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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...

Celebratory Signing Ceremony For Expansion Of ESAs to All K-12 Arizona Students

Aug 17, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A pep rally type celebration was held Tuesday to help promote expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) for all K-12 students in Arizona. “Today, we celebrate the signing of the most expansive school choice legislation in recent...

Arizona Mother Helps Coalition Fight Teachers Union-Backed Ballot Initiative to End Universal School Choice

Aug 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Christine Accurso is one mother helping a coalition of parents fight a 2024 ballot initiative to undo Arizona’s recent universalization of school choice. That group, AZ Decline to Sign, hopes to prevent Arizona families from losing...

School Social Justice Program Approval Delayed After CEO, Teachers Mocked Parents In Private Facebook Group

Aug 13, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Thursday, the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Governing Board delayed its decision on using BLOOM365, a violence prevention program, after parents discovered its CEO mocking them in a private teacher group she administered. Concerned parents...

Casa Grande JROTC Program Jeopardized Following Resignations

Aug 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Casa Grande Union High School District (CGUHSD) is facing critical staffing shortages for its Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) curriculum. A total of three JROTC instructors have resigned since the spring semester...