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Homeschooled Sixth Grade Arizonan Eliminated in Finals of National Spelling Bee
By Corinne Murdock | Homeschooled sixth grader Aliyah Alpert fell short of winning the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, nearly becoming the first Arizonan to do so in 69 years. The winner, 14-year-old Harini Logan of Texas, received cash prizes...
24 K-12 Schools Named Social Justice Beacons By Arizona’s Anti-Defamation League
By Corinne Murdock | Earlier this month, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of Arizona recognized 24 K-12 schools throughout the state as “No Place For Hate” (NPFH) participants. There are four required steps to qualifying as a NPFH school: register, create a NPFH...
NAU Proposed Students Take 12 ‘Diversity’ Credits, Hides Website Following Backlash
By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) students will have to take a 12-credit general studies program focused on diversity. Following initial reports on their plans, NAU hid the DCCC page behind a university login page. (Archived link here)....
New Tuition-Free Charter School in Mesa Offering Trade Certifications With Diplomas
By Corinne Murdock | A new and innovative tuition-free charter school in Mesa will grant high school students trade certifications along with their diplomas. American Leadership Academy (ALA) Applied Technologies will offer students the...
Phoenix’s Elite Private Catholic School Taught Students That Tucker Carlson Was Racist
By Corinne Murdock | A class within Phoenix’s elite private Catholic high school, Brophy Preparatory School, lectured students that Fox News host Tucker Carlson was anti-Semitism, anti-Mexican, and anti-African American. A photo obtained by AZ...
63 Phoenix Third Graders Gifted Full College Scholarships
By Corinne Murdock | A nonprofit promised an entire grade of elementary school students free college tuition should they graduate from high school. Not only will the tuition be covered: books as well as room and board will be covered as well. The 63 third graders...
ASU Launched $40 Million California Campus
By Corinne Murdock | A little but major piece of Arizona was planted recently in the downtown of California’s largest city. Arizona State University (ASU) expanded their operations to include a Los Angeles campus last fall through their ASU Local initiative. The new...
Tucson High School Counselor Behind Teen Drag Show Arrested for Relationship With Minor
By Corinne Murdock | One of the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) high school counselors that organized a drag show featuring students was arrested last week for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Tucson High Magnet School counselor Zobella...
Maricopa Community Colleges Gives Company $180K to Do Leadership’s Job
By Corinne Murdock | Last month, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) gave a company $180,000 to do work already within the outlined responsibilities of its leadership: future planning and creation of a new mission statement. In an email...
Mesa Public Schools Ignored Request for Data on $32.3 Million ‘COVID’ Expenditures
By Corinne Murdock | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) ignored additional requests from our reporters to obtain data on how $32.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds were spent. In March, MPS told AZ Free News that no records existed detailing how exactly those...
ASU Preparatory High School Program to Push Woke Ideologies on Taxpayer’s Dime
By Corinne Murdock | The latest endeavor from Arizona State University (ASU), a full-time online high school that awards university credits, offers a curriculum focused on woke ideologies on the taxpayer’s dime. The bulk of the program relies on daily seminars in...
Bill Requiring Parental Oversight of Library Books Passes
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona legislature approved a bill requiring K-12 schools to implement parental review and notification procedures for school library books. Specifically, HB2439 requires schools to give parents lists of the books or materials...
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