Public Education
Arizona public school funding per student to hit record level(The Center Square) – New numbers from the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee paint a clearer picture in the ongoing debate on school choice and funding for public education. Read More
Public Education
Arizona public universities ditch diversity statements on job applications(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Arizona Board of Regents (ABR) announced Tuesday that it would no longer use diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements in job applications, according… Read More
Public Education
AZ ed head presents estimates showing ESA program will save taxpayer dollars(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is sharing an estimate of Empowerment Scholarship Account costs that shows they would save taxpayers money, but not… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Battleground state voters, on education, trust Republicans over Democrats(The Center Square) – Lingering concerns about pandemic learning loss have shifted voter trust on education issues from Democrats to Republicans in four battleground states, including North Carolina. Read More
Public Education
Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne says universal school choice program will save taxpayer moneyWhile states like Alabama and Kentucky are still working toward starting robust school choice programs, Arizona is working to keep the one it already has. One of… Read More
Public Education
School choice advocates ‘fact check’ Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs who claimed ESAs are ‘unsustainable’ based on inflated numbersSchool choice advocates are fact checking Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who called the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) “unsustainable.” “The newest voucher cost projections show us what… Read More
Government
‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ in danger after federal judge blocks new law restricting sports by biological sexA federal judge in Arizona issued a preliminary injunction banning implementation of the “Save Women’s Sports Act.” The new law prevents biological males who are transgender from competing… Read More
Opinion
It’s basic math: ESAs save the state money(The Center Square) – Opponents of parental choice in education are doing their best Chicken Little in an attempt to scare Arizonans out of allowing parents control over their… Read More
Public Education
Former Arizona school counselor says she was advised to keep student’s transgender status from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Arizona school district’s administrators advised social workers to conceal students’ gender transitions from their parents, a former school social worker told the Daily… Read More
Culture
Governor Hobbs, county attorneys at odds over abortion executive order(The Center Square) – County attorneys in Arizona are at odds with Gov. Katie Hobbs over a recent Executive Order on abortion. The governor’s June 23 order turns… Read More
Christian Schools
Small town Christian microschool to grow out of Arizona church, showcasing promise of school choice for rural AmericaSnowflake is a small Arizona town of nearly 7,000, with a public school, charter school and Lutheran school. Next year, it will have its first microschool. When local… Read More
Public Education
School board members defy anti-Christian watchdog and teachers’ union, continue quoting ScriptureEven when threatened with legal action, two Arizona school board members refuse to be silent about their Christian faith and won’t stop quoting Bible verses during school board meetings. Read More
Government
AZ Gov. Hobbs’ transgender healthcare coverage sparks controversy(The Center Square) – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed two executive orders on June 27, giving additional protections to the state’s LGBTQ residents. The first order, Executive… Read More
Government
Hobbs limits Arizona counties’ ability to prosecute illegal abortions(The Center Square) – Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order that pulls prosecutorial authority away from counties looking to enforce the state’s abortion laws. Critics are calling the… Read More
Christian Schools
More families than ever are enrolling in school choice programsSchool choice programs nationwide are experiencing surges of growth as parents of eligible students seek out the best education for their children. Enrollment in Indiana’s… Read More
Public Education
Arizona school board member questions whether district really involves parents in transgender student plansThe largest school district in Arizona recently updated guidelines and issued a “support checklist” for transgender students, but at least one board member says the policies could keep parents… Read More
Courts
Arizona Supreme Court upholds state law protecting religious confessionsThe Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious liberty and state law in a case involving the confession of a criminal act to clergy. The April… Read More
Public Education
Education hotline allegedly catches CRT in Arizona schools, violating state law(The Center Square) – Since Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne introduced the Empower School Hotline in March, the department has received calls and emails… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DeSantis to aid Arizona sheriffs in border battle(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a border security roundtable in Cochise County, Arizona, on Wednesday with sheriffs from multiple states on combating crime at the… Read More
Government
Gov. Hobbs nixes full-day kindergarten funding for ESA students in Arizona(The Center Square) – Gov. Katie Hobbs is pulling back a $50 million federal grant allocated by former Gov. Doug Ducey that paid for full-day kindergarten for students using… Read More