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Arizona Legislature Passes ASDB Funding With Bipartisan Support

May 8, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2456 into law, continuing the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) for four years. https://twitter.com/GovernorHobbs/status/1653166355234045952?s=20 In a letter to Secretary of State...

Washington Elementary School District Settles With ACU After Discriminating Against Christians

May 6, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A Christian university in Arizona scored a win for justice this week, ending a two-month legal battle with a local school district. On Thursday, the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) announced a settlement between Arizona Christian...

Scottsdale Unified School District Reduces Number Of Public Meetings

May 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) voted Tuesday to halve its public meetings for the upcoming school year, reducing special meetings to every other month. The reduction results in a five-meeting difference from this...

University Of Arizona Police Chief Steps Down Seven Months After Professor Slain

May 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the University of Arizona (UArizona) chief of police stepped down in apparent relation to the professor slaying last year. UArizona President Robert Robbins issued the announcement. Now-former University of Arizona...

Tucson Parents, Educators Want Stricter Punishment For Verbal Threats, Not Fighting

May 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) parents and educators say they’d rather have stricter punishments for students who issue verbal threats, not students who fight. This preference was outlined in a recent survey conducted by...

Peoria Unified School Governing Board Refuses To Develop Bathroom Policy To Protect Female Students

May 1, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A west valley school district governing board declined to take proactive measures against males or females using bathrooms of the opposite sex, and many parents are outraged. Last week, the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Governing Board...

University Of Arizona Convinces Police Officer To Take Social Justice Approach

Apr 30, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) convinced a cop to take a social justice approach in his career, based on their online programming. UAGC featured this police officer, Michael Ander, in an article praising his commitment to...

ASU Praises Student Operative From Democratic Dark Money Organization

Apr 28, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) issued a feature story this week praising the accomplishments of a student operative from a Democratic dark money organization. The ASU feature highlighted Anusha Natarajan, a Barrett Honors College student...

Budget Surplus Increases Despite 40K Students Joining School Choice Program

Apr 26, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The state budget sits at $2.5 billion, an unanticipated increase, despite a leap in school choice enrollments. Nearly 40,000 students have joined Arizona’s universal school choice program; 7,000 have joined this year alone. Prior to the Education...

Maricopa County Library Stocking Up On LGBTQ+, Anti-Racist Children’s Books

Apr 23, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Maricopa County Public Library is stocking up on controversial LGBTQ+ and anti-racist children’s books. Children's books put on display at the libraries included those that teach that systemic racism is real, and that LGBTQ+...

Arizona Department Of Education Poll Reflects Support For K-12 Campus Police

Apr 19, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) released polling results last week reflecting around 80 percent support for police presence on K-12 campuses. ADE contracted OH Predictive Insights to conduct the poll on public support for...

ASU Supportive Of Ibram Kendi Proposal For Authoritarian Rule By Anti-Racist Elite

Apr 19, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) featured prominent anti-racist proponent Ibram Kendi last Thursday, who proposed an authoritarian rule by anti-racist elite. Kendi said it wouldn’t be necessary for most of the country to support...