Arizona Schools

Arizona Proposal To Teach 'Bible' In Public Schools Becomes Law

Posted 04.19.2012

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An Arizona bill that creates a high school course for public and charter school students that teaches the Bible and its role in Western culture is now...

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Arizona Proposal To Teach Bible In Public Schools Charges Ahead

Posted 04.13.2012

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An Arizona bill that creates a high school course for public and charter school students that teaches the Bible and its role in Western culture is hea...

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Anger Reignited Over Arizona's Ethnic Studies Ban

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 04.11.2012

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PHOENIX -- An Arizona school district's decision to oust the director of a dismantled Mexican-American studies program and a recent segment on a TV co...

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John Celock

Arizona House Approves Loaded Guns In School Zones

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.07.2012

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The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal the state's gun-free school zone laws, setting up a potential battle th...

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Arizona and the Tyrannical Melting Pot

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Arizona Education, Arizona Schools, Arizona Bill 2281, Arizona Brewer 2281, Arizona Ethnic Studies, Brewer Ethnic Studies, Mexican American History, Tom Horne Arizona, Ethnic Studies Law, Jan Brewer Arizona, Education News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

House Bill 2281, signed into law by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, targets public school districts' ethnic studies programs. We need to look at the Arizona law in historical perspective.

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Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Teach Bible In Public Schools

Posted 03.25.2012

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An Arizona lawmaker wants to create a high school course for public and charter school students that would teach the Bible and its role in Western cul...

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School District Axes Ethnic Studies Program

AP | Posted 01.11.2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- A school district in Tucson voted to dismantle its ethnic studies program after more than $1 million of monthly state funding was to ...

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7-Year-Old Accidentally Fires Gun On Loaded Bus

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.09.2012

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An unidentified 7-year-old from Mesa, Ariz., has been detained after a handgun he brought discharged on a loaded school bus, authorities say, accordin...

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School Bans Cheerleaders' Breast Cancer Shirts For 'Questionable' Slogan

Posted 12.14.2011

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An Arizona high school cheerleading squad's efforts to raise money for breast cancer research has been a bumpy ride. When Gilbert High School cheer...

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Teen Arrested For Posting Online Threats For School Shooting

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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PHOENIX -- Arizona police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly posting online comments about his plans to shoot up his school and then commit...

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Dump Truck Hits School Bus, 2 Girls Injured

AP | Posted 11.26.2011

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Two girls getting on a bus for school Monday were injured when a dump truck rear-ended the vehicle in the Phoenix suburb of Glendal...

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Piloting A Peep: Student To Fly Marshmallow At 90,000 Feet For Charity

Posted 06.13.2011

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We've made such strides as sending robots to space and even Tweeting from the International Space Station. Now, an Arizona student will send a Peep --...

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Arizona's Witch Hunt of Mexican/Ethnic Studies Begins This Week?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ethnic Studies, Mexico, Tucson, Tom Horne, Gov. Brewer, Arizona, Mexican American, Tea Party, Russell Pearce, Arizona Schools, Richard Martinez, Arizona Ethnic Studies, Arizona Mexican American Studies, John Pedicone, Politics News
Jeff Biggers

Only days after the Arizona state legislature voted for punishing budget cuts in education, the now infamous audit of Tucson Unified School District's Mexican American/Ethnic Studies program is readying to commence.

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High Court To Decide If Students Can Get Govt. Scholarships To Religious Schools

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared closely divided Wednesday about an Arizona tax-break program that provides millions of dollars in schola...

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Feds Find Arizona Violates Civil Rights Of English Learners

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX -- Federal officials have concluded that Arizona is violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act by shortchanging thousands of students whose first lan...

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Arizona Schools To Remove Teachers With Heavy Accents

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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School districts in Arizona are under orders from the state's Department of Education to remove from classrooms teachers who speak English with a very...

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Arizona Ethnic Studies Classes Banned, Teachers With Accents Can No Longer Teach English

Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ethnic Studies, Arizona Education, Education, Arizona Immigration, English, Immigration, Arizona, Teachers, Arizona Schools, Politics News

Arizona's new immigration law is just about crime, its supporters say, but given that the state's new education policy equates ethnic studies programs...

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