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Horne Approves PragerU Videos For Arizona Classrooms

Feb 4, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne approved PragerU teaching materials for Arizona classrooms. "In some classrooms, the extreme left side has been presented," Horne, a Republican in his second tour as school superintendent,...

Gov. Hobbs Introduces Legislation To End School Choice In 2032

Jan 31, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs has introduced legislation that would end the entirety of Arizona’s school choice program come 2032. On Monday, Hobbs announced the release of the bill, part of a forthcoming package, to bring to heel and then end the Empowerment...

Former Lawmaker Wants Bill Prohibiting Explicit Materials In Schools To Apply To Maricopa County

Jan 29, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Former Arizona state Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita called on Rep. Jake Hoffman, founding chairman of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, to amend a bill involving sexually explicit materials in schools to include the Maricopa County Library...

Hobbs Surprises Many With School Choice Week Proclamation

Jan 27, 2024

By Daniel Stefanksi | Arizona Senate Republicans are throwing a challenge flag over the state’s Democrat Governor’s shocking recognition of School Choice Week. On Tuesday, the National School Choice Awareness Foundation announced that Governor Katie Hobbs had...

Horne Applauds Rejections Of Questionable ESA Requests

Jan 25, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | The Arizona Board of Education’s decision to uphold rejections of questionable Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) expense requests shows that “we allow only what public schools provide at reasonable cost,” according to State Superintendent...

West-MEC Reports Increased Attendance And Academics Scores From Fall

Jan 23, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Western Maricopa Education Center reported high attendance and academic achievement scores in the fall 2023 semester. West-MEC is a career and technical education school district with 45,000 students across its four campuses and 49 high...

State Treasurer: Gov. Hobbs’ Education Funding Plan Is ‘Dangerous And Unsustainable’

Jan 21, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed education funding plan is “dangerous and unsustainable” according to State Treasurer Kimberly Yee. Hobbs’ plan, if passed by the state legislature, would renew Proposition 123 for another decade and...

National School Choice Week Fair To Take Place At Children’s Museum Of Phoenix On Saturday

Jan 17, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Families and educators will gather on Saturday for a fair celebrating National School Choice Week. "National School Choice Week is a time for families to explore different options available to meet their children's educational needs. It...

Horne Wants Schools To Report On Holocaust History Education Compliance

Jan 15, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction is holding the state’s schools accountable for educating students about the Holocaust. Last week, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced that he requested “all Arizona...

University Of Arizona Agrees To $2.5 Million Settlement, Endowment For Slain Professor

Jan 11, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, the University of Arizona (UArizona) announced a $2.5 million settlement with the family of slain Professor Thomas Meixner. Former UArizona graduate student Murad Dervish fatally shot Meixner in October 2022. In a copy of the...

Gov. Hobbs Repeats False Claims About ESA Program In State Of The State Address

Jan 9, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs is claiming that the state’s school choice program is rife with abuse and in need of serious reform. In her State of the State address on Monday, Hobbs claimed the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program lacks...

Teacher Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of Minor Mocked Arpaio For Deporting ‘Super Hot’ Minors

Jan 7, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | A Phoenix-area Spanish teacher, 50-year-old Ernesto Moncada-Cota, was arrested earlier this week on allegations of a sexual relationship with a minor student. Law enforcement charged Moncada-Cota with six felony counts of sexual...