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Arizona’s School Counselors to Be Trained in Social-Emotional Learning at National Conference
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s school counselors will soon be joining other school counselors nationwide to be trained in social-emotional learning (SEL) and other social justice topics for their 25th annual National School Social Work Conference. The conference takes...
House Democrats: Schools Don’t Need More Curriculum Transparency, Kids Should Transfer
By Corinne Murdock | State Representatives Judy Schwiebert (D-Phoenix) and Jennifer Longdon (D-Phoenix) said during Monday’s House Appropriations Committee that schools don’t need curriculum transparency offered by SB1211, and that parents should switch schools...
Mesa Public Schools: No Records Exist for Over $32.3 Million ‘COVID’ Expenditures
By Corinne Murdock | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) won’t explain where over $32.3 million of their federal emergency funds slated for COVID-related expenditures went. The lack of transparency calls into question the amount of funds funneled into undisclosed areas...
Civics Education Legislation Among Several Bills Signed Into Law By Ducey
By Terri Jo Neff | Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a bill which raises the passing score of the Arizona Civics Test from 60 to 70 percent while noting that Arizonans have “a real responsibility to equip the leaders of tomorrow with knowledge of our nation’s founding...
Bill for Parental Right to Child’s School, Health Records Passes Senate Committee
By Corinne Murdock | A bill prohibiting the interference or usurpation of parents’ rights to direct their child’s upbringing, education, health care, and mental health passed the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. The bill, HB2161, drew in a number of both parents...
Democrat Minority Leader Condemns Celebration of Prop 208’s Destruction
By Corinne Murdock | House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding (D-Laveen) said that those elected officials celebrating the elimination of the income tax increase weren't leaders in any sense of the word. The Maricopa County Superior Court ruled on Friday that the...
Tucson High School to Hold First Annual Drag Show
By Corinne Murdock | Tucson High Magnet School (THMS), part of the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), announced that it would host its first-ever drag show in early May. The THMS employees behind the event are Zobella Vinik and Sunday Hamilton, both THMS...
Phoenix Teacher Pushes Gender Identity Ideology on Middle Schoolers
By Corinne Murdock | Altadeña Middle School 6th grade English Language Arts (ELA) teacher Sara Adams was recorded teaching her students about gender identity and not trusting their parents on the subject. Adams said to her students that those who tell them otherwise,...
Arizona House Passes Bill Eliminating Algebra II Graduation Requirement
By Corinne Murdock | Last week, the Arizona House passed a bill removing algebra II from the mathematics pathway required for high schoolers to graduate, instead offering alternative courses including personal finance, computer science, statistics, or business math....
Arizona Legislature Approves K-12 Aggregate Expenditure Limit Increase
By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona lawmakers have increased the aggregate expenditure limitation (AEL) for the state’s K-12 schools, eliminating the need for those schools to make more than $1.1 billion in spending cuts with several months left in the current school year....
Flagstaff High School Threatened Maskless Student With Police, Kicked Him Off Campus
By Corinne Murdock | This week, Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) employees threatened to call the police on one high school senior for not wearing a mask, ultimately forcing him to leave campus without notifying his parents. The student, Cezar, described his...
ASBA Drops Its Membership In National School Board Association
By Terri Jo Neff | Earlier this week the Arizona School Board Association voted to end its relationship with the National School Board Association, a group which has been under fire by parents, school officials, and legislators for several months. In her Feb....
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