EDUCATION
Peoria School Board Elects Conservative Mom For President
By Staff Reporter | The newly elected Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) board president is a conservative mother, declining to re-elect the sitting president. PUSD elected its new president, Heather Rooks, during Thursday’s regular board meeting following...
Tucson Teacher Arrested For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
By Staff Reporter | James Badger, 45, a Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) teacher was arrested for sexual exploitation of children. Badger taught at Tucson High Magnet School (THMS). He was arrested on Tuesday by the Tucson Police Department and charged with...
Study Finds Significantly More Democrat Professors At ASU Than Republicans
By Staff Reporter | A review of Arizona State University (ASU) professors’ voter registration data found that there were 15 times more Democratic professors than Republican ones. According to an analysis of voters by The College Fix, nearly 300 professors out of...
Horne Responds To Letter From Hobbs Blasting ESA ‘Risk-Based Auditing’
By Matthew Holloway | Earlier this month, Gov. Katie Hobbs sent a letter to Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, rebuking him for the implementation of a risk-based auditing approach to approving Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program reimbursements....
Group Counters Hobbs’ False Claims About ESAs
By Daniel Stefanski | Amid an increased flurry of attacks on Arizona’s school choice opportunities, a prominent organization is countering with the facts. Citizens For Free Enterprise responded to another derogatory statement about Arizona’s historic Empowerment...
Sen. Petersen Defends ESAs Against Anti-School Choice Activists
By Daniel Stefanski | An influential Arizona Republican lawmaker is combating arguments from an anti-school choice organization. This week, Senate President Warren Petersen responded to a post from Save Our Schools AZ, which highlighted a local media report about...
Maricopa Judge Dismisses Dual Language Challenge For Lack Of Standing
By Staff Reporter | The Maricopa Superior Court dismissed a challenge to a school district’s dual language program, citing lack of standing. The plaintiff, Patricia Pellett, is a Scottsdale Unified School District parent, and not part of the district she challenged,...
Arizona Receives $34.8 Million Grant For Building New Charter Schools, Improving Existing Ones
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona’s charter schools are about to receive a fresh infusion of taxpayer dollars in a federal grant from the United States Department of Education. The grant is expected to fund the establishment of two dozen new charter schools and bolster...
No Arizona Schools Tested Their Emergency Plans Or Met State Minimum Standards
By Staff Reporter | None of Arizona’s schools have fully implemented and tested their emergency plans, nor did they fully meet the state’s minimum standards. The Arizona Auditor General published a new report on Monday finding that no schools throughout the...
Arizona Grows Education Savings Accounts To Over 47K
By Staff Reporter | Arizona grew the number of Education Savings Plan (or “AZ529”) accounts to nearly 47,600 over the last four years. Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee reported that assets of those accounts increased nearly 50 percent to $2.4 billion within the...
Rep. Gress Introduces First Bill Of Legislative Session
By Daniel Stefanski | The first piece of legislation in the Arizona House of Representatives for the upcoming 57th Regular Session was introduced by a soon-to-be second-term Republican lawmaker. Last week, state Representative Matthew Gress announced that he had...
Arizona Department Of Health Calls For Removal Of Guns From Family Homes
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) called for the removal of guns from all homes with children. AZDHS made the recommendation for family homes to have their firearms removed in their latest Arizona Child Fatality Review Program...
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