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Mesa School Board Member, NAACP President: People Need To Talk About Race More

Sep 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) board member and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) East Valley chapter president Kiana Sears says more discussions about race need to occur. Sears issued the remarks in...

Horne Takes Hobbs And Mayes To Court Over English Language Learners

Sep 11, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Schools Chief is taking the state’s Democrat Governor and Attorney General to court. Last week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced that he had “filed a lawsuit against Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney...

Chinese Professor With World Economic Forum History Leads Critical Race, Gender Theory Research On Children At ASU, NAU

Sep 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A professor hailing from China with a World Economic Forum (WEF) background is behind critical race and gender theory research on children at two of Arizona’s taxpayer-funded universities. Sonya Xinyue Xiao teaches psychological...

Arizona Lawmakers Appeal To NCAA On Behalf Of ASU Football Player Denied Transfer Waiver

Sep 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Football season has reserved the attention of many of Arizona’s Republican and Democrat legislators. Late last month, a bipartisan coalition of 35 lawmakers sent a letter to the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),...

Horne Redirects Funds Toward Tutoring Programs That Address Learning Loss

Sep 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | This week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced that he was “making $40 million available to parents of elementary grade students to pay for free tutoring in reading, writing and math beginning October 2.”...

University Of Arizona Nursing Students Taught To Introduce Preschoolers To Transgenderism

Sep 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) is allegedly teaching nursing students to introduce preschoolers to transgenderism. In two class slides obtained by Libs of TikTok, nursing students are told to ask pediatric patients aged three to 13...

Equitable Tuition Program Favoring Native Americans Boosted NAU Enrollment

Sep 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) is crediting their largest first-year undergraduate class ever to its equitable tuition program favoring Native American students. NAU reported a 47 percent increase in new Native American undergraduate students,...

Senate President Pro Tempore Requests Investigation Into ASU Athletic Department

Sep 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | State Senate President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope (R-LD16) requested an investigation into the Arizona State University (ASU) athletic department. In a letter to Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) Chairman Fred DuVal on Wednesday, Shope...

56 Arizona Educators Face Discipline For Sexual Misconduct With Minors This Year

Aug 31, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | 56 Arizona educators and 22 certified in Arizona have faced discipline in relation to sexual misconduct with minors this year. The Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) provided us with a list of all adjudicated cases this year...

University Of Arizona Law School Dean Admits Race Remains A Factor In Admissions

Aug 28, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The assistant dean of University of Arizona (UArizona) law school admits that they have an ongoing system in place that effectively curtails the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling prohibiting affirmative action. The...

Phoenix Libraries Used Up Month’s Supply Of Free Overdose-Reversing Drugs In A Week

Aug 25, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Within a week, Phoenix’s public libraries used up a month’s worth of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan made available at no cost to the public. The 1,600 kits cleared out almost immediately. All 17 of Phoenix’s public libraries...

ACU Starts New School Year With Record Enrollment

Aug 24, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | On Tuesday, Arizona Christian University (ACU) announced that it had “achieved record enrollment and surpassed 1,200 total students for the first time.” ACU President Len Munsil championed the news of his university’s enrollment prowess, saying,...