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NAU President Intentionally Admitted More Hispanic Students For More Federal Money
By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) admitted that it purposefully admitted more Hispanic students in order to receive more federal funding. The Department of Education (ED) rewards higher education institutions for having a certain...
Twitter’s Community Notes Crush Cano For ESA Crop Job
By Daniel Stefanski | An Arizona Democrat leader is receiving pushback for his selective cropping of a memo from the Arizona Department of Education. On Tuesday, Christine Accurso, the Executive Director of the ESA Program for Republican Superintendent of Public...
Republicans Continue Fight For Women’s Sports
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans continue to take proactive steps to protect women’s sports. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne recently filed a legal response in the case of Jane Doe, et al. v Thomas C. Horne, et al., asking the federal...
Republican Legislators Demand Mayes Retract False Statements About ESAs
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republican legislators have finally had enough of Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes’ continuing assault on the state’s historic Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program. On Thursday, a bicameral group of Republican lawmakers, led...
Gov. Hobbs Revokes $50 Million In ‘Illegal And Invalid’ School Choice Funds
By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs revoked $50 million in school choice funding awarded by her predecessor, Doug Ducey, calling it “illegal and invalid.” The funds were used for day-long Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program kindergarten. Hobbs...
Attorney General Mayes Announces Investigation Into Parents Using School Choice
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced over the weekend her intent to investigate parents participating in the state’s school choice program. The attorney general issued the announcement exclusively in an interview on “The Sunday...
Hobbs Vetoes Parental Rights Pronoun Bill
By Daniel Stefanski | After a period of relative peace between Arizona Legislative Republicans and Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs, her veto pen has again enflamed the political division between the two sides. On Monday, Arizona Senator John Kavanagh announced that...
Bill Protecting First Amendment Rights On Arizona College Campuses Wins Bipartisan Support
By Daniel Stefanski | Legislation to increase Americans’ First Amendment rights at Arizona colleges and universities appears to be obtaining more bipartisan appeal as it moves towards the Governor’s Office. On Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives passed SB...
Mohave Valley Elementary School District Gets $586,000 For Mental Health Hires
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Biden administration announced that Mohave Valley Elementary School District received over $586,000 for mental health program funding. The funds will pay for up to 22 new positions. This latest round of funding was part of over $95...
Mesa Public Schools Reluctant To Discuss Secretive Gender Transition Plan
By Corinne Murdock | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) appeared hesitant in a recent governing board meeting to discuss the secretive gender transition plan, which had been in place for years. Most parents were unaware of the plan until recently, which included an opt-out...
ASU Replaces In-Person Labs With Virtual Reality For Intro Biology
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) has replaced its in-person labs with virtual reality (VR) for its introductory biology courses. ASU officials explained that they made the switch to increase inclusivity after marking a decline in science,...
Microsoft’s Bill Gates Named Keynote Speaker For NAU Graduation
By Corinne Murdock | Microsoft founder Bill Gates will deliver the keynote speech for this year’s Northern Arizona University (NAU) graduation. Gates will deliver the keynote address on Saturday during NAU’s 3 pm ceremony for the College of Engineering,...
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