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Phoenix College Hosts Drag Queen Story Hour With Banned Books For Children

Oct 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Phoenix College, the flagship institution for Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), hosted a drag queen story hour for all ages on Tuesday featuring banned books. Drag Story Hour AZ held the event. The banned books read...

School Choice Supporters Mark One Year Anniversary Of ESA Expansion

Oct 5, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | An Arizona school choice leader marked the one-year anniversary of the historic policy going into effect in her state. On Saturday, Christine Accurso highlighted the one-year anniversary of all Arizona parents having the opportunity to unlock...

Arizona’s Three University Presidents Get $600K In Bonuses, Salaries Total $2.2 Million

Oct 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) issued three percent raises to Arizona’s three university presidents, bringing their collective salaries to over $2.2 million, with the three also receiving nearly $600,000 in bonuses altogether. ...

NAU Joins Biden Administration Effort To Validate Indigenous Knowledge As Scientific

Oct 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) will play a key role in an effort to validate indigenous knowledge as scientific knowledge using millions in federal funding. Ora Marek-Martinez, NAU’s associate vice president of the Office for Native...

Dad Wears Revealing Outfit To Criticize School District’s New Risque Dress Code

Oct 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Higley Unified School District (HUSD) will now allow for students to wear more revealing clothing, which parents have criticized as risque. The district’s new dress code removed previous policy language prohibiting...

Teachers Who Tutor Can Get $8K In Supplemental Income, Per Superintendent Horne

Sep 30, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Teachers who tutor can earn up to $8,000 in stipends as supplemental income, according to Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Tom Horne. The superintendent offered this estimate during the Arizona State Board of...

Peoria School District Sued By Member Prohibited From Quoting Scripture At Meetings

Sep 29, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) is facing a lawsuit from one of its own board members after prohibiting her from quoting Scripture during meetings. The First Liberty Institute filed the lawsuit on Tuesday on behalf of board...

Vice President Harris To Mobilize NAU College Students To Vote Blue

Sep 28, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Northern Arizona University (NAU) next month as part of a tour to sell college students on key Democratic causes and increase young voter turnout. Harris will encourage support for abortion...

Scottsdale Mom Sued For Exposing Board President’s Dossier Wins Anti-SLAPP Ruling

Sep 26, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A Scottsdale mother was victorious in a lawsuit filed against her by the father of the former Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Governing Board president. Judge Joan Sinclair issued an anti-SLAPP ruling — Strategic Lawsuit...

ASU President Michael Crow Calls For Globalist Revolution Over Climate Change In New Book

Sep 26, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow called for a globalist revolution to counter climate change in a recently published book. In the book published last week, “Democracy in a Hotter Time: Climate Change and Democratic...

Horne And Hobbs’ Battle Over EANS Funds Heats Up

Sep 24, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | The weather outside may be cooling in Arizona, but the political heat between the state’s governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction continues to rise. Last week, Republican Superintendent Tom Horne fired back a response to Democrat...

Meet The ASU Professor Behind Arizona’s Drag Queen Story Hour

Sep 23, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The controversial Drag Story Hour Arizona is led by an Arizona State University (ASU) professor David Boyles. Boyles established Drag Story Hour Arizona in 2019, a chapter of the national Drag Story Hour organization established in 2015, the same...