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Gubernatorial Candidate, Private Schooler Hobbs Vows to Undo Universal School Choice

Sep 13, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs, a product of private schools, revealed on Monday that she plans to reverse Arizona’s universal school choice if elected. Hobbs appropriated pro-school choice phrasing to describe her 13-page...

Superintendent Kathy Hoffman Sued Over Adult-Supervised, Secretive Sex Chat Rooms for Minors

Sep 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Kathy Hoffman is facing a lawsuit for advertising links to chat rooms where minors discuss sex and gender with adults present and without parents necessarily knowing. The lawsuit, case number...

University of Arizona Launches East Asia Program

Sep 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) announced this week that it would establish a Center for East Asian Studies. East Asia includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. UArizona is the only higher education institution in...

$5 Million of Phoenix’s COVID Relief Funds Paying For Community College Tuitions

Sep 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix City Council gave $5 million of the city’s COVID-19 recovery funds to the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) Foundation. The millions will be distributed to around 400 students with financial need through a...

Arizona’s Top Charter Schools Allowing Boys Into Girls’ Bathrooms, Parents Not Notified

Sep 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | One of Arizona’s top charter school chains, Legacy Traditional Schools (LTS), began allowing boys into girls’ bathrooms this semester under its new “Title IX Gender Identity Policy” — and didn’t notify parents. AZ Free News spoke to...

Public School Activists Telling Petition Signers School Choice Program Has No Oversight

Sep 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | While gathering signatures for a ballot initiative overturning Arizona’s universal school choice, Save Our Schools Arizona (SOSAZ) activists informed passersby erroneously that the state doesn’t review school choice expenditures until participants...

6,500 Applications Filed to Join Arizona’s Universal School Choice Program

Sep 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona families have filed nearly 6,500 applications to join the state’s universal school choice program since enrollment launched two weeks ago. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) estimated that about 75 percent of the Empowerment...

Arizona AG Is Asked To Take Immediate Action Against State School Board Event

Sep 4, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has been called on to take immediate action to prevent public school districts from using taxpayer funds in an effort to reduce how many of the state’s K-12 students are eligible for up to $7,000 for educational...

ASU Secretive About Decision to Hire Four Women For STEM Leadership

Aug 30, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) won’t disclose the full scope of its hiring decisions resulting in four women leading STEM-related schools and a department within the last 18 months. ASU acknowledged a hiring pattern earlier this month when...

Political Correctness Witch Hunt Revealed in University of Arizona Bias Reporting System Records

Aug 28, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Records obtained from the University of Arizona (UArizona) revealed that its bias reporting system inspired political correctness witch hunts among students. UArizona provided the records to a College Fix reporter after...

Parents Overwhelm Dept. Of Ed Website To Apply For ESA Credit Up To $7K

Aug 21, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | With nearly $7,000 becoming available for every K-12 student to attend a private school or be homeschooled through the recent expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs), the Arizona Department of Education’s website has been overwhelmed...

Arizona GOP Accuses ADE Superintendent Kathy Hoffman of Being a ‘Groomer’

Aug 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the Republican Party of Arizona accused Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Kathy Hoffman of being a “groomer.” A groomer is a slang term for a predatory adult who forms a special relationship with a child...