Most in Arizona know the public schools have tanked exponentially since Red for Ed and its product, Kathy Hoffman, took the reins after the 2018 election. For years we have watched as the Arizona Department of Education website has been loaded with controversial and divisive topics, like gender grooming, Critical Race Theory, and Social Emotional […]
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Arizona: Merrick Garland’s Panorama is Here and it’s Top Down
Every since Attorney General Merrick Garland accused parents, and by the way the group of people who pay his salary, of being “domestic terrorists”, much has surfaced about his connections. Quickly we learned his son-in-law has a financial interest in a questionable curriculum which surveys students and school staff known as Panorama Curriculum. It turns […]
Arizona Department of Education Turns Pride Month in to an Entire Year
Because just about every corporation, television show, and sporting event hasn’t shoved enough rainbow Pride symbols in our faces for the entire month of June, the Arizona Department of Education has developed a plan to make Pride month last not just for 1/12 of the year, but all 12 months. After all, learning about the […]
More of Arizona Education Chief Kathy Hoffman’s Obsessions
Material just presents itself. It really isn’t hard to understand why Arizonans and many around the country are questioning what makes Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman tick. Remember when we posted about Superintendent Hoffman being upset at some negative attention on Twitter? Next Spring, GLSEN will be hosting a fundraising and awards event. […]
Arizona Public Schools Chief Receives National Attention (Finally)
From her first day in office, Arizonans had a pretty good idea what kind of education Superintendent Kathy Hoffman would endorse. We have written about her interests several times. Within Arizona, Superintendent Hoffman drew lots of attention to herself when her office breached the identity of over 700 Empowerment Scholarship Account families in January. Last […]
Planned Parenthood and Anti-School Choice People are the Same Team
Now that parents are finally attending school board meetings and speaking during public comment, many times against Planned Parenthood and other divisive curriculum, the rants on social media soon folllow. How dare those parents ask to see sex ed materials. How dare the parents question the purchase of expensive curriculum which confuses most students. It […]
Arizona State School Board Tosses LGBTQ Sex Ed Back to Legislature
In the first high-profile defeat of her short tenure as Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman declined to move forward her own amendment to open rule changes for sex ed in Arizona. Since assuming office in January, Ms. Hoffman has spent much time in the media pushing social justice programs in her department […]
Parents Rights Will Be On Display in Arizona on June 24th, Join Us!
By now many parents across the state of Arizona are well aware the Arizona Board of Education will be addressing some rule changes for sex ed. This meeting will take place on Monday, June 24th. We have heard it starts at 9AM, and we’ve heard it starts at 10AM. (Why are meeting times regarding sex […]
Arizona Department of Education Silent on EBSCO Obscenities in Schools
Recently it was brought to the attention of the Arizona Department of Education that school districts in the state have partnered with EBSCO, an on-line data base students use for research. Unfortunately, kids can easily access pornographic or obscene material with just a password and a few clicks. Each district makes its own decisions, but […]
Arizona State Schools Website to be Cleaned Up While Schapira and Planned Parenthood Run For SPI
Recently we discovered the Arizona Department of Education website was full of pro-sex ed links, some of which lead readers directly to Planned Parenthood. On April 14, 2017 we received a letter from Diane Douglas, Superintendent of Public Instruction, confirming the agency would be addressing these concerns. We realize these links have probably been on […]