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Kyrene School District Closing Six Schools Over Enrollment Decline
By Staff Reporter | The Kyrene School District (KSD) will be closing six schools over the next two years due to budgetary concerns from declining enrollment. After months of deliberations, the KSD Governing Board voted unanimously to close four...
BASIS Elementary School Allegedly Told Families To Honor Coach’s New Transgender Identity
By Staff Reporter | The leadership at one BASIS Charter School allegedly told families they were required to honor one of their coach’s new transgender identity. Community members shared an email they claimed to have obtained a copy of from Basis Chandler...
After Years-Long Dispute, Education Department Restores GCU’s Nonprofit Status
By Matthew Holloway | The U.S. Department of Education under Secretary Linda McMahon has formally restored Grand Canyon University’s nonprofit status, a reversal of a years-long dispute that had kept recognition of the Phoenix-based university’s tax-exempt...
Drama Unfolds In Scottsdale School Closure Vote
By Jonathan Eberle | Hours after State Representative Matt Gress urged the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Governing Board to postpone its decision on whether to close two schools, the Board voted to permanently shutter Pima Elementary and Echo Canyon...
Rep. Crane Celebrates As Congress Reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools Program
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Rep. Eli Crane is highlighting a significant win for rural communities after the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 on Dec. 9. The bill restores lapsed payments and guarantees new funding...
Arizona Board Of Education Removes DEI Language From Teaching Standards
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Board of Education (ASBE) removed language relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from state teaching standards and English language learning courses. This follows a delay in their decision on the matter several months...
UA Professor Warns Of Rushed, Incomplete Rollout Of University’s Civics Plan
By Matthew Holloway | The University of Arizona’s (UA) newly implemented civics requirement, adopted under an Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) mandate, is intended to ensure every graduate receives instruction in American government and constitutional principles. But...
UA Professor Sues Board Of Regents, Alleging DEI Retaliation And Committee Blacklisting
By Matthew Holloway | University of Arizona (UA) English professor Dr. Matthew Abraham has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was blacklisted from key faculty-governance committees after raising concerns about DEI-driven hiring practices within his department. The...
Tolleson School District Hits 100 Days Without Releasing Requested Financial Records
By Jonathan Eberle | More than one hundred days after receiving a legislative request for detailed financial transaction records, the Tolleson Union High School District has yet to turn over the documents, prompting renewed scrutiny from Arizona lawmakers.State Rep....
Tempe Police Busted Hundreds Of Underage Drinkers At Popular College Bar
By Staff Reporter | The Tempe Police Department announced last week that they had issued another 249 arrests in one night at Tempe Tavern for underage drinking, fake IDs, and giving false information. The mass arrests were part of another police sting on the bar, a...
North Valley Elementary School Increased Pride Posters After Parents Complain About Gay Bar Lesson
By Staff Reporter | A North Valley elementary school increased the number of Pride posters in its hallways after parents complained about a lesson in which students were taught to play a song about dancing at a gay bar. As the Arizona Daily Independent (ADI) reported,...
NAU Art Exhibit Allegedly Mocks Charlie Kirk Assassination
By Staff Reporter | An art exhibit at Northern Arizona University (NAU) allegedly displayed a poster mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The poster depicts the Turning Point founder and former CEO in a black and white screenprint, surrounded by blood red. A...
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