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NAU Funds $10 Million To Prioritize Indigenous People in Curriculum, Recruitment
By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) pledged $10 million to prioritize Indigenous people in their curriculum, or “indigenize” it. The funds will build up the Seven Generations Signature Initiative (7SGI) for the next three years starting this...
House Democrats Attempted To Kill Bill Addressing Teacher Shortage
By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, House Democrats attempted to kill a Republican-introduced bill to address the teacher shortage. The bill, HB2428, would allow private universities and colleges to participate in and receive funding from the Arizona Teachers...
Paradise Valley School Board Member: White Christians Don’t Get a Say in Curriculum
By Corinne Murdock | The Paradise Valley School (PVUSD) Governing Board President Pro Tem indicated that white Christians shouldn’t determine curriculum. Newly elected PVUSD member Kerry Baker issued the remark over the weekend in response to Arizona Department...
ASU Professor on Dr. Phil: Cultural Appropriation Equal to Racism, White Supremacy
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) professor Neal Lester said that cultural appropriation is equivalent to racism and white supremacy, specifically claiming it lacked humanity. Lester — an English professor at ASU for 26 years...
Arizona Department of Education Purges ‘Woke’ From Its Midst
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is eliminating social-emotional learning and other "woke" initiatives from its administration, with an eye on barring it from schools entirely. ADE Superintendent Tom Horne explained his vision...
TUSD Accused of Trapping Employees in Public Sector Unions
By Terri Jo Neff | The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) is violating state and federal law by making it too difficult for its employees to leave a labor union, according to a Jan. 18 letter sent to district officials by the Goldwater Institute. Parker...
ASU Puts Urinals Into Women’s Restroom
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) has placed men’s urinals in women’s restrooms. The woman who discovered one of these installations, Rachel Hope, was at ASU’s Art Building. The urinal was located inside one of the enclosed stalls next to a regular...
NAU Study Says America Needs To Cooperate With China More for Climate Change
By Corinne Murdock | A Northern Arizona University (NAU) study declared that America needs to cooperate with China more for climate change. The lead author of the study, Hubert Cheung, advocated for greater cooperation with the communist country. In...
Scottsdale Superintendent: White Race Is Problematic, Meritocracy Is a Lie
By Corinne Murdock | A Scottsdale superintendent said that the white race is problematic, and that meritocracy is a lie. These comments, and more, came from Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent Scott Menzel in a 2019 interview given while...
Arizona Universities Require Job Applicants to Provide Diversity Statements
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s three public universities have this to say to potential employees: those opposed to modern diversity ideology need not apply. As of last fall, Arizona State University (ASU) required diversity statements from approximately 81...
University of Arizona Seeks to Replace LSAT With More Equitable Testing
By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) doesn’t believe that traditional law school entry tests are equitable enough, bolstering their push for an LSAT alternative. UArizona James E. Rogers College of Law wants law school applicants to take JD-Next,...
School Choice Program Neglected Under Former Superintendent
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s school choice program appears to have been undermined by neglect from former leadership, based on details of the program’s inherited state by the new administration. AZ Free News spoke with Christine Accurso this week about...
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