Public Education
AZ education official goes after equitable grading push that ‘promotes mediocrity’(The Center Square) â As the Arizona Department of Education continues to push for reforms away from its left-leaning past administration, non-traditional forms of grading in schools have come… Read More
Legislation
Hobbs breaks Arizona veto record with vetoes on school safety, religious vaccine exemptionsImage via Facebook. (The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs set a record for most vetos by an Arizona governor in a year on Tuesday with… Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron teams up with Sheriff Mark Lamb to bring ‘hope and encouragement’ to Arizona familiesOutspoken Christian actor Kirk Cameron continued his âFreedom Islandâ book tour in Arizona, teaming up with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb to bring a message of âhope and encouragementâ… Read More
Legislation
Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes school safety bills(The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed two bills that aimed to promote school safety on campuses throughout Arizona. House Bill 2332 would have required “one or more” firearms… Read More
Public Education
âItâs a human rights violationâ: Arizona paraprofessional fired for blowing the whistle on public schoolâs neglect of special needs studentsWhen an Arizona public school put an unqualified education paraprofessional in charge of a special education classroom, he blew the whistle in a video. Then the school allegedly fired… Read More
Public Education
Thirty months later, Arizona lawmakers want answers about a Yuma district’s spending(The Center Square) â A follow-up report to a Yuma-area school district performance audit has raised almost as much outrage as the development that first sparked the probe nearly three… Read More
Public Education
Arizona top school official renews district improvement plan Hobbs scrutinized(The Center Square) â The Arizona Department of Education is stepping in to protect funding for a program that might have lost funding under Gov. Katie Hobbs. As… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona House upholds parental rights with pronoun billThe Arizona House moved forward a bill that would require parental permission before school officials change a childâs preferred gender pronouns. The bill, which was approved by the… Read More
Culture
Religious vaccine exemption vetoed in Arizona(The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have broadened an employeeâs ability to claim a religious vaccine exemption at businesses and take action against employers… Read More
Culture
Democratic governor’s spokesperson resigns after appearing to post threat against ‘transphobes’ hours after Nashville shooting(Daily Caller) â The spokesperson for Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs resigned Wednesday after appearing to post a threat against âtransphobesâ just hours after a transgender individual shot up a… Read More
Culture
Arizona Senate okays bill giving parents more say over what their children learn and readThe Arizona Senate approved a bill Monday that allows parents to object to books and other content in their childrenâs schools. Senate Bill 1700 would direct… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board refuses to review policy telling girls to leave locker room if uncomfortable with trans students(Daily Caller) â The Catalina Foothills School District board told parents Thursday that it would not be reviewing a policy that directs female students to use a different locker room… Read More
Christian Schools, Courts
Lawsuit filed against Arizona public school for discrimination against Christian university student-teachersAn Arizona school boardâs decision to end its student-teacher partnership with Arizona Christian University is a case of âunconstitutional discrimination,â a new lawsuit claims. The Alliance Defending Freedom… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona high school’s policy tells girls to leave their locker room if uncomfortable with trans students(Daily Caller) â An Arizona high school has a policy allowing transgender students to change in their preferred locker rooms and telling female students to use alternative facilities if they… Read More
Christian Schools, Legislation
Why chipping away at the Blaine Amendments is important for school choiceWith 29 states currently considering school choice legislation, the education freedom movement seems unstoppable. But the legacy of a 19th century congressman hasn’t made it… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona CRT ban(The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have banned critical race theory instruction in public schools. The legislation would have fined schools up to $5,000… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Email about hiding student pronouns creates possible legal trouble for Arizona public schoolA middle school principal in Arizona is in hot water after a staff email showed the school tried to hide studentsâ pronoun preferences from parents. Under a recent… Read More
Public Education
Arizona bill banning critical race theory in schools goes to Hobbsâ desk(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is considering a bill that would, as sponsors say, prevent schools from teaching critical race theory. Senate Republicans voted 16-14 to pass… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Christian university pushes back after local school district bans its student-teachers because of their faith(Daily Caller) â The president of a Christian university in Arizona is striking back at a local school district after its governing body voted to ban student-teachers from the institution… Read More
Public Education
School board member wearing cat ears says Christian values ânot safeâA newly-elected elementary school board member in Arizona is drawing scrutiny over her opposition to the schoolâs partnership with a Christian university, calling their Biblical worldview… Read More