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The Importance Of Parents And Teachers Cooperation During Hybrid Master Schedules

Apr 6, 2021

By Catherine A. Barrett | After a year of remote learning, there are differences in the learning system that are noticeable today. Firstly, is my new role being the position a hybrid teacher is now a social worker and academic teacher. It is my job to teach and take...

Legislators Quietly Withdraw Bill to Require Students Held Back For Not Meeting Basic Criteria

Apr 3, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | After House passage, a bill to require teachers to hold back any K-4 students if they don’t meet promotional criteria was withdrawn. It was scheduled to appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. State Representative John...

Increased Program Fees At ASU Favors Gender And Women’s Studies Over Other Programs

Mar 29, 2021

ASU has determined that a master’s in Gender and Women’s Studies should be more affordable than other graduate programs

Bill Empowering Parents To Approve Or Deny Sex Education Access Passes

Mar 25, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A bill further regulating K-12 sex education courses moved closer to full passage on Wednesday. In a 6-4 party-line vote, the House Judiciary Committee determined that parents should have a greater say in what their kids learn when it comes to sex...

This Pastor And Former NFL Player Believes All Students Deserve School Choice

Mar 24, 2021

By Pastor Drew Anderson | “School Choice is the civil rights issue of today.” These powerful words are from a powerful civil rights icon named Reverend HK Matthews. Rev. Matthews made this statement on a video he recently provided in his support for Senate Bill...

Democrats Smuggle In Striker Granting In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens

Mar 23, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A bill originally disguised as a nature-loving resolution passed by the Senate was rewritten completely through an amendment to qualify illegal aliens for in-state tuition. The same wouldn’t apply to nonimmigrant aliens. “Notwithstanding any other...

Ad Attacks Kelly For Rejecting Student’s Right To A Classroom Education

Mar 21, 2021

By B. Hernandez | A scathing ad campaign was launched on Sunday by the Club For Growth targeting Sen. Mark Kelly for his decision to vote against a student's right to an education. Specifically, Kelly voted against Senator Ted Cruz’s Amendment #969, which would have...

An Arizona Master Teacher’s Reflection On Education In the Times Of Covid

Mar 15, 2021

Covid hit and soon emptied K-12 classrooms

Schools Should Stop Refusing to Provide Parents with Classroom Curriculum

Mar 12, 2021

By Free Enterprise Club | Reading, writing, arithmetic…these aren’t controversial topics, and neither should be the education of our children. Kids are supposed to go to school to learn life skills and become productive members of society. This isn’t complicated. And...

Arizona May Condemn English Learners To Second-Class Citizenship

Mar 11, 2021

By Alex Newman | Despite the clearly expressed wishes of Arizona voters that public schools teach in English only, state lawmakers are working to undo those requirements so taxpayers will have to fund bilingual education for foreigners. Experts warned of devastation...

Parents Applaud Bill Allowing Districts To Post Learning Materials Review Process

Mar 5, 2021

By B. Hernandez | Parents, like those in the Peoria Unified School District, are praising a bill, SB1058, which requires district and charter schools to post a list of procedures used to review and approve learning materials and procedures by which a parent can review...

ESA Bill For Children From Lower-Income Families Passes Arizona Senate

Feb 16, 2021

After a heated floor discussion on Monday, the Arizona State Senate passed Senate Bill 1452, a bill which will expand educational opportunities for children from low-income homes. The bill passed long party lines. The bill, if passed in the Arizona State House, is...