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Pingerelli Hopes To Increase Awareness About School Choice

Mar 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | The Chairman of the House Education Committee is sponsoring a bill designed to increase awareness about school choice in Arizona, but Democrats remain in opposition to any policies that inform parents about their options to educate their...

WESD Accepts LGTBQ Community While Devaluing Christians

Mar 1, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | At a time when one-fourth of all educator positions are vacant statewide, one Arizona school board has voted to reduce the number of university students pursuing education degrees who can do their on-site training in their district. Washington...

ASU Also Paying For Children’s Gender Transitions

Mar 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) began paying for children’s gender transitions at the start of the year, as part of a health care plan similar to one provided by at least one other state university. ASU offers up to $10,000 in...

Bill Empowering School Board Members To Fire Superintendents Advances

Feb 23, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans and Democrats have generally been divided on ideas to improve Arizona’s public and charter school systems for the benefit of children and their families, but one bill advancing through the state legislature might have a chance at...

Rep. Gillette’s Bill Seeks To Bring Transparency to The Classroom

Feb 17, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | District and charter schools have been under much more scrutiny from parents since COVID-19, and one bill from an Arizona Representative this session seeks to increase awareness and understanding on what is being taught in children’s classrooms....

ASU ‘Election Denialism’ Panel Featured Maricopa County Supervisor

Feb 16, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) hosted a panel discussing “election denialism” and President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” about the 2020 election on Monday. The event featured faces from the last two contentious election cycles, including Maricopa...

Parental Right To Know Teacher Training Bill Passes Out of House Committee

Feb 16, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Over the past three years, many parents in a number of school districts across the nation have demanded more transparency and involvement with their children’s education. The Republican-led Arizona Legislature has been working on solutions, and...

Arizona Superintendent Will Block Grants for Schools Lacking Police Presence

Feb 15, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Public schools who refuse to have armed officers on campus won’t receive grant money for school safety. In a press release last Wednesday announcing the latest round of $80 million in funding from the School Safety Grant...

ESA Program Delivering Significant Results for Arizona Families

Feb 14, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | It’s been just over a month since new Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, was sworn into office, and his hire to run the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program has been delivering significant results for Arizona...

Hobbs Tells FOX News She Wants End of ESA Expansion

Feb 14, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has made no secret of her desire to dismantle the state’s school choice benefits for tens of thousands of children and their families, and this weekend, she was challenged on her desires by Fox News Sunday host,...

NAU To Provide Free Tuition to Native Americans, Limit Aid to Other Races

Feb 13, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) will provide free tuition regardless of income to Native Americans from Arizona tribes but requires other races to fall below a certain financial threshold to qualify. NAU President José Luis Cruz...

Desert Mountain High School Puts on Play Exploring Kids’ Sexuality

Feb 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | This week, Desert Mountain High School (DMHS) put on a play exploring the sexuality of kids. It’s the latest display of the school’s promotion of minors’ sexualization. The play, “She Kills Monsters,” tells the story of a high school...