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Arizona Indicts Two Utah Residents For School Choice Fraud Of $110,000
By Staff Reporter | Two Utah residents have been indicted for defrauding Arizona’s school choice program. The alleged culprits, Johnny Lee Bowers and Ashley Meredith Hewitt (aka “Ashley Hopkins”), were indicted for the theft of about $110,000 from December 2022...
ASU President Critical Of Department Of Education Amid Talks Of Its Dissolution
By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow may not be in outright support of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Department of Education (ED), but he does seem to favor the idea of reform at the very least. In...
National Education Association Promotes Gender Transition Guide For Children Following Election
By Staff Reporter | The National Education Association (NEA), a teachers' union and the nation’s largest labor union, has continued its promotion of gender transitions for children. NEA posted the guide by Advocates for Youth on Transgender Day of Remembrance last...
Tolleson Union High School District Busted For ‘Taxpayer-Funded Vacation At A Four-Star Resort’
By Matthew Holloway | The Goldwater Institute released a report on Tuesday detailing the shocking expenditures of the Tolleson Union High School District (TUHSD). According to the report, the district has blown a total of $76,969 “on what amounted to luxury vacations...
Chandler High School Alum Joins Lawsuit Over Biological Male Volleyball Player
By Matthew Holloway | A Chandler High School alum and co-captain of Utah State University women’s volleyball team, Kaylie Ray, has reportedly joined a lawsuit with others players from the University of Wyoming, San Jose State University (SJSU), the University of...
ASU Professor: University Canceled Its Only Course On Christianity For The Spring Of 2025
By Matthew Holloway | Dr. Owen Anderson of Arizona State University (ASU) reported earlier this week that an examination of the ASU course catalog for the Spring 2025 semester shows that the school does not offer any classes on Christianity. Although the website...
Scottsdale School District Stops Using X, Cites Lack Of Family-Friendly Environment
By Staff Reporter | Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) will no longer be using X to stay engaged with the community, with the given reason being a lack of a “family-friendly” environment. SUSD made the announcement last week, also alluding to board policy...
Federal Court Rules Government Unlawfully Denied GCU Nonprofit Status
By Staff Reporter | The federal government unlawfully denied Grand Canyon University (GCU) its nonprofit status, per a new federal court ruling. Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Grand Canyon University v. Miguel Cardona that the U.S....
Arizona Schools To Get 16K Overdose Kits
By Staff Reporter | Arizona schools will be receiving a supply of overdose kits to address the increased impact of drugs on students. The Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA) began delivering over 16,000 Narcan anti-overdose kits to...
AEA President Urges Teachers To ‘Be The Union Thugs We Are Meant To Be’
By Matthew Holloway | A post-election letter obtained by AZ Free News from Arizona Education Association (AEA) President Marisol Garcia to union members, saw the labor leader address AEA members as if reacting to a great catastrophe. Rather than remarking on a largely...
AZ Board Of Regents Gives ASU President A New Contract With Pay Raise And Bonuses
By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Board of Regents held special board and committee meetings last week. And despite a year of scandal and serious allegations, Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow received a significant pay increase along with a...
Ducey Touts Arizona’s Education System As One Of The Best In The Nation
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s most recent Republican governor is cheering on his state’s latest ranking in a key education report. This week, Governor Doug Ducey shared a new report from the Reason Foundation on the “K-12 open enrollment laws of all 50 states.”...
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