he challenged Donald Trump’s denial of the existence of more than two genders. Les Beard, a physics teacher at Marana High School, taught his students that a certain intersex disorder,...
Sen. Mesnard Calls For Prop 123 Money To Go Directly To Teachers
By Daniel Stefanski | School funding is a hot topic at the Arizona Legislature as the 57th Regular Session prepares to launch into its second month. Arizona lawmakers and the Governor’s Office are wrestling over the looming expiration date for Proposition 123, which...
Arizona Republicans Call For Investigation Into Financial Crisis At Isaac School District
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans are reacting to a financial crisis involving a local school district and calling for serious investigations into the developing matter. This week, a number of Republicans in both the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate...
Arizona Legislator Prioritizes School Safety Legislation
By Daniel Stefanski | A long-time Arizona legislator is calling on his state to add more protections to schools in response to a near-tragedy earlier this month. Late last week, State Senator David Farnsworth issued a statement following a school safety incident in...
Phoenix School Board Restricts ICE From School Grounds
By Staff Reporter | The Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) passed a resolution declaring its right to refuse entry to federal immigration officials on school grounds. During a special meeting last Friday, the PXU Governing Board unanimously passed its...
Research Reveals Declining Enrollment In Arizona’s Public Schools Was Predictable
By Matthew Holloway | In a recent report, the Common Sense Institute of Arizona (CSI) addressed the gradual slowing of enrollment in Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program and traditional public school classrooms. The report shows that despite...
Senate Committee To Investigate If Community Colleges Are Serving Students
By Daniel Stefanski | One Arizona legislator is attempting to ensure that students attending the state’s community colleges have what they need to succeed at school and with their future endeavors. Last week, Senate Education Chairman David Farnsworth announced that...
ADE Funding Credited For Thwarting School Shooting
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne praised the heroic actions of Tucson Police Officer William Bonnano, deployed under a Department of Education program to Legacy Traditional School-East Tucson, after he was able to arrest...
Phoenix-Area School District Placed Into Receivership Over $12 Million Budget Shortfall
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona State Board of Education (AZSBE) placed a Phoenix-area school district into receivership over mismanagement of funds. Isaac Elementary School District (IESD) had a budget shortfall amounting to over $12.3 million, which included over...
Arizona Schools Get Over 4K More Overdose Kits
By Staff Reporter | Arizona schools received over 4,000 overdose kits this past week, contributing to the thousands they have and will continue to receive. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) supplied the Narcan kits through its School Training Overdose...
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