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Tucson School District Stops Parents From Speaking Against Secretive Gender Identity Practices

Apr 13, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Upset parents and community members who showed up to voice their opposition to Catalina Foothills School District’s (CFSD) secretive gender identity policies during the governing board meeting on Tuesday were prevented from doing so. CFSD...

Phoenix School District Accused Of Christian Discrimination Gets Court Hearing

Apr 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A Christian university’s case against a Phoenix school district over alleged religious discrimination got a hearing on Tuesday.Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Arizona Christian University (ACU)...

Tucson Unified School District Nixes Faith-Based Committee

Apr 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) nixed a faith-based advisory committee following pushback from parents. The initiative originated from TUSD’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusiveness (EDI) department early last month, in an...

Gov. Hobbs Ends Free Summer Camp, Hoards $37.5 Million For Equity Programs

Apr 9, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs ended the free learning loss summer program established by her predecessor, former Gov. Doug Ducey. The remaining funds intended for Ducey’s program, $37.5 million, will now be doled out at the Hobbs administration’s...

ASU, NAU Begin To Ban TikTok

Apr 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) announced Monday that they would begin banning TikTok from their campuses. In statements to media outlets, the universities cited orders from the Biden administration...

Christian Discrimination Lawsuit Against School District Joined By Goldwater Institute

Apr 7, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Goldwater Institute announced on Tuesday that they submitted a supportive brief in a lawsuit accusing Washington Elementary School District (WESD) of discriminating against Christians. WESD decided to end its contract with Arizona Christian...

University Of Arizona Launches New Program On Running Marijuana Business

Apr 3, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) has a new program teaching students how to lawfully run a marijuana business. The program, Cannabis Compliance & Risk Management, awards a certificate in cannabis compliance upon completion. The...

Superintendent Horne Declares War Against ‘Mediocrity’ Of Modern Education

Mar 30, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Tom Horne said that his administration is warring against the mediocrity of the progressive norms defining modern classrooms. These norms include social-emotional learning (SEL) and the...

Republicans Leading Historic Effort To Raise Teachers’ Salaries

Mar 28, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans are leading a historic effort to raise teachers’ salaries, while most Democrats are resisting the current approach in the Arizona State Legislature. On Monday, the Arizona House moved HB 2800, sponsored by freshman Representative Matt...

Department Of Justice ‘United Against Hate’ Event Held At ASU For LGBTQ+

Mar 27, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) held a Department of Justice (DOJ) “United Against Hate” event for the LGBTQ+ community last Wednesday. The event was the second in a series from the Arizona District Attorney’s Office, hosted by ASU’s...

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...