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, Government
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
Government
School choice enjoys strong support across demographicsSurveys from the last several years reveal school choice is favored in just about every demographic. In 2021, EdChoice surveyed over 1,000 K-12 parents and… Read More
Public Education
Arizona to reward school districts abandoning social emotional learning(The Center Square) â Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is offering a grant to schools that take up an alternative to the controversial education practice known as social and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘I have a Master’s degree’: Teacher mocks parental involvement in curriculum(Daily Caller) â A teacher speaking out against parental rights legislation in Arizona Wednesday cited her masterâs degree while mocking parents seeking involvement in school curricula. âI have a masterâs… Read More
Government
Arizona Senate committee OKs bill to require more ESA disclosures(The Center Square) â The Arizona Department of Education may soon be required to create a quarterly report about the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Senate Bill 1706 was introduced by… Read More
Culture, Government
Arizona parents protest Gov. Hobbâs attempt to deny school choice to 30,000 studentsA group of parents will converge at the state capitol on Tuesday to protest Gov. Katie Hobbsâ proposed budget cuts to the school choice scholarship program. âWeâre not… Read More
Government
Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account students left public schools, latest data show(The Center Square) â The portion of students taking advantage of Arizonaâs Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona lawmakers call for superintendentâs resignation after ‘racist’ comments exposedAn Arizona superintendentâs “racist” comments, including the statement that white people are âproblematic,â have led state lawmakers to call for his resignation. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-District 23, Rep. Read More
Government
Mothers group advocates for school choice, starts micro schoolsBefore you can clean a dirty fish tank, you have to relocate the fish. And for the students Janelle Wood serves, the public education system is a dirty… Read More
Public Education
Tucson school district facing legal challenge over union dues(The Center Square) â Parker Jackson is hoping his words will be enough to get the Tucson Unified School District to do what he argues the law already establishes as… Read More
Public Education
Arizona lawmakers to debate school spending cap Thursday(The Center Square) â The Arizona House of Representatives will review a constitutional cap on school spending Thursday. Rep. Matt Gress, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on… Read More
Culture, Government
âCripple childrenâ: Parents protest against Gov. Katie Hobbsâ move to scrap key school choice program(Daily Caller) â With signs reading âeducation for allâ and âsupport for all students,â a coalition of about 150 parents protested Tuesday over newly-elected Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbsâ plan to… Read More