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GCU’s Choir To Perform At America250 Event In Washington, D.C.

May 11, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Grand Canyon University’s student ensemble choir Critical Mass will perform later this month at a national celebration in Washington, D.C. tied to America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The choir was invited by the White House to participate in...

Peoria Unified School District President Removed After Pushing For Additional Sex Abuse Investigation

May 7, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) retained a new governing board president following a charged special meeting on Tuesday night. Former governing board president Heather Rooks lasted five months into her second elected term. Rooks...

Family Intends To Sue Phoenix Elementary School After Girl Assaulted By Illegal Immigrant

May 3, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Orangewood Elementary School in Phoenix may soon be sued for alleged security failures by the family of a 10-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a criminal alien. Abel Kai Gblah, a 25-year-old citizen of Liberia, allegedly impersonated...

Goldwater Institute Challenges Mesa School Board Speech Policy

May 3, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | The Goldwater Institute has called on Arizona’s largest school district to immediately repeal a policy that prohibits “personal attacks” on school board members, staff, students, or members of the public during public comment periods, arguing the...

ASU Using AI Tool To Create Courses From Professors’ Work Without Their Knowledge

May 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) is using an AI tool, ASU Atomic, to create educational modules using content ripped from professors’ work. Professors say they were not made aware of their lectures being used in this way; they also characterized the...

Arizona Superintendent Of Schools Pleads For More Safety Funding

Apr 30, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is pleading with the state legislature to approve an additional $40 million for school safety. Horne said in a Monday press release that those proposed millions are just the minimum that...

Rep. Crane Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winners From CD2

Apr 28, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | U.S. Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ02) announced the winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District following an awards ceremony held in Prescott. The event took place at the Phippen Museum, where...

Complaint Accuses Anti-School Choice Campaign Of Misrepresenting Out-of-State Funding

Apr 25, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The coalition behind a ballot initiative to roll back the universality of Arizona’s school choice program is facing a campaign finance complaint. On Thursday, the Protect Education Accountability Act Now Committee (PEANC) was made subject to a...

Horne Announces Two Arizona Schools Named National Title I Distinguished Schools

Apr 22, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced earlier this week that two northern Arizona schools have been named National Title 1 Distinguished Schools in recognition of their significant gains in student academic achievement....

Goldwater Report Alleges Arizona Universities Using DEI-Focused Courses To Fulfill Civics Requirement

Apr 14, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | A new report from the Goldwater Institute alleges that Arizona’s public universities are not complying with state requirements to provide students with instruction in American civics, history, and economics. The findings follow previous Goldwater...

ASU Professor Praises Terrorists, Advocates For Violence Against Political Opponents

Apr 13, 2026

By Staff Reporter | An Arizona State University (ASU) professor is making the case that Americans are wrong to view Islamic terrorists abroad as terrorists. Associate history professor Alexander “Alex” Avina also qualified violence as a moral and natural right...

Hobbs Urged By Arizona Superintendent To Sign Tax Credit Bill To Fund Schools

Apr 12, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona superintendent of schools is urging Gov. Katie Hobbs to lift a financial burden for schools. Hobbs has yet to decide on a bill, SB 1142, allowing Arizona schools to participate in a new federal school tax credit opportunity....