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Arizona Leaders React To Trump Dismantling Department Of Education

Mar 22, 2025

By Staff Reporter | After 45 years of existence, the Department of Education (ED) is coming to an end. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday dismantling ED: “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities.”...

Peoria Unified School District Adopts New Student Privacy And Anti-Discrimination Policies

Mar 18, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Peoria Unified School Board (PUSD) has adopted new Student Privacy and Anti-Discrimination policies to provide “clarity on critical issues that have remained ambiguous in practice for years.” Under the student privacy policy, the district...

Senate Bill Would Require Clear Tax Impact Statements On Ballots For School Bonds And Overrides

Mar 18, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona State Senate is reviewing Senate Bill (SB) 1091, which would require school district election ballots to include clear information on potential property tax reductions if voters reject budget overrides or bond measures. The bill, which...

Biggs Introduces Bill To End ‘Weaponization’ Of Dept. Of Education Against Christian Universities

Mar 14, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Earlier this month, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ5) introduced the Guarding Religious And Career Education (GRACE) Act. If enacted, it would direct Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to outright eliminate the DOE’s Office of Enforcement within...

New Dashboard Tracks School Closures In Arizona

Mar 13, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A new dashboard tracks the school closures taking place throughout Arizona. The dashboard comes from the Common Sense Institute (CSI), a nonpartisan organization which primarily produces research on Arizona’s economy. Since...

Average Arizona 8th Graders’ Reading Scores Lowest On Record

Feb 28, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The average eighth grader in Arizona has the lowest reading scores on record, and about the same mathematics scores as nearly 30 years ago. The Nation’s Report Card (NCR) 2024 Reading State Snapshot Report showed that Arizona’s...

Arizona House Passes Bill To Make School Lunches Healthy Again

Feb 26, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | One chamber of the Arizona Legislature just passed legislation to protect kids’ meals at schools. On Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2164, that, if enacted, would “ban ultra-processed foods containing harmful additives from...

Governor Hobbs Fails To Clear Education Board Members With Expired Terms

Feb 26, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A majority of the Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) members are serving on expired terms. Governor Katie Hobbs’ office has yet to replace them, but now she's targeting one member in particular with an historically strong advocacy for school...

‘Antisemitism In Education Act’ Moves Through Arizona House

Feb 24, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | The Arizona Legislature is taking a stand against antisemitism. Last, the Arizona House Education Committee approved HB 2867, the Antisemitism in Education Act, which would “prohibit Arizona’s public schools and state agencies from promoting...

Maricopa County Superintendent Issues Notice For Schools To Drop DEI

Feb 23, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In a letter issued to all schools and school board members in Maricopa County, Maricopa County School Superintendent Shelli Boggs gave notice that they are legally obligated to conform to an Executive Order from President Donald Trump ending...

Phoenix-Area Parents Raise Concerns Over School District’s DEI Compliance

Feb 19, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Parents within the Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) raised concerns over compliance with the Trump administration’s directive to end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Last Friday — Valentine’s Day — the U.S. Department of Education...

Soros-Funded Club Hosts ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop For ASU Illegal Immigrant Students

Feb 17, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The ASU ‘Aliento’ Club, a pro-illegal immigration activist nonprofit funded by George Soros, hosted a training workshop entitled “Know your Rights,” aimed at providing illegal immigrant students with strategies to avoid deportation. According to...