EDUCATION
Nation’s Report Card Reveals Alarming Decline In Student Performance Across The Country
By Ethan Faverino | The U.S. Department of Education released the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results, known as the Nation's Report Card, revealing historic lows in academic performance for eighth and twelfth-grade students in science,...
Sex-Ed Books Pulled From Children’s Sections In Several Maricopa County Libraries
By Matthew Holloway | A dozen Maricopa County libraries have removed more than 50 books on sex education and puberty from their children’s sections. The move follows complaints from parents and advocacy groups who said the books contained inappropriate material. As...
Horne Calls For Legislature To Spend $180 Million On Securing Arizona Schools
By Matthew Holloway | With the tragic murder of a Maryvale High School student and the brutal attack against the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, MN, still fresh in public memory, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne submitted a legislative...
Grand Canyon University Projects Record Enrollment
By Matthew Holloway | Grand Canyon University announced projections for record-breaking student enrollment for the 2025-26 academic year with as many as 133,000 Antelopes or ‘Lopes’ as they’re called, donning the Christian university’s signature purple and black. The...
Phoenix Union High School District Faces Controversy Over Proposed Contract With ‘Leftist Activist Group’
By Ethan Faverino | The Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) is set to vote on a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC), an Arizona-based nonprofit, at its upcoming school board meeting. The agreement, effective from July 1,...
Horne Calls Out AG Mayes For ‘Misleading The Public’ On ESA Program
By Matthew Holloway | Responding to a letter issued by Arizona Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued a statement that Mayes is “misleading the public with claims she has leveled at the management of the...
Scottsdale Unified School District Faces Backlash For Curriculum Promoting LGBTQ+ Content
By Ethan Faverino | The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is under criticism from parents and community members over a BrainPOP lesson taught to elementary students that compares the struggles of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military...
Arizona Superintendent Criticizes Lenient Sentence For Armed Intruder At Tucson School
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne criticized the lenient sentencing of Daniel Hollander. Hollander was arrested in January 2025 after breaking into Legacy Traditional School–East Tucson with a gun and knife, threatening to kill...
ASU Online Gives California Students Cheaper Tuition Than Arizona Residents
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona State University’s online component, ASU Online, has partnered with several California community colleges to launch a new pilot program. The initiative allows California online undergraduates and alumni to save 22% on tuition—about $130...
Horne Urges School Board Resignations Over Alleged Maryvale Weapon Smuggling
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne weighed in on the scandal involving Cartwright Elementary School District board members Lydia and Cassandra Hernandez. The mother-daughter duo allegedly tried to smuggle a box-cutter style...
University Of Arizona Faces Lawsuit After Firing Professor Who Advocated For Parental Rights
By Matthew Holloway | Former University of Arizona (U of A) ethics professor Daniel Grossenbach is suing the school with the help of Liberty Counsel, after being fired for publicly advocating for his parental rights at Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD)...
ASU And Arizona PBS Accused Of Collusion To Bar Kari Lake From Debate Forum
By Matthew Holloway | Controversy has once again embroiled Arizona State University (ASU), threatening the credibility of the institution, Arizona PBS, and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Emails uncovered by the Arizona Republic reveal that ASU President...
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