Education - AZ FREE NEWS

ASU, NAU Begin To Ban TikTok

Apr 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) announced Monday that they would begin banning TikTok from their campuses. In statements to media outlets, the universities cited orders from the Biden administration...

Christian Discrimination Lawsuit Against School District Joined By Goldwater Institute

Apr 7, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Goldwater Institute announced on Tuesday that they submitted a supportive brief in a lawsuit accusing Washington Elementary School District (WESD) of discriminating against Christians. WESD decided to end its contract with Arizona Christian...

University Of Arizona Launches New Program On Running Marijuana Business

Apr 3, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) has a new program teaching students how to lawfully run a marijuana business. The program, Cannabis Compliance & Risk Management, awards a certificate in cannabis compliance upon completion. The...

Superintendent Horne Declares War Against ‘Mediocrity’ Of Modern Education

Mar 30, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Tom Horne said that his administration is warring against the mediocrity of the progressive norms defining modern classrooms. These norms include social-emotional learning (SEL) and the...

Republicans Leading Historic Effort To Raise Teachers’ Salaries

Mar 28, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans are leading a historic effort to raise teachers’ salaries, while most Democrats are resisting the current approach in the Arizona State Legislature. On Monday, the Arizona House moved HB 2800, sponsored by freshman Representative Matt...

Department Of Justice ‘United Against Hate’ Event Held At ASU For LGBTQ+

Mar 27, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) held a Department of Justice (DOJ) “United Against Hate” event for the LGBTQ+ community last Wednesday. The event was the second in a series from the Arizona District Attorney’s Office, hosted by ASU’s...

ESA Program Reaches Milestone With 50,000 Students Enrolled

Mar 22, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s first-in-the-nation universal school choice program just hit a major milestone, and it is poised for more successes in the months ahead under a Republican’s stewardship. Last year, the Arizona Legislature expanded the Empowerment...

Horne: Project Momentum To Receive Funds To Resume Its “Worthy Operations”

Mar 21, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A popular and effective program to improve Arizona schools found itself on the wrong side of Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ widescale efforts to claw back earmarked funds by her predecessor, but Arizona Republicans are raising awareness and...

Tucson School Board Won’t Reconsider Secretive Policy Allowing Males In Girls’ Rooms

Mar 20, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A Tucson school board says it won’t review its secretive policy allowing males who claim to be transgender into girls’ locker rooms and restrooms. The Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD) told parents that it wouldn’t reconsider their...

Teachers Union Group Falsely Claimed That Public Schools Don’t Discriminate

Mar 18, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Save Our Schools Arizona (SOSAZ), a teachers union activist group, falsely claimed that public schools don’t discriminate. SOSAZ claimed that the state’s universal school choice program was “taxpayer-funded hate” targeting LGBTQ+...

Teachers Union Protests Parent Hotline For Reporting Inappropriate Materials

Mar 17, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the state’s teachers union protested against the Arizona Department of Education’s newly-launched hotline for parents to report inappropriate class materials. The Arizona Education Association (AEA) had educators and activists march...

Arizona Secretary Of State Advocates To Keep Porn-Laden Books In Class

Mar 16, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes advocates for keeping porn-laden books in K-12 classrooms. Fontes claimed that those opposed to sexually explicit content in classrooms were insecure and that the concept was “anti-American.” “If...