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‘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...

House Committee Passes Bill Requring Schools To Keep Student Cell Phones ‘Away For The Day’

Feb 17, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A bill to help improve students’ focus at schools around Arizona passed a legislative committee. Last week, the Arizona House Committee on Science & Technology passed HB 2484 “to require school districts and charter schools to adopt policies...

Town Council Democrat Is Sole Vote Against Support For Arizona Healthy Schools Act

Feb 9, 2025

By Staff Reporter | With Arizona leaders unifying statewide to back the Trump administration’s effort to make schools healthy, one Maricopa County leader is opposing. Fountain Hills Town Council initially was unified in its support of HB2164, or the “Arizona...

Superintendent Horne Endorses Bill To Ban Harmful Chemicals In School Food

Feb 7, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced his endorsement of new legislation proposed by Rep. Leo Biasiucci that would forbid Arizona schools from providing foods on campus which are deemed harmful. Horne was joined by...

Scottsdale Schools Remove Books For Vulgar Content Following Parental Intervention

Feb 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | It’s taken the better part of a year for vigilant Scottsdale parents, but the vulgar books they discovered will no longer be in their district’s libraries. Last July, Scottsdale mom Jill Dunican wrote to the Scottsdale Unified School District...

Tucson High School Suspends Teacher After Transgenderism Lecture Goes Viral

Feb 2, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A Tucson high school is short one less physics teacher after he challenged Donald Trump’s denial of the existence of more than two genders. Les Beard, a physics teacher at Marana High School, taught his students that a certain intersex disorder,...

Sen. Mesnard Calls For Prop 123 Money To Go Directly To Teachers

Jan 31, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | School funding is a hot topic at the Arizona Legislature as the 57th Regular Session prepares to launch into its second month. Arizona lawmakers and the Governor’s Office are wrestling over the looming expiration date for Proposition 123, which...

Arizona Republicans Call For Investigation Into Financial Crisis At Isaac School District

Jan 30, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans are reacting to a financial crisis involving a local school district and calling for serious investigations into the developing matter. This week, a number of Republicans in both the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate...

Arizona Legislator Prioritizes School Safety Legislation

Jan 30, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A long-time Arizona legislator is calling on his state to add more protections to schools in response to a near-tragedy earlier this month. Late last week, State Senator David Farnsworth issued a statement following a school safety incident in...