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GCU Plans New Colleges Of Law, Skilled Trades As Enrollment Reaches Record High
By Ethan Faverino | Grand Canyon University (GCU) is moving forward with plans to establish two new colleges focused on law and skilled trades as the university begins another record-breaking year. GCU announced this week that it expects to serve approximately 141,000...
Arizona Supreme Court To Hear ASU Professor’s Bid To Enforce DEI Training Ban
By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments Sept. 1 in Arizona State University (ASU) professor Owen Anderson’s effort to pursue a lawsuit alleging the school’s mandatory employee training violated state law. The law bars public employers from...
Higley School Board Election Limited To Two Candidates After Suspiciously Timed Resignation
By Staff Reporter | The Higley Unified School District (HUSD) community must choose between two candidates to fill a governing board vacancy, per a new court ruling. The Maricopa County Superior Court ruled last week that voters must choose between two write-in...
University Of Arizona, Gila River Health Care Partner To Establish First Medical School Branch On Tribal Land
By Matthew Holloway | The University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care have announced a long-term partnership to establish what the university says will be the nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch located on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation. The...
Arizona 529 Education Savings Plan Assets Nearly Double Under Treasurer Yee, Reaching Record $3.2 Billion
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona’s state-sponsored education savings program has reached a record $3.2 billion in managed assets, with the Arizona Treasurer’s Office reporting a 96.9 percent increase since Treasurer Kimberly Yee assumed administration of the plan in...
Arizona Supreme Court Knocks Anti-School Choice Initiative Off Ballot After Legal Challenge
By Staff Reporter | Teachers' union activists were once again dealt a serious blow after the Arizona Supreme Court issued an order effectively removing an initiative from the ballot that aimed to undo the state's universal school choice program. Nearly four years ago...
School Board Candidate Lisa Everett Runs As A Republican While Battling Conservative Candidates And Groups
By Matthew Holloway | Lisa Everett, a Dysart Unified School District Governing Board candidate who describes herself as a Republican activist, has recently drawn attention for criticizing conservative candidates, including Arizona Corporation Commission nominee Ralph...
Anti-School Choice Measure Projected To Fall More Than 10,000 Signatures Short Of Ballot After Legal Challenge
By Matthew Holloway | The Protect Education Act is projected to fall more than 10,000 valid signatures short of the number required to qualify for Arizona’s November ballot after a court challenge removed thousands of petition signatures and county recorders completed...
Judge Orders Rewrite Of Proposition 212 Ballot Language Over Misleading ESA Description
By Matthew Holloway | A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered Arizona election officials Tuesday to rewrite the descriptive title and “yes” and “no” statements for Proposition 212. The judge found that the current version omits substantial changes to...
Democrat JoAnna Mendoza Refuses To Explain Opposition To Prop 318 Protecting Girls’ Sports And Spaces
By Staff Reporter | Arizona Democrat’s nominee for the 6th Congressional District refused to elaborate this week on why she opposes a measure that would prevent males from entering female-only spaces and sports. JoAnna Mendoza ignored public questioning when...
Yes On Proposition 318 Campaign Files Finance Complaint Over Opposition Website
By Matthew Holloway | The campaign supporting Proposition 318 filed a campaign finance complaint with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on Monday, alleging an opposition website copied its name and visual presentation while failing to disclose who paid for the...
Democratic Superintendent Nominee Wants To Put School Choice Funds Back Into Public Schools
By Staff Reporter | The Democratic nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Teresa Leyba Ruiz, says Arizona’s school choice funds should be reverted back to the public schools. Ruiz, the former president of Glendale Community College, told “The...
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