Legislation
Arizona poised to become the first state with universal private K-12 choice. What happens next?(reimaginED) – Word began to leak yesterday that the Save Our Schools group had misrepresented the number of signatures gathered in an effort to thwart Arizona’s universal ESA expansion. Read More
Legislation
Opponents likely to fall short in effort to block Arizona’s new ‘gold standard’ school choice lawGov. Ducey celebrates Arizona’s newly expanded ESA program. An Arizona anti-school-choice organization blocked a statewide expansion of choice in 2018, but its effort to defeat a similar… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the state’s… Read More
Culture
Arizona attorney general’s office files civil rights lawsuit against Tucson for not honoring religious exemptions(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The Attorney General’s office… Read More
Public Education
Not a ‘moment’, but a ‘movement’: Arizona mom finds new calling in race for school boardAmy Carney is an author, accomplished public speaker, wife and more. So why is she adding one more significant role – school board candidate – to her plate? … Read More
Legislation
Are they being asked to sign away their parental rights? Arizonans cautioned not to sign anti-school-choice petitionArizonans are now being asked to give up their parental rights. That’s the way school choice advocate Corey A. DeAngelis sees it, anyway. Since Arizona lawmakers passed… Read More
Legislation
Arizona leaders celebrate universal school choice law as potential ballot challenge lingers(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey joined families, educators, and community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate Arizona’s recently-enacted universal school choice law at a time when a challenge… Read More
Christian Schools, Legislation
A new educational frontier opens wide with coming of Arizona’s universal school choice law. What’s it mean for Christian educators?Arizona may soon be the site of the Oklahoma Land Rush of school choice, as a new law allows all parents in the state to take… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Public school districts accused of using intimidation to conceal controversial curriculaParents in Arizona have reportedly been harassed after their names were made public following requests for information on curriculum. According to a report by… Read More
Public Education
New report questions higher education spending in Arizona(The Center Square) – School spending surged in Arizona from 2018 to 2021. While teacher pay increased in that span, it didn’t expand at the rate that the state upped… Read More
Culture
Ducey appeals ruling against Arizona’s limiting COVID relief to open schools(The Center Square) – Gov. Doug Ducey is appealing a federal judge’s decision blocking his decision to withhold federal COVID-19 relief to unopened schools. While Arizona had lifted all mask… Read More
Legislation
Arizona, Virginia expand school choice options(The Sentinel) – While some Kansas legislators remain unwilling to address parental concern over low and declining student achievement, the Arizona and Virginia legislatures are taking action. In… Read More
Legislation
Arizona officially becomes first universal school choice state(The Center Square) – Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill expanding access to school choice to all students Thursday. In his signing House Bill 2853 into law,… Read More
Legislation
School choice gains in Arizona next logical step in education freedom; wrangling sure to follow(reimaginED) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wraps up his final legislative session with victories on multiple fronts, not the least of which is to reclaim Arizona’s status as the top… Read More
Legislation
Arizona lawmakers send Ducey universal school choice bill(The Center Square) – Arizona is likely to become the first state in America that empowers all its students to take tax dollars with them to a school of… Read More
Public Education
Under new law, Arizona students will learn history of communism(The Center Square) – Arizona students will graduate from high school with an education on the history of communism. Gov. Doug Ducey signed HB 2008, a bill … Read More
Public Education
Arizona enacts 9/11 education requirement(The Center Square) – Students in Arizona schools will learn about one of the most pivotal moments in recent American history when they return to school in the fall. Gov. Read More
Legislation
Arizona spends $6.2 million in ARPA funds for career readiness, ‘democracy enrichment’(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education is funding a pair of programs to help students gain work and college experience and gain a better understanding of democracy. Read More
Legislation
Arizona tops nationwide charter school rankings(The Center Square) – Which state ranks No. 1 in the country for charter schools? According to a recent report from the Center for Education Reform, Arizona takes the top… Read More
Legislation
A parent’s story: An education savings account made all the difference for my son(reimaginED) – When my child started kindergarten, I noticed he did some things differently from his classmates. He didn’t like to communicate with them, or with his teachers. He hid… Read More