Public Education
Arizona district addressing concerns over school culture, teaching, safety as student population declinesArizona’s largest public-school district is “pursuing several responses” to a study of students who left for multiple factors, including “school culture, teaching quality and student safety,” according to the local ABC… Read More
Politics
Voter ID, citizenship verification measures head to ballots across America(The Daily Signal) – As Congress struggles to pass the SAVE America Act, voters in states across the nation will decide this November on election procedures such as photo… Read More
Courts
Advocates sue to block anti-school choice Arizona petition driveA pro-school choice group is challenging the validity of signatures collected to place an anti-school choice measure on Arizona’s fall ballot. The Goldwater Institute… Read More
Politics
RNC opens new front in election integrity battle over ‘never residents’ voting in 6 states(The Daily Signal) – After a victory in the battleground state of North Carolina, the Republican National Committee has pending litigation against six other states to stop U.S. citizens… Read More
Opinion
America’s biggest teachers union pours even more fuel into its political machine(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association’s (NEA) Representative Assembly (RA) just elected a Black Lives Matter Los Angeles activist and … Read More
Culture
From immersive experiences to 150th birthday celebrations, CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA shine bright(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.)… Read More
Public Education
Arizona drops regulation of school choice in settlement(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has withdrawn a policy requiring families using the state’s school choice program to document every purchase made for “general educational supplemental… Read More
Public Education
Arizona constitutional amendment designed to protect school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona voters will get to vote on a constitutional amendment to protect military families who rely on the state’s school choice program. State lawmakers… Read More
Public Education
Report: Income cap could deny school choice to thousands(The Center Square) – A ballot proposal’s income cap could put thousands of Arizona students at risk of being removed from the state’s school choice program, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Kathy Hochul tries having it both ways on school choice(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul seems to be walking a tightrope on education reform. Last week, she surprised nationwide school choice… Read More
Public Education
Arizona school choice program’s error rate is reportedly 1%(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told The Center Square that the Empowerment Scholarship Account’s error rate is lower than that of other Arizona… Read More
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed(The Daily Signal) – As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last… Read More
Government
Arizona ESA fight returns as opponents launch ballot petition driveSchool choice opponents in Arizona are trying again to slash the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, but school choice advocates are fighting back. A coalition led by the… Read More
Culture
Retired FBI agent shares foolproof ways to determine whether Nancy Guthrie voice is authentic(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A retired FBI agent explained Thursday how investigators can determine whether an audio recording attributed to Nancy Guthrie is genuine. As the search… Read More
Government
Experts dispute Arizona governor’s claims about state-funded school choice program(The Center Square) – Arizona education experts are pushing back on claims Gov. Katie Hobbs made about the Empowerment Scholarship Account program during her State of the State this… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian college Grand Canyon University celebrates 18-year tuition freeze, record enrollmentGrand Canyon University is celebrating its historic 18th straight year without raising tuition. In an announcement on Jan. 7, GCU President Brian Mueller credited the school’s meteoric success to its commitment to affordability. Read More
Courts
Court revives lawsuit against Arizona district over parental rights, gender identityPublic schools can be sued if they withhold student gender identity information from their parents, the Arizona Court of Appeals unanimously concluded in a recent ruling. The case involves a… Read More
Public Education
Report predicts growth for Arizona school choice programCommon Sense Institute says 100,000 students will use Empowerment Scholarship Account Read More
Christian Schools
Arizona data show strong growth, expanding reach for universal school choiceUniversal school choice may seem new, but three years of data from Arizona – the first state to grant universal access – are enough to show some clear and… Read More
Public Education
Report says Arizona school superintendents pad their pay(The Center Square) – Arizona school superintendents are inflating taxpayer costs with salaries, lavish benefits and secretive compensation packages, a new report reveals. A Goldwater Institute report,… Read More