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Parents Must Not Drop Their Guard After Scottsdale’s Apology For Inadvertent Inclusion Of Intrusive Questions

Jul 22, 2021

By Loretta Hunnicutt | After vigilant parents sounded the alarm about a consent form they were asked to sign electronically that would have asked their children highly personal questions, Scottsdale Unified School District leadership apologized. The District’s...

CRT, 1619 Project Grant Applications Will No Longer Receive Priority Consideration From Dept. Of Education

Jul 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | In a partial victory for 20 state attorneys general, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) backtracked on Monday on plans that would have prioritized $5 million in grant funds for American history and civics lessons that focus on the issue of...

State Still Below Average For Residents With Degrees While Universities Award Record Number Of Them

Jul 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona’s three public universities produced more degrees in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 than in any previous year, but the state continues to lag the national average for the number of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree, according...

Teachers’ Unions Are Radicalizing Not Educating

Jul 17, 2021

It is well known that America’s schoolchildren are woefully ignorant of their national history and government. Majorities of young adults no longer feel grateful to be an American, undoubtedly because they fail to comprehend the precious freedoms to which they were...

CRT Instruction Is Not New To Arizona Classrooms

Jul 16, 2021

By Johanna J. Haver | As a retired Arizona teacher and former member of the National Education Association, I am disgusted regarding the teachers unions’ recent solid support for instruction based on “critical race theory” – a point of view that promotes divisiveness...

Catalina Foothills, Peoria Unified Warned Covid-19 Quarantine Policies Unlawful

Jul 14, 2021

On Wednesday, the Governor’s Office notified the superintendents of Peoria Unified School District and Catalina Foothills School District that their policies requiring quarantine for unvaccinated students who have been exposed to COVID-19 are illegal. READ: Our office...

The Real Problem With Critical Race Theory

Jul 13, 2021

By Richard K. Vedder,, Amy L. Wax | A growing number of parents of K-12 and high school students throughout the country have rebelled against the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) and “anti-racism” in public and private schools. The reasons for their alarm vary,...

How To Fix Politics In The Classroom? Sunlight.

Jul 12, 2021

By the Goldwater Institute | In too many of our nation’s classrooms, children are being taught that everything should be seen through the lens of race—a divisive and damaging worldview that negates the value of the individual. Instead of reading our country’s founding...

AZ Board Of Regents Chair Lauds Higher Ed Budget Bill

Jul 7, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Chairman Larry E. Penley of the Arizona Board of Regents has high praise for the investment made by Gov. Doug Ducey and the State Legislature in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget passed last week which recognizes the role the state’s three public...

Grants Will Promote K-12 Transportation Innovation While Helping Parents Afford Individualized Options

Jul 6, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Fiscal Year 2022 K-12 Education bill signed last week by Gov. Doug Ducey contains several provisions which could vastly change school transportation options for students during the 2021-2022 school year, especially those who live in rural areas...

Did Arizonans Get A Tax Cut And Schools Get A Funding Cut?

Jul 6, 2021

By Jose Borrajero | As one of the longest legislative sessions in Arizona history comes to a close, we come to the customary conclusion that no one is totally happy with the results. That is to be expected. No individual or group of individuals should expect to get...

Ducey Receives K-12 Budget Bill And Related Education Legislation On Last Day Of Session

Jul 1, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Democrats in the Arizona Legislature may have held firm on their complete opposition to the proposed K-12 budget bill, but all 47 Republicans worked through their differences in the House and Senate to get the multi-faceted House Bill 2898 to...