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Education

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Maricopa County community colleges nuke all diversity programs

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorMarch 4, 2025

After a Donald Trump order, the state’s largest community college system is erasing anything that sounds like “diversity.”

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ASU star Cam Skattebo sued by former teammate over golf cart accident

By Zach BuchananFebruary 26, 2025

The former teammate says Skattebo caused the accident by jumping up and down on a golf cart taking them to the locker room.

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‘Complete censorship’: Arizona anti-DEI bill bars teaching almost anything

By Morgan FischerFebruary 20, 2025

The proposed GOP law would essentially whitewash higher education. “We’re going to fail our students,” said an ASU professor.

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Protest drowns out far-right ASU group urging students to snitch to ICE

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 31, 2025

College Republicans United, which set up a table to report people to immigration agents, was met by hundreds of protesters.

jake hoffman

Far-right lawmaker revives bill to toss teachers in jail over books

By Morgan FischerJanuary 31, 2025

GOP state Sen. Jake Hoffman wants to make it a class 5 felony for teachers to allow access to “sexually explicit material.”

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ASU Republican group asks students to sic ICE on their classmates

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 30, 2025

College Republicans United has a history of far-right extremism. So far, ASU has said little about its planned snitch fest.

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Why can’t enough Arizona students read? Untangling a literacy crisis

By Sahara SajjadiDecember 30, 2024

Only 41% of Arizona third-graders read at grade level. “Arizona’s in a really, really devastating point,” one teacher says.

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Is there DEI in ASU? Judge lets professor sue over diversity training

By Stephen LemonsDecember 20, 2024

ASU professor Owen Anderson says DEI training is reverse racism. A county judge says he may test that argument in court.

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Katie Hobbs to Tom Horne: Don’t greenlight rampant ESA fraud, dummy

By Zach BuchananDecember 19, 2024

Horne recently announced an approval process that would make cheating the ESA system easier. The governor blasted him for it.

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‘I can’t buy a house’: Half of Arizona teachers may quit over pay

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorDecember 18, 2024

A report commissioned by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Educator Retention Task Force made some pretty bleak findings.

Arizona schools superintendent Tom Horne

Tom Horne just made it easier to cheat Arizona’s ESA voucher system

By Morgan FischerDecember 11, 2024

Purchases under $2,000 will be auto-approved, a week after a couple was indicted for defrauding the ESA program of $110,000.

Running back Cam Skattebo of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates with teammates after the Sun Devils defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs on September 7.

How ASU went from worst to a spot in the College Football Playoff

By Patrick Holleron | Cronkite NewsDecember 10, 2024

Nobody predicted the Sun Devils would win the Big 12 conference and have a shot at a national title. And yet…

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Oops! ASU fans rush field, knock down goalpost too early in BYU win

By Zach BuchananNovember 23, 2024

The Sun Devils secured a big-time win over BYU on Saturday, but fans were a bit too eager to celebrate it.

Running back Cam Skattebo of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates with teammates after the Sun Devils defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs on September 7.

Could ASU sneak into the College Football Playoff this year?

By Patrick Holleron and Doyal D'angelo | Cronkite NewsNovember 14, 2024

The Sun Devils have been a surprise success. If things break their way, they could wind up in the 12-team playoff field.

Cardboard signs lying on a green patch of grass.

Everything that’s happened since ASU arrested Gaza protesters in April

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 1, 2024

Six months after protestors were arrested at ASU’s campus, 68 were charged and the Department of Justice opened a probe.

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Why did Phoenix police perp walk a teenage girl on the internet?

By Morgan FischerOctober 16, 2024

Earlier this month, police rushed to publicly shame a minor arrested for allegedly making a bogus school shooting threat.

tom horne

Tom Horne thinks BLM posters and rainbow stickers make kids dumber

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 19, 2024

In a stunning bit of irony, the state public schools chief accused someone else of focusing on the wrong things.

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Arizona schools could lose millions in unused aid for homeless kids

By Madeline Nguyen | Cronkite NewsSeptember 19, 2024

Some schools didn’t know they had money to spend. Schools superintendent Tom Horne blamed a “breakdown of communication.”

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Forks down? Here’s how far ASU fell in this best colleges ranking

By Morgan FischerSeptember 10, 2024

The Wall Street Journal ranked the top 500 universities in the country. Finding an Arizona school takes a lot of scrolling.

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Chandler schools: Is it OK if we teach your kid basic math?

By Morgan FischerAugust 22, 2024

Chandler public schools are asking parents to sign off on teaching their kids things like “integers” and “geometric figures.”

Arizona schools superintendent Tom Horne

‘Weirdo’ Tom Horne attacks schools advocate in press release

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 16, 2024

Horne is leading the Department of Education by losing money, picking fights and “publicly obsessing over kids’ genitals.”

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GOP’s infamous Project 2025 plan uses Arizona as an education model

By Maria Polletta | Arizona Center for Investigative ReportingAugust 7, 2024

Republicans want to Arizona-ize the country’s education system, expanding school vouchers and kneecapping public schools.

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