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Drama Unfolds In Scottsdale School Closure Vote
By Jonathan Eberle | Hours after State Representative Matt Gress urged the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Governing Board to postpone its decision on whether to close two schools, the Board voted to permanently shutter Pima Elementary and Echo Canyon...
Rep. Crane Celebrates As Congress Reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools Program
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Rep. Eli Crane is highlighting a significant win for rural communities after the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 on Dec. 9. The bill restores lapsed payments and guarantees new funding...
Arizona Board Of Education Removes DEI Language From Teaching Standards
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Board of Education (ASBE) removed language relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from state teaching standards and English language learning courses. This follows a delay in their decision on the matter several months...
UA Professor Warns Of Rushed, Incomplete Rollout Of University’s Civics Plan
By Matthew Holloway | The University of Arizona’s (UA) newly implemented civics requirement, adopted under an Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) mandate, is intended to ensure every graduate receives instruction in American government and constitutional principles. But...
UA Professor Sues Board Of Regents, Alleging DEI Retaliation And Committee Blacklisting
By Matthew Holloway | University of Arizona (UA) English professor Dr. Matthew Abraham has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was blacklisted from key faculty-governance committees after raising concerns about DEI-driven hiring practices within his department. The...
Tolleson School District Hits 100 Days Without Releasing Requested Financial Records
By Jonathan Eberle | More than one hundred days after receiving a legislative request for detailed financial transaction records, the Tolleson Union High School District has yet to turn over the documents, prompting renewed scrutiny from Arizona lawmakers.State Rep....
Tempe Police Busted Hundreds Of Underage Drinkers At Popular College Bar
By Staff Reporter | The Tempe Police Department announced last week that they had issued another 249 arrests in one night at Tempe Tavern for underage drinking, fake IDs, and giving false information. The mass arrests were part of another police sting on the bar, a...
North Valley Elementary School Increased Pride Posters After Parents Complain About Gay Bar Lesson
By Staff Reporter | A North Valley elementary school increased the number of Pride posters in its hallways after parents complained about a lesson in which students were taught to play a song about dancing at a gay bar. As the Arizona Daily Independent (ADI) reported,...
NAU Art Exhibit Allegedly Mocks Charlie Kirk Assassination
By Staff Reporter | An art exhibit at Northern Arizona University (NAU) allegedly displayed a poster mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The poster depicts the Turning Point founder and former CEO in a black and white screenprint, surrounded by blood red. A...
Arizona Legislators Urge State Board To Strip DEI Language From Teacher Training Standards
By Ethan Faverino | Eight Arizona state lawmakers have joined Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne in demanding immediate action to revise the Structured English Immersion (SEI) framework, warning that the current language, loaded with Diversity, Equity, and...
Legislators Urge AZ Board Of Ed To Remove Politics From Structured English Immersion Course
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona lawmakers are urging the State Board of Education to fix the state’s Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement Course Framework at its December 1st meeting, according to a letter from Rep. Michele Peña (R-LD23). A group of State...
National Education Association Training Teachers On LGBTQ+, White Supremacy As Student Outcomes Decline
By Staff Reporter | The nation’s biggest union overseeing educators is prioritizing trainings to advance LGBTQ+ justice and defeat white supremacy as student outcomes continue to decline. The National Education Association (NEA) plans to train educators on...
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