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Scottsdale School District’s Diversity Leaders Promote Drag Queen Storytime After Accusing Black DJ of Blackface

Apr 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | After making waves for accusing a black DJ of blackface, Scottsdale Unified School District’s (SUSD) social justice professionals marched onward with their work. In the week following accusations from Scottsdale Parent Council (SPC) Equity,...

As Its Schools Fail, Buckeye Elementary School District May Have Grossly Overpaid Superintendent

Apr 15, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The governing board of the Buckeye Elementary School District is coming under fire after the Arizona Auditor General discovered the superintendent of the 5,100-student district received about 100 percent more in compensation than the superintendents...

Acclaimed Twitter Account Warning Arizona Parents About Radical Leftists Suspended

Apr 14, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | This week, Twitter silenced another prominent conservative voice — this time, one relied on heavily by parents and older generations distant from today’s social media fads. Libs of TikTok, the social media account that offered parents insight on...

Woke Teacher Becomes Arizona’s First Inductee Into National Teachers Hall of Fame

Apr 13, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A Phoenix special education teacher, Kareem Neal, moved up in the world of honors bestowed on educators: this year, he became Arizona’s first teacher inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Neal, the 2019 Arizona Teacher of the Year,...

ASU College of Health Solutions Encouraged Employees to Sign BLM Pledge

Apr 11, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Another social justice initiative was underfoot at Arizona State University (ASU) — this time, at the College of Health Solutions (CHS). In a September email from CHS Dean Deborah Helitzer obtained by AZ Free News, CHS encouraged employees...

Tuition And Housing Hikes Announced At Arizona’s Three Public Universities

Apr 10, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Tuition for the next academic school year is going up at Arizona State University for all students, while tuition hikes at the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University will hit mostly new students, according to the Arizona Board of...

Peoria Teacher: Elementary Students Wear Trans Pride Colors for Trans Visibility Day

Apr 9, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | According to one Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) teacher, some elementary schoolers may have worn pink, teal, and white to honor International Transgender Day of Visibility last week. Coordinating educator Sarah Chunnui, a “resource...

Sued Over Exposing Greenburg Dossier, Parent Files Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss

Apr 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Nearly five months ago, a group of mothers publicized a Google Drive dossier on them and other parents perceived as political enemies, compiled by the father of their Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) board president, Jann-Michael...

University of Arizona Biology Department Head Pushed China’s COVID Origins Narrative

Apr 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In February, leadership within the University of Arizona (UArizona) sciences published papers championing an old claim made by the Chinese government: that COVID-19 originated naturally at a Chinese wet market. Also behind those papers were...

Arizona’s School Counselors to Be Trained in Social-Emotional Learning at National Conference

Apr 1, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s school counselors will soon be joining other school counselors nationwide to be trained in social-emotional learning (SEL) and other social justice topics for their 25th annual National School Social Work Conference. The conference takes...

House Democrats: Schools Don’t Need More Curriculum Transparency, Kids Should Transfer

Mar 29, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | State Representatives Judy Schwiebert (D-Phoenix) and Jennifer Longdon (D-Phoenix) said during Monday’s House Appropriations Committee that schools don’t need curriculum transparency offered by SB1211, and that parents should switch schools...

Mesa Public Schools: No Records Exist for Over $32.3 Million ‘COVID’ Expenditures

Mar 27, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) won’t explain where over $32.3 million of their federal emergency funds slated for COVID-related expenditures went. The lack of transparency calls into question the amount of funds funneled into undisclosed areas...