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Tolleson School District Hits 100 Days Without Releasing Requested Financial Records

Dec 8, 2025

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

Dec 7, 2025

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

Dec 6, 2025

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

Dec 5, 2025

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

Dec 4, 2025

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

Nov 29, 2025

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

Nov 26, 2025

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...

Cops Bust Scottsdale School Board Member’s Teen Rave

Nov 22, 2025

By Staff Reporter | One of the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) governing board members was busted by the cops for a party attended by teens. SUSD governing board member Matt Pittinsky threw a “rave party” for his teenage son’s birthday earlier this month...

Over 100 Arizona Schools Progress Beyond Federal School Improvement Status

Nov 21, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Over 100 out of about 400 schools in Arizona have advanced out of federal school improvement status, per the Arizona Department of Education. There are over 2,800 schools in the state. That means approximately 14 percent (after this latest...

Watchdog Group Urges Immediate Freeze On All TUHSD Construction Amid Deepening Fiscal Concerns

Nov 20, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | A community watchdog group is calling for a full stop to all major construction projects in the Tolleson Union High School District (TUHSD), citing overwhelming voter opposition and stark financial projections that point to a looming deficit that...

Arizona Honors Six Schools For Academic Excellence With Blue Ribbon Designation

Nov 15, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Six Arizona campuses have been named Blue Ribbon Schools, a distinction announced Monday by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne and the Arizona Department of Education, recognizing standout academic achievement and sustained...

Arizona Department Of Education Survey Finds Ongoing Teacher Shortage

Nov 11, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | A new survey from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) indicates that the state’s teacher shortage remains severe, with more than 1,000 teachers leaving classrooms since July and thousands of positions still unfilled or covered by temporary...