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GOP Friction Over School Choice Prompts New Candidate To Join Superintendent Race
By Staff Reporter | Continued Republican infighting over the state of school choice in Arizona has resulted in another candidate entering the 2026 race for superintendent of public instruction. The friction concerns to what extent the superintendent should restrict...
East Valley School Offers Impromptu Quran Lesson To Pre-K Students
By Staff Reporter | Editor's Note: A Higley Unified School District spokesperson has denied that the Quran was taught to Pre-K students. The spokesperson has claimed that that social media post (see below) was due to an autocorrect error that changed Qatar to Quran....
Mesa Public Schools Bans Military Stoles At Graduation
By Staff Reporter | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) won’t allow military stoles to be worn by graduating students this year. According to information provided by board membership, MPS defended the rule as a means of honoring their desire to maintain uniformity during...
Trump Admin’s Dept. Of Education Rescinds Record Fine Against GCU
By Matthew Holloway | In a dramatic reversal of policy from the days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), under Secretary Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump, rescinded a $37 million fine against Grand Canyon University with...
Hobbs Vetoes Gulf Of America Bill— Scolds GOP
By Matthew Holloway | Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed HB 2700 on Monday which would have compelled the Arizona State Board of Education to include Geography in its prescribed competency requirements for graduation from high school and defined that instruction to include...
ASU Received Millions In Soros Money In Recent Years
By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) received over $3.4 million in funds from the nonprofit founded by leading Democratic dark money donor George Soros. The online data guru Jennica Pounds, known by her username @DataRepublican, named ASU as a...
Governor Hobbs Appoints Gun Control Advocate To Arizona Board Of Regents
By Staff Reporter | Governor Katie Hobbs has named a new student regent to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). The newest student regent, Felipe Garcia, is a Tucson native and rising junior studying political science and creative intelligence and innovation at...
Arizona Legislature Passes Bipartisan Bill Targeting Adult Content Access For Minors
By Jonathan Eberle | In a move aimed at tightening online protections for children, the Arizona House of Representatives has passed HB2112, a bipartisan bill that would require pornography websites to verify users’ ages before granting access. The bill, introduced by...
Arizona Law Will Put More Armed Campus Officers In Schools
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona schools will be protected by more armed school campus officers, newly developed safety technology, and advanced training through a new bipartisan bill, just signed into law. The bill, HB 2074, was signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs...
Scottsdale Unified School District Drafts Social Justice-Centered American History Curriculum
By Staff Reporter | The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) may soon adopt a new American history curriculum rooted in social justice. The SUSD Social Sciences Curriculum Adoption Committee recommended for American and Arizona History the textbook “US History:...
Arizona Education Department Publishes List Of Schools Complying With Federal DEI Guidance
By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona Department of Education has unveiled a new public webpage identifying which schools in the state are in compliance with the Trump administration’s recent directives targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The move...
Horne Asks Phoenix Union To Reconsider Its Rejection Of Armed Officers On Two Campuses
By Matthew Holloway | Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne offered criticism of the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) governing board for rejecting the urgent request of two of its high schools’ employees and administrators to place armed security...
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