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Controversial Superintendent’s Contract To Be Reviewed Tuesday
By Elizabeth Troutman | Update: The Scottsdale School Board passed Superintendent Scott Menzel's contract renewal in a 3-2 vote. Board Members Libby Hart-Wells, Zach Lindsay, and Julie Cieniawski voted to renew the contract while Board Members Amy Carney and Carine...
Hobbs Signs Bipartisan School Tax Bill
By Daniel Stefanski | A bipartisan school tax bill has become law in the State of Arizona. Earlier this month, Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2173, which “revises statutes relating to tax levy calculations for a common school district not within a high school district...
Peoria Parents Upset Over District Plans To Reduce High Schools’ Bathroom Privacy
By Staff Reporter | Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) parents expressed their displeasure over plans to reduce the privacy in several high schools’ bathrooms during this week’s regular board meeting. The district is planning to remodel one set of male and female...
University Of Arizona Drag Queen Professor Pushes Children To Support Hamas
By Staff Reporter | A University of Arizona assistant professor who moonlights as a drag queen, Harris Kornstein, pushed children to support Hamas during a recent drag story hour with Valley Families for Palestine, arranged by Queer Storytime for Palestine. ...
GCU Celebrates Growth, Prepares To Graduate Almost 30,000 Students
By Elizabeth Troutman | Almost 30,000 students will graduate from Grand Canyon University later this month, marking the third time the school has produced this many alumni in a year. "We are blessed to be able to celebrate the accomplishments of another record...
ASU Protesters Arrested For Anti-Israel Demonstration
By Elizabeth Troutman | Students at Arizona State University reportedly held anti-Israel demonstrations on campus Friday. Videos shared by local free speech advocate Ann Atkinson on X show students yelling “Free, Free, Free Palestine” on the Old Main Lawn, which...
Hobbs Kills Another Effort To Protect Women And Girls
By Daniel Stefanski | Another legislative solution to protect Arizona women and girls was vetoed by the state’s Democrat governor. This week, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed SB 1182, which would have “mandate[d] a public school provide a reasonable accommodation to a...
GCU Responds To Biden Admin’s Attempts To Shut Down University
By Elizabeth Troutman | The largest Christian university in the U.S., Grand Canyon University (GCU), defended itself against “disturbing and defamatory” public comments made by the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “Mr. Cardona’s inflammatory...
Hobbs Kills School Board Transparency Bill
By Daniel Stefanski | A bill to help increase transparency for Arizona school board elections was vetoed by the state’s Democrat governor. On Wednesday, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed SB 1097, which would have “require[d] school district governing board election ballots...
Hobbs Vetoes Pingerelli’s Public School Cell Phone Ban Bill
By Daniel Stefanski | A bill to increase governance on cell phones in public schools was vetoed by Arizona’s Democrat governor. Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed HB 2793, which would have “require[d] each school district governing board and charter school...
Peoria Parents Urge District To Act After Basketball Coach Arrested For Child Sex Abuse
By Staff Reporter | Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) parents and community members urged greater action from their district during last week's board meeting after the arrest of a prominent basketball coach for child sex abuse. The coach, 37-year-old Patrick...
Scottsdale Schools Receive Parents’ Donation Of Pro-American Books
By Staff Reporter | Scottsdale parents and community members were approved to donate pro-American books to district schools. The Scottsdale Unified School DIstrict (SUSD) governing board approved the books unanimously during Wednesday’s meeting. The selections will be...
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