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Another Public School District Audited For Poor Finances As Democrats Demonize School Choice

Jul 31, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The state’s Democratic leaders, Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, have been taking aggressive action to undo school choice in Arizona, even as the Auditor General has exposed another public school district for poor...

Goldwater Institute Urges Horne To Fight For Families, School Choice

Jul 29, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A powerful Arizona organization is attempting to coax the state’s once-invincible champion for school choice into fighting back against one of its most fierce opponents. Last week, John Thorpe, a Staff Attorney with the Goldwater Institute, sent...

Watchdog Group Accuses Education Secretary Cardona Of Sending Anti-Republican Email In His Official Capacity

Jul 24, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | On Thursday, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a non-partisan ethics watchdog group filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel under The Hatch Act of 1939 against Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. FACT...

Horne Advises Schools To Seek Legal Counsel On Controversial Title IX Changes

Jul 24, 2024

By Staff Reporter | State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is advising Arizona’s school districts and charter schools to consult legal counsel regarding implementation of the controversial Title IX changes. The changes to Title IX center on the...

Schwiebert Aims To Dismantle School Choice And ESA Program If Elected To State Senate

Jul 22, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Another one of Arizona’s middle-of-the-road legislative districts may be represented by a liberal after November’s General Election if enough Democrats and left-leaning independents have their say. Judy Schwiebert, a Democrat, is running for the...

Ultraliberal House Candidate For LD4 Wants To Rein In ESA Program

Jul 21, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A politically middle-of-the-road legislative district may be home to one of the state’s most liberal elected officials if voters turn to Democrat representation in the November General Election. Karen Gresham, a Democrat, is campaigning for the...

Bolick Plans To Bring Her Passion For School Choice Back To The Arizona Senate

Jul 20, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A public servant and school choice warrior of the Arizona Legislature is key to Republicans’ control of the Senate chamber in the next two sessions. State Senator Shawnna Bolick is hoping her constituents give her the green light to come back for...

West Valley School Board Defies Biden Administration’s Title IX Revision

Jul 19, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Dysart Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously to reject a recent Executive Order from President Joe Biden imposing new Title IX rules on schools via the US Department of Education. The new rules would, among other impacts,...

ASU Professor Claps Back Against Substack Troll Defending Communist Philosopher

Jul 18, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Dr. Owen Anderson, a professor at Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, offered an analysis of the philosophy of early communist thinker Friedrich Engels in a video posted to his Substack on July 8. He...

Toma Calls On Horne To Protect ESAs From AG Mayes

Jul 15, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Another political battle may be brewing over Arizona’s historic school choice program. Earlier this week, Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma sent a letter to Tom Horne, the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction (ADE), over his department’s...

Sen. Marsh’s Tenure Marked By Fierce Opposition To School Choice And Other Bills Protecting Children

Jul 6, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A north central Phoenix legislative district may have a chance to replace its Democrat state senator in the upcoming November election. State Senator Christine Marsh is running for reelection in Arizona Legislative District 4 this November. Based...

Arizona Superintendent Eliminates Kindergarten Entry Assessment: ‘Waste Of Classroom Time’

Jun 24, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona legislature’s new budget for the state nixed the Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) at the behest of Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne, who called the program a “waste of classroom time.” The KEA required teachers to...