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Scottsdale School District Stops Using X, Cites Lack Of Family-Friendly Environment

Nov 18, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) will no longer be using X to stay engaged with the community, with the given reason being a lack of a “family-friendly” environment. SUSD made the announcement last week, also alluding to board policy...

Federal Court Rules Government Unlawfully Denied GCU Nonprofit Status

Nov 16, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The federal government unlawfully denied Grand Canyon University (GCU) its nonprofit status, per a new federal court ruling. Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Grand Canyon University v. Miguel Cardona that the U.S....

Arizona Schools To Get 16K Overdose Kits

Nov 16, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Arizona schools will be receiving a supply of overdose kits to address the increased impact of drugs on students. The Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA) began delivering over 16,000 Narcan anti-overdose kits to...

AEA President Urges Teachers To ‘Be The Union Thugs We Are Meant To Be’

Nov 14, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A post-election letter obtained by AZ Free News from Arizona Education Association (AEA) President Marisol Garcia to union members, saw the labor leader address AEA members as if reacting to a great catastrophe. Rather than remarking on a largely...

AZ Board Of Regents Gives ASU President A New Contract With Pay Raise And Bonuses

Nov 12, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Board of Regents held special board and committee meetings last week. And despite a year of scandal and serious allegations, Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow received a significant pay increase along with a...

Ducey Touts Arizona’s Education System As One Of The Best In The Nation

Nov 4, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s most recent Republican governor is cheering on his state’s latest ranking in a key education report. This week, Governor Doug Ducey shared a new report from the Reason Foundation on the “K-12 open enrollment laws of all 50 states.”...

AG Kris Mayes Begins Walking Back ESA Crackdown Following Goldwater Lawsuit

Nov 2, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is facing serious criticism after legal threats issued to families using the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. The threats slammed the brakes on purchasing “supplementary materials” considered...

Leftist Parent Sends Rope, Sexually Explicit Book To Threaten School Board Member

Nov 1, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The vice president of the Higley Unified School Board, Anna Van Hoek, received a package with an apparent threat of violence from a leftist parent. The package, sent from Amazon, contained a rope and a book containing sexually explicit...

Grand Canyon University Covers College Costs For Hundreds Of Arizona Students

Oct 31, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Grand Canyon University (GCU) will now cover the college costs for over 300 students this academic year. The university expanded its Canyon Rising Scholarship (formerly the Students Inspiring Students Scholarship) to meet the needs of 305...

Tempe High School Teacher Arrested For Threatening Donald Trump Jr. And Charlie Kirk

Oct 25, 2024

By Staff Reporter | 24-year-old Daniel Ashpes of the Tempe Union High School District was arrested for threats against Donald Trump Jr. and Turning Point USA founder, CEO Charlie Kirk. The Tempe Police Department announced Ashpes’s arrest on Tuesday; he was...

Shelli Boggs Gains Key Endorsement For Maricopa County School Superintendent

Oct 21, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A Republican running for Maricopa County School Superintendent picked up a key endorsement ahead of the November General Election. Late last month, Shelli Boggs announced the endorsement of Riley Gaines for her campaign for Maricopa County...

Free K-12 Achievement Tutoring Program Extended By Horne

Oct 21, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced the extension of free services through the Achievement Tutoring Program until the end of the 2024-25 school year. Horne hopes the move will allow a greater number of Arizona...