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Governor Ducey: In-Person Education Will Continue

Jan 4, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In an apparent response to the push from teachers' unions to revert to remote learning for at least two weeks if not more, Governor Doug Ducey announced Monday that all of Arizona would continue with in-person learning. In a thread, Ducey reminded...

Arizona Teacher Unionists Demand School Closures Over COVID Spike

Jan 3, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona educators have a new resolution to kick off 2022: a return to remote learning and school closures, with the struggle over school funding placed on the backburner temporarily. Teachers unions are calling for schools across Arizona to hold...

ASU Activist Students That Harassed White Male Peers Revile University For Punishing Them

Dec 30, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | At the end of September, three female students took it upon themselves to defend an unofficially-established multicultural center at the Arizona State University (ASU) Tempe campus by segregating those unwelcome in the longtime common room: white...

UArizona Health Director Recommends State ‘Upgrade’ Best Masking Practices

Dec 29, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Those behind and in support of masking requirements who have deemed cloth and medical masks satisfactory these past 22 months are now saying they’re no longer ideal. Instead, experts have begun calling for an “upgrade” of sorts. University of...

Attorney General: Students Have Right to Counsel Under Forced School Quarantines

Dec 22, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona law affords students forced to quarantine by their schools for COVID-19 the right to court-appointed counsel at the expense of the state, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. In an opinion issued last Friday, Brnovich responded to...

Masking Lax at Arizona School Boards Association Conference Despite Mandate

Dec 19, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Not all attendees were masked up at the Arizona School Boards Association’s (ASBA) Annual Conference last week, despite having a mask mandate in place. ASBA fought for local school districts to be able to establish mask mandates; they joined a...

SUSD Denounces Critics of Club Sexualizing Children, Silent on ‘Deadname’ Policy

Dec 15, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel issued a statement calling criticism of a club that encourages child sexualization under the guise of offering support — Gender & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) clubs...

Dysart School District Leaves Arizona School Board Association

Dec 14, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Due to the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) not withdrawing from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) over its controversial letter asking the Biden Administration to investigate parent and community opposition as domestic...

Arizona Department of Education: Social-Emotional Learning Will Solve Children’s Mental Health Decline

Dec 14, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Following an advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on youth mental health, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) encouraged educators to expand social-emotional learning (SEL) implementation. SEL encompasses a wide swath of...

LGBTQ Activist Group Behind School Clubs Sexualizing Children Advocates For Secretive Classroom Libraries

Dec 12, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix chapter of a national activist group attempting to implement more LGBTQ and social justice-oriented curriculum in K-12 schools, Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), urged teachers to introduce controversial materials...

Chandler Teachers Pushing Rebranded Social-Emotional Learning: Guise for Child Sexualization, CRT

Dec 10, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) teachers are pushing the adoption of a rebranded version of social-emotional learning (SEL) referred to as “Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors” (WMSGD). SEL itself is a guise for controversial...

Maricopa Community Colleges Suspend Vaccine Mandate

Dec 9, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | In the wake of multiple federal court rulings striking down all provisions of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has suspended their vaccine mandate for employees. A number of colleges and...