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Goldwater Seeks To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Military Family ESA Ballot Measure

Jul 9, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Goldwater Institute has filed a motion in Maricopa County Superior Court seeking to intervene on behalf of two Air Force veterans in a lawsuit challenging a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect certain scholarship funds for...

Settlement Ends ESA Curriculum Fight Sparked By Kris Mayes

Jul 8, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona families using the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program will no longer be required to submit curriculum documentation when purchasing general educational supplemental materials, such as basic school supplies, under a settlement...

School Choice Opponents Report Turning In Over 420K Signatures To End Universal ESAs

Jul 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Activists reported that they have turned in more than 420,00 signatures for a ballot initiative that would end the universality of Arizona’s school choice program. Supporters wearing red shirts reading “Public School Proud” affiliated with Save Our...

Arizona GOP Leaders Praise Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Female Sports

Jul 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring males from competing in female sports, even if they identify as female. The ruling drew praise from Arizona's Republican leaders. In its opinion in West Virginia v. B.P.J. (inclusive of...

Costanzo Highlights School Choice, Immigration Enforcement In AZ House Campaign

Jun 30, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Andrew Costanzo, a Republican candidate for the 7th legislative district, still believes public education is key to Arizona’s future. But Costanzo says Arizona has serious need for reform — and that’s why public schools continue to decline. ...

Gilbert Vice Mayor Backs Effort To End Universal School Choice

Jun 29, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The town of Gilbert’s vice mayor is one of the biggest individual donors to an effort to end universal school choice in the state. Councilman Charles “Chuck” Bongiovanni was one of a small number to provide funding to Protect Education,...

Glendale Prep Graduate Earns Appointment To U.S. Naval Academy Class Of 2030

Jun 25, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | A recent graduate of Glendale Prep has earned one of the nation’s most prestigious military appointments, securing admission to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. David Vosekalns, a member of Glendale Prep’s Class of 2026, will...

Arizona Board Reports 40% Increase In Teacher Sexual Misconduct Cases

Jun 24, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) revealed in its latest enforcement action report that sexual misconduct cases involving teachers increased. ASBE did note that, out of the hundreds of thousands of educators serving nearly 1.5...

Arizona Bill Would Require Annual Study Of Founding Documents In Public Schools

Jun 21, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona public school students would spend a designated week each year studying the nation’s founding documents, and students in grades three through twelve would recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence, under legislation sent to...

Arizona Department Of Education To Receive $300K Grant To Expand Teacher Apprenticeships

Jun 21, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced earlier this month that the Arizona Department of Education will receive $300,000 in grant funding to expand its teacher apprenticeship and mentoring program amid the state’s...

Fortify AZ Calls Off ESA Reform Ballot Initiative

Jun 18, 2026

By Staff Reporter | One of two ballot initiatives to reform school choice in Arizona has been called off. This week, Fortify AZ ceased collecting signatures to qualify for the November ballot with their initiative to reform the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)...

ASU Moves To Take 89-Year-Old Man’s Historic Phoenix Home

Jun 14, 2026

By Staff Reporter | For more than 50 years, 89-year-old Robert Young has owned the historic Louis Emerson House. He was married on its front steps, and to him it is a priceless vestige of pre-statehood Arizona. But Arizona State University (ASU) intends to force Young...