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Ducey Announces $10M In K-12 Grants To Empower Individual Choice
By Terri Jo Neff | Starting this Friday, low-income families with K-12 students will be able to apply online for up to $7,000 in immediate relief to support educational opportunities which will close the achievement gap and better equip underserved students. Gov. Doug...
Teenager, Parents Arrested for Trespassing After Violating School’s Quarantine
By Corinne Murdock | Last Friday, a teenage student and her parents were arrested for trespassing as they advocated for her education. The family was attempting to negotiate their daughter’s forced quarantine with the school principal. According to the parents, Damien...
Flagstaff Charter School Board President: Students Against Masks ‘Worst of Humanity’
By Corinne Murdock | The board president of Northland Preparatory Academy (NPA), a Flagstaff charter school, called parents and students who disagree with mask mandates “the worst of humanity who can’t STFU [shut the f*** up]” about their freedom. Governing Board...
Decision On District’s Mask Mandate Policy Will Go To Supreme Court No Matter Who Loses
By Terri Jo Neff | Whether a new state law concerning mask mandates is effective now, or doesn’t go into force until Sept. 29 is the question a Maricopa County judge must answer, but even he admits the final decision will be made by someone else. Judge Randall Warner...
Republican Legislators Admonish Ducey: Act Now Against Schools Defying the Law
By Corinne Murdock | 25 Arizona House and Senate Republicans led by freshman State Representative Jake Hoffman (R-Phoenix) called for Governor Doug Ducey to do something about the school districts defying state law with their mask mandates. The news release on...
Peoria Unified School District Will Quarantine Asymptomatic, Unvaccinated Students – But Not Educators
By Corinne Murdock | One week into Peoria Unified School District’s (PUSD) school year, parents are already reporting that their students have been required to quarantine until they receive a negative test result - even if they’re not symptomatic or feeling sick in...
ASU to Launch K-5 Social-Emotional, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Curriculum
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) announced Monday that it would be launching an elementary curriculum focused on social-emotional learning, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The curriculum will be part of their K-12 online schooling, ASU Prep...
Maricopa Community Colleges Challenge State Law With New Critical Race Theory Seminars
By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCCD), announced they will offer educational events on critical race theory and other social justice topics through new “Cultural Humility and Equity Office Hours.” Both students and faculty may participate in these...
National Education Association Sues Mother for Investigating Curriculum – Goldwater Institute to Represent Her
By Corinne Murdock | The Goldwater Institute announced Thursday that it will represent a mother sued by the National Education Association (NEA) for daring to look into her school’s curriculum. The NEA is the largest teachers unions in the nation, with over $300...
Valley TeleCom Continues Offering Internet Options For Students In Rural Arizona And New Mexico
By Terri Jo Neff | In March, the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) released a report on the pandemic’s impact across rural America, particularly after millions of people were forced to conduct most of their daily life, business, and education online. “Never before...
Phoenix Union High School District to Ignore State’s Mask Mandate Ban
By Corinne Murdock | Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) announced on Friday that they would ignore state law and implement a mask mandate, effective Monday - the first day of classes. PXU blamed the increased spread of the Delta variant for the restored mask...
Surprise, Surprise! The Higley School District Scandal Has Been Largely Ignored by the Media
By the Free Enterprise Club | Sometimes, it’s not just what the media says. It’s what they don’t say. Last week, the Arizona Auditor General concluded its financial investigation into Higley Unified School District (HUSD). And the findings of the report are mind...
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