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ASU Sued Over ‘Discriminatory’ Inclusivity Training
By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) is facing a lawsuit over the inclusivity training it mandates for faculty. The Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute sued the university earlier this month over the allegedly discriminatory training, on...
Scottsdale Schools Push Gender Identity, Censorship Tactics; Its Eighth Graders Don’t Know Math
By Staff Reporter | In the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD), about half of students preparing to move up into high school understand math. Only 54 percent of eighth grade SUSD students met proficiency in math per standardized testing, yet the district has...
ASU Students Plan To Protest Suspension Of Pro-Palestine Student Group
By Corinne Murdock | A coalition of Arizona State University (ASU) students, Students Against Apartheid at ASU (SAGA), plan to protest the suspension of a pro-Palestine student group, MECHA de ASU. The planned protest to reinstate MECHA de ASU is scheduled to occur on...
ASU Journalism School Preaches Gender Identity, Microaggressions
By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona State University’s journalism school teaches students “cultural sensitivities, civil discourse, bias awareness and diversity initiatives.” The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication requires students in at least...
Superintendent Tom Horne Says Remedying Teacher Shortages Is Priority
By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona State Superintendent Tom Horne said Tuesday that his top priority is reversing the teacher shortage in the Grand Canyon State. Arizona is facing a serious teacher shortage with more teachers leaving than staying, he said. “We have got...
Arizona’s Veterans Affairs Agency Audit Of GCU Finds No Wrongdoing
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s auditing agency for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found no wrongdoing in its recent audit of Grand Canyon University (GCU). The Arizona State Approving Agency (SAA) undertook the audit in response to the ongoing Federal Trade...
Majority Of Arizona Schools Fail To Report Holocaust Teaching Compliance
By Daniel Stefanski | Many Arizona state schools may not be teaching students about the Holocaust. Earlier this month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne revealed that 322 of 750 Arizona districts and charter schools (approximately 43 percent) “have...
Paradise Valley School Board Candidate Says He Supports Students, Not Teachers Unions
By Elizabeth Troutman | Paradise Valley School Board candidate Eddy Jackson said he is running to represent stakeholders, not a teachers union. “I refuse to seek the endorsement or campaign funds from district unions or contractors because I seek to represent...
Over 900 Arizona Schools Refuse To Answer Questions About CRT, SEL Instruction
By Elizabeth Troutman | More than 900 Arizona schools declined to answer if they teach Critical Race Theory. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne released figures showing that 900 schools would not answer five academic focus questions related to...
ASU Mandates DEI Training
By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona State University requires employees to complete inclusiveness training every two years. This includes three modules: Inclusive Communities, preventing harassment and discrimination, and Title IX duty to report. Mandatory...
Report Shows Nearly 40% Of Disciplined Teachers In Trouble For Sexual Misconduct
By Elizabeth Troutman | A report shows that almost 40% of educators disciplined in 2023 were punished for sexual misconduct. One third of cases were associated with assaultive (non-sexual) behaviors. “From only the cases adjudicated in 2023, 39% of cases were...
Bill Remembering Victims Of Communism Heads To Senate
By Daniel Stefanski | A bill to help educate Arizona students about the history of communism is one step closer to the Governor’s desk. On Thursday, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2629, which “establishes November 7 of each year as Victims of Communism...
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