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ESA Program Reaches Milestone With 50,000 Students Enrolled

Mar 22, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s first-in-the-nation universal school choice program just hit a major milestone, and it is poised for more successes in the months ahead under a Republican’s stewardship. Last year, the Arizona Legislature expanded the Empowerment...

Horne: Project Momentum To Receive Funds To Resume Its “Worthy Operations”

Mar 21, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A popular and effective program to improve Arizona schools found itself on the wrong side of Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ widescale efforts to claw back earmarked funds by her predecessor, but Arizona Republicans are raising awareness and...

Tucson School Board Won’t Reconsider Secretive Policy Allowing Males In Girls’ Rooms

Mar 20, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A Tucson school board says it won’t review its secretive policy allowing males who claim to be transgender into girls’ locker rooms and restrooms. The Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD) told parents that it wouldn’t reconsider their...

Teachers Union Group Falsely Claimed That Public Schools Don’t Discriminate

Mar 18, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Save Our Schools Arizona (SOSAZ), a teachers union activist group, falsely claimed that public schools don’t discriminate. SOSAZ claimed that the state’s universal school choice program was “taxpayer-funded hate” targeting LGBTQ+...

Teachers Union Protests Parent Hotline For Reporting Inappropriate Materials

Mar 17, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the state’s teachers union protested against the Arizona Department of Education’s newly-launched hotline for parents to report inappropriate class materials. The Arizona Education Association (AEA) had educators and activists march...

Arizona Secretary Of State Advocates To Keep Porn-Laden Books In Class

Mar 16, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes advocates for keeping porn-laden books in K-12 classrooms. Fontes claimed that those opposed to sexually explicit content in classrooms were insecure and that the concept was “anti-American.” “If...

Arizona Republicans Hope To Keep Sexually Explicit Material Out Of K-12 Schools

Mar 14, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Legislative Republicans are working overtime to protect young students from what they could read or hear in their district schools, though these efforts are opposed by Democrats and have little chance at becoming law. SB 1323, sponsored...

Parent Hotline For Reporting Inappropriate Lessons Launches

Mar 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Parents can now call a hotline to report inappropriate lessons at their schools, under a new initiative launched by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) on Tuesday. Superintendent Tom Horne discussed the hotline during a Wednesday...

University Of Arizona Faculty Safety Committee Disbands Over Retaliation Fears

Mar 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A committee formed by University of Arizona (UArizona) faculty disbanded this month after they felt university officials were unsupportive of their efforts. In a letter explaining their disbandment, the General Faculty Committee on...

Phoenix School District Sued For Unconstitutional Discrimination Against Christians

Mar 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has sued the Washington Elementary School District (WESD), alleging unconstitutional discrimination against Christians. ADF filed the lawsuit on Thursday against WESD, claiming that the district’s recent decision...

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...