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Peoria Schools Approve Expanding Federally Funded Mental Health Clinics
By Staff Reporter | Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) has approved an application for expansion of federally-funded mental health clinics to seven schools. Board member Heather Rooks was the sole “no” vote on the measure. The funds are part of a...
ASU Art Exhibit Features Image Of George Floyd Wearing Crown Of Thorns
By Elizabeth Troutman | A speaker at Arizona State University’s George Floyd-themed art exhibit claimed Floyd died for “each and every last one of us.” “Had not George Floyd died, we wouldn’t be here,” said Eliza Wesley, Minneapolis resident and “gatekeeper” of the...
New Study Shows Wealthy Students Cost State Billions More In Public Schools Than ESA Program
By Staff Reporter | The state spends billions more on wealthy students who attend public schools than through the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA), or universal school choice program, according to a new analysis of federal census data from the Goldwater...
Arizona Department Of Education’s Achievement Tutoring Program Showing Positive Results
By Daniel Stefanski | One of Arizona’s official tutoring programs for the state’s children is getting results. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne recently highlighted the success of the Arizona Department of Education’s Achievement Tutoring...
Survey: Majority Of College Students Support Pro-Hamas Protests
By Staff Reporter | A majority of college students support pro-Hamas protests and a significant percentage condone violence. According to a survey of nearly 800 full-time college students by Intelligent.com, 65 percent of students were supportive of the...
ASU Bans Professor Following Activist Demands Of Arrest And Firing For Confronting Muslim
By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) banned a professor after his verbal confrontation with a Muslim woman on campus went viral online. ASU professor Jonathan Yudelman, a School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership postdoctoral research...
Two BASIS Charter School Students Named Presidential Scholars By Department Of Education
By Staff Reporter | Charter school students are making a name for Arizona schools nationwide: two BASIS Charter School students were named presidential scholars by the Department of Education. The department selected only 161 high school seniors for the...
Horne Launches Initiative To Supply Schools With Anti-Overdose Drug Narcan
By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s school’s chief is taking on the state’s fentanyl crisis. Earlier this week, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced the creation of “an initiative to supply schools with the anti-overdose drug Narcan and a...
Arizona Ranks In Top Two States In Parent Power Index
By Elizabeth Troutman | Parents are taking back the power over their children’s education, according to a new report, and Arizona is the second-highest on the parent power chart. For the first time in two generations, programs and policies that give parents more...
Principal Of Slain University Of Arizona Student At A ‘Loss For Words’
By Elizabeth Troutman | The principal of Corona del Mar Middle & High School in Newport Beach, Calif., issued a statement on the death of University of Arizona student Erin Jones, who was shot and killed last Sunday. Jones, a 2022 graduate of Corona del Mar, was...
Arizona Superintendent Urges K-12 Schools To Model ASU, UArizona Handling Of Gaza Protesters
By Staff Reporter | Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne advised K-12 schools to look to Arizona State University (ASU) and University of Arizona (UArizona) for how to respond to Gaza protesters. In a press release issued on Monday following...
Controversial Superintendent’s Contract To Be Reviewed Tuesday
By Elizabeth Troutman | Update: The Scottsdale School Board passed Superintendent Scott Menzel's contract renewal in a 3-2 vote. Board Members Libby Hart-Wells, Zach Lindsay, and Julie Cieniawski voted to renew the contract while Board Members Amy Carney and Carine...
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