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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...

Attorney General Sues USDA Over Gender Ideology Adherence For School Lunch Funds

Jul 28, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for requiring schools to adopt gender ideology practices in order to receive free or reduced lunch funds. About half of Arizona’s children rely on...

New Scottsdale Private School Offers Christian, Parent-Involved Alternative

Jul 28, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In a few short weeks, around 200 children will commit to an education that tends to stand out in this day and age: a "Christian, constitutional, classical" one. These students of the new private school, Tipping Point Academy (TPA), are just...

Public School Spending Surged During COVID But Teacher Pay Didn’t Follow Despite Funding

Jul 27, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | If state lawmakers provided nearly 28 percent more funding to increase the salaries of Arizona’s public school teachers between 2018 and 2021, why did those teachers’ pay only go up 16.5 percent? And how did Arizona’s public schools spend billions...

University of Arizona Refuses to Release Records on Student Bias Complaint System

Jul 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) denied a reporter’s public records request concerning complaints received by its bias complaint system for students. The reporter, Christian Schneider with The College Fix, submitted the records...

Federal Judge Dismisses Governor Ducey’s Lawsuit to Keep COVID Funds for Maskless Schools

Jul 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Last Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed Governor Doug Ducey’s lawsuit against the Biden administration’s attempt to recoup COVID-19 relief funds given to mask mandate-free K-12 schools. Arizona District Court Judge Steve Logan dismissed for...

Scottsdale Teacher Pushes Radical Sex Theories Not Approved by District

Jul 24, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) psychology teacher instructed high schoolers on controversial, challenged, and, in some cases, debunked claims concerning sexual orientation. According to records obtained by AZ Free News, SUSD...