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Is Critical Race Theory Coming To A Public School Near You?

May 2, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | They’re at it again. You would think that public school districts would learn their lesson at some point. After all, many of them turned their backs on students and parents in the wake of COVID-19. And now, those school districts are...

School Districts Respond To Mask Mandate Controversies As Outsiders Are Accused Of Political Manipulation

Apr 30, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Vail School District abruptly cancelled its Tuesday night board meeting after nearly 200 people showed up to push for an end to the district’s mandatory mask policy for staff, volunteers, and 13,500 students. Deputies with the Pima County...

Rally Draws Support For Police, Minority Unification Amid Push For Student Scholarship Expansion

Apr 28, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Many attendees at Monday’s “Unification Rally” outside the Arizona State Capitol held signs which read “Unity - Protect and Educate Our Children” while speakers talked about bringing together law enforcement officials and religious leaders to build...

Senators Kelly, Sinema Vote Down Amendment Prohibiting Discrimination Against Asians in College Admissions

Apr 25, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Both Arizona Senators voted down an amendment to prohibit discrimination against Asian Americans in higher education. The amendment was introduced by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Kennedy (R-LA) under Senate bill 937, the “COVID-19 Hate...

Arizona Legislature Fails This Year To Pass Bill Critical To Student Learning

Apr 24, 2021

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | The Arizona legislature failed this year to pass a bill that would have required third grade students to be held back if they failed to learn to read adequately. The unsuccessful bill uncovered some unhappy truths about the state of...

Ducey Bans Government Entities From Asking About Vaccine Status But Businesses, Schools, Health Providers Can

Apr 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | An effort by the Arizona Legislature to craft permanent legislation to prevent a person from being denied access to businesses, government facilities, and even their child’s school unless they showed proof of being vaccination for COVID-19 was...

Arizona Legislature Approves Teacher Lunches During School Events – But Only If They Meet School Nutrition Guidelines

Apr 19, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona legislature has voted to allow schools to feed teachers during school events - but only if they use Arizona Department of Education (ADE) nutritional guidelines. That means that teacher meals will be constrained to the five food group...

Arizona Teachers Round Up for Lessons on Advancing Critical Race Theory Again

Apr 18, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | 2021 marks the seventh year of The Equity Event, an annual speaker series for teachers hosted by the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). This event serves as a touchstone for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives enshrined in...

A Mother’s Journey Through Arizona’s K-12 School System

Apr 16, 2021

By Heather Rooks | I am a busy mom of 4 wonderful children and a wife of a hard working husband. I had the best memories of watching each of my children experience their 1st year of school in the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD). Their teachers were kind,...

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Parental Permission for All Sex Ed Curriculum

Apr 15, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Wednesday, the House passed a bill requiring schools to have parents’ written consent before teaching Sex Education to students. Rather than having parents opt their children out of Sex Ed curriculum, this legislation requires schools to have...

Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for School Choice in Arizona Continues to Grow

Apr 15, 2021

By Matt Beienburg | Arizona voters are asking lawmakers to lead on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs), and their voices just got louder. The state’s ESA program—which allows families to use a portion of the state dollars allotted for their children to pay...

Governor Must Immediately Begin Education Campaign On Dangers Of Masks

Apr 14, 2021

By Sen. Kelly Townsend | On March 25 Health Canada issued a memo regarding the safety of face masks that contain graphene or bio-based graphene. Graphene is exfoliated graphite to a very small layer of nanoscopically thin flakes of hexagonally-arranged carbon atoms...