A Senate panel on Tuesday passed Republican-sponsored bills increasing parents’ power to veto school materials and get access to more information on the lives of their children.
Read More »Senate panel OKs bills fortifying ‘parental rights’
Pro-Gun bills pass Senate judiciary committee 
Bills allowing loaded guns on school campuses and guns in public areas passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee today on party lines. Each of the two bills came to the committee after passing out of the House on Feb. 17 ...
Read More »Expanded parental rights fight brews at Legislature 
The Arizona House gave initial approval Tuesday to a Republican-backed bill that boosts the rights of parents to know what is happening with their children in schools and allows them to push for penalties for teachers who they believe violated ...
Read More »Senate OKs raise to AEL 
The Senate mustered enough votes today to sidestep massive cuts to public school funding. After several weeks of inaction, the Senate passed legislation 23-6 to raise a spending cap on school monies that would have prevented Arizona schools from accessing ...
Read More »Guns don’t belong on college campuses 
Like many students of my generation, I have vivid early memories of gun violence. I remember my 7th grade math class making snowflakes to send to traumatized students after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Four years later, I was ...
Read More »Let’s defuse schools’ ticking time bomb NOW 
As legislators, we work hard every day to best represent our communities. We represent different parts of the state and come from different parties. While we may disagree on some issues, what we all agree on is the value of ...
Read More »Higher-ed pushes back on campus carry 
Students, administrators and faculty are lining up to oppose a bill currently moving through the Senate that may prohibit universities and colleges from enforcing any policy restricting the possession of a concealed weapon on campus by any person who has ...
Read More »Transportation for autism students shouldn’t be this hard
As Arizona’s first and only autism-focused public charter school, we’ve encountered many unnecessary and bureaucratic obstacles throughout the years that prevent students from receiving the service that best meet their needs. Our school serves as a lifeline for students who ...
Read More »Allow CTEDs to evolve, meet community needs
We believe CTEDs can provide another post-secondary option for Arizona high school students and adults that will increase the number of students obtaining secondary degrees.
Read More »Senate panel rejects partisan school board mandate
State senators on January 25 quashed legislation designed to ensure that parents and others can protest outside school board meetings without fear of arrest.
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