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This Phoenix school district is going electric—and neighbors are breathing easier
The Osborn School District in Phoenix plans to have over half their buses be electric by the 2025-2026 school year.
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VIDEO: Phoenix Rep. Judy Schwiebert breaks down why posting religious text in classrooms harms students
@coppercourier Phoenix Rep. Judy Schwiebert breaks down why posting religious text in classrooms could trivialize and demean the beliefs of students. #azleg #azpol #1A #10commandments #everythingarizona ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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VIDEO: Three former Department of Education employees charged with defrauding Arizona voucher program
@coppercourier Five former @azedschools employees have been indicted by @azagmayes for conspiring to commit fraud in Arizona’s universal voucher program. The indictment claims they: – Created fake birth certificates for five nonexistent students and approved them for ESA vouchers – Forged medical notes for the “ghost children” and other voucher recipients at their address so…
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Paradise Valley admin gets students to school amid Arizona bus driver shortage
Brandon George needs 50 more bus drivers. Arizona Dems have a plan to let voters decide—but will the GOP stop it from going on the ballot?
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Arizona teachers reject Department of Education’s PragerU partnership
The Arizona Department of Education will be promoting conservative nonprofit’s online content for use, calling it “wholesome, patriotic, unbiased educational materials.”
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Outcry grows from educators as Republicans approve far-right material for classrooms
PragerU material features an animated Frederick Douglass praising the Founding Fathers for not outlawing slavery, videos that downplay climate change, and conservative activists ridiculing the Black Lives Matter movement.
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This West Valley district has a 4-day school week to help keep teachers
Moving to a four-day school week helped a Cartwright School District principal recruit teachers from outside of Arizona.
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Arizona Superintendent greenlights far-right ideological materials to teach kids in public schools
The unaccredited, far-right group PragerU’s ideological classroom materials are now available for classroom use all across the state.
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Arizona Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1864 abortion ban on Tuesday
Under its previous Republican leadership, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office argued in favor of the state’s 1864 total abortion ban, but reversed course when Democratic AG Kris Mayes took office in January.
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School safety bill exempting campus blueprints from public records headed back to Arizona legislature
The proposal had bipartisan support in 2023, but died due to hardline Republicans who refused to bring the bill to a vote.
