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Maricopa County Publishes Statements From Candidates For 58 School Board Districts

Oct 3, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona voters in the state’s largest county will have the opportunity to hear from candidates for school board positions ahead of the November General Election. Late last month, Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson released a...

ASU Stabbing Raises Questions About Censorship And A Possible Cover Up

Oct 2, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The brutal stabbing of 19-year-old Mara Daffron by fellow ASU Student Kaci Lenise-Charlie Sloan on September 19th raised questions about censorship and even possibly a coverup after the story languished for eight days before being reported on by...

Thousands Show Up For Turning Point USA Voter Registration Event At ASU

Oct 1, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A late-September voter registration drive at Arizona State University (ASU) was a resounding success last week, just five days after a tragic stabbing rocked the ASU West Campus in Glendale. At ASU's Memorial Union the "Greeks for Trump" voter...

Arizona Superintendent Backs Lawsuit Challenging Attorney General’s School Choice Restrictions

Sep 29, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued a statement of support for a lawsuit challenging Attorney General Kris Mayes’ restrictions on the state’s school choice program. Horne said that he maintains concerns that Mayes will...

Arizona State University Closing Lake Havasu Campus

Sep 26, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The nation’s largest university is balking its years-long trend of growth and expansion with the closure of one of its campuses. Arizona State University (ASU) announced earlier this week that it will close its Lake Havasu campus in the...

Horne: Race And Gender Politics Distract From Academics In Osborn District

Sep 25, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued a press release Thursday alerting parents of the Osborn School District that callers to the Arizona Department of Education’s (ADE) Empower Hotline have reported the central Phoenix...

Tucson Teacher To Lose Teaching Certificate After Threats To Shoot Trump Store, Kill Lawmaker

Sep 21, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A former middle school teacher out of Tucson will lose his Arizona teaching certificate several years after threatening to shoot a Trump merchandise store and kill a lawmaker. As the Arizona Daily Independent reported, Donald Glenn Brown sent an...

ASU’s Viral Antiracist Activist Featured In Daily Wire’s “Am I Racist” Mockumentary

Sep 20, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Warning: this article contains spoilers from the newly released film, “Am I Racist?” The Arizona State University (ASU) graduate who gained notoriety for her viral confrontation of two white students, Sarra Tekola, was featured in the latest...

Horne Offers Millions In Support To Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center

Sep 19, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican school’s chief is taking additional action to raise awareness for Holocaust education. Earlier this week, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne presented the Arizona Jewish Historical Society with a...

ASU, Left-Wing Groups Mobilize Young Voters For November

Sep 19, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) hosted a forum Sunday alongside left-wing groups to mobilize young voters in both high school and college for the upcoming presidential election. ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication held...

Horne Raises Concerns About Teacher Shortage

Sep 13, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction is sounding the alarm about the state’s dwindling pool of teachers. Earlier this month, Arizona’s school’s chief, Tom Horne, announced the results of a teacher retention survey “that shows...

Werner Hopes Her Fulfilled Promises On School Board Propel Her To The State Senate

Sep 11, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A Scottsdale-area mom is hoping that her success and positions on a local school district governing board will convince voters to elect her to the Arizona State Senate. Carine Werner is currently running to represent Arizona Legislative District 4...