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Education committee forwards antisemitism bill
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (570+ words) Mar 18, 2026, 5:31 PM PHOENIX " Arizona teachers could be banned from sharing material deemed antisemitic and required to discuss adoption any time sex education is taught under bills approved Wednesday by the state Senate Education Committee. The measures now advance to the…...
ESA programs under scrutiny
16+ hour, 33+ min ago (113+ words) ESA programs under scrutiny'KTAR News 92.3 FM ESA programs under scrutiny Tom Horne, Arizona's superintendent of public instruction joins The Mike Broomhead Show today to defend the ESA program, which uses taxpayer dollars to help Arizona parents pay for homeschooling, charter…...
Setting the record straight on Arizona school vouchers with Tom Horne
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (98+ words) Setting the record straight on Arizona school vouchers with Tom Horne'KTAR News 92.3 FM Setting the record straight on Arizona school vouchers with Tom Horne Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program faces ongoing media scrutiny following reports of widespread waste and…...
How much fraud is in Arizona's ESA program?
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (530+ words) Mar 17, 2026, 12:40 PM PHOENIX " Arizona's ESA school voucher program is a subject of recent controversy, with vastly different numbers being used to describe how much money is going to banned items. Empowerment Scholarship Accounts allow families to use public education tax…...
Full Throttle: Lyn St. James explains how her trailblazing career began
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (97+ words) Full Throttle: Lyn St. James explains how her trailblazing career began'KTAR News 92.3 FM Full Throttle: Lyn St. James explains how her trailblazing career began IndyCar legend Lyn St. James joins Bruce St. James for the latest episode of Full Throttle…...
How much fraud is taking place in Arizona's ESA program?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (121+ words) KTAR Education Solutions Reporter Shira Tanzer joined Arizona's Evening News to discuss Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program. How much fraud is taking place in Arizona's ESA program? KTAR Education Solutions Reporter Shira Tanzer joined Arizona's Evening News to discuss…...
School closures list for Phoenix-area districts
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (306+ words) Mar 16, 2026, 1:48 PM PHOENIX " Arizona has been seeing an increasing number school closures in recent years, largely due to low enrollment and budget issues. Declining enrollment has an impact on budgets because each student brings thousands of dollars of federal funding…...
Arizona's education to workforce pipeline could be improved
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (476+ words) Mar 16, 2026, 4:46 AM PHOENIX " Arizona's postsecondary attainment levels have been steadily rising, but is it enough to cover the state's job openings? According to the Center for the Future of Arizona's Progress Meters, 44% of Arizonans currently have an associate's degree or…...
What to know about attacks at a Virginia university and Michigan synagogue
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (766+ words) Mar 13, 2026, 9:00 PM In Virginia, a former Army National Guard member, who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State, opened fire Thursday on a classroom at Old Dominion University, killing one person and wounding two others. ROTC…...
Amazing Arizonans: Wildlife World Zoo president turns love of animals into roaring success
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (102+ words) Amazing Arizonans: Wildlife World Zoo president turns love of animals into roaring success'KTAR News 92.3 FM Amazing Arizonans: Wildlife World Zoo president turns love of animals into roaring success Arizona's Wildlife World Zoo president Kristy Hayden is the latest guest on…...