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WATCH: Lawmakers clash over religious instruction bill
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (514+ words) (The Center Square) " Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would require public schools to allow students to leave campus for religious instruction, raising questions about parental rights and constitutional limits. State Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, is sponsoring'Senate Bill…...
Idaho bill to defund teachers" unions awaiting governor"s signature
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (390+ words) HB 516 makes it illegal to "require or permit a school district, including specially" The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill prohibiting teachers" unions from receiving public funding. HB 516 makes it illegal to "require or permit a school district, including specially…...
Arizona school choice program's error rate is reportedly 1%
3+ week, 6+ day ago (477+ words) (The Center Square) " Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told The Center Square that the Empowerment Scholarship Account's error rate is lower than that of other Arizona government programs. Katie Ratlief, executive director for Common Sense Institute Arizona, said…...
Arizona high court to decide whether right to earn living is fundamental
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (448+ words) The case centers around Greg" The Arizona Supreme Court is set to hear a case on Tuesday over engineer licensing that could have ripple effects for economic freedom nationwide." The case centers around Greg Mills, an engineer who designs electronic…...
California ballot measure could create nation's largest school choice program
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (508+ words) The proposed universal ESAs would make every K-12 student eligible for roughly $17, 000 in annual funding, equivalent to what the state spends per public school student. Parents could use the money for tuition at private or religious schools, homeschooling or other education…...
Literal sex offender running for major city's council on "safety' platform
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (293+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " Rene Campos, a registered sex offender, has launched a campaign to represent Fresno, California's District 7, ABC30 reported Wednesday. Campos, who was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material in 2018, says his campaign will focus on safety....
Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Sheriff holds out hope 3 weeks in, citing no "proof of death
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (384+ words) They ask me, do I have" The search for Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie's missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, has entered day 18 as police are holding out hope that she is still alive." Guthrie, 84, was last seen by her family when they…...
Arizona ESA fight returns as opponents launch ballot petition drive
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (698+ words) A coalition led by the Arizona" School choice opponents in Arizona are trying again to slash the state's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, but school choice advocates are fighting back. A coalition led by the Arizona Education Association, the state's largest…...
Democratic sheriff reportedly not giving FBI access to key evidence in Guthrie case
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " Democratic Pima County, Ariz. Sheriff Chris Nanos is refusing to hand over important evidence related to the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie to the FBI, Reuters reported Thursday. Guthrie, 84, a Pima County resident and the mother…...
Breaking: FBI releases'new photos'in search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mother
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) The FBI Tuesday released new images and videos in the search for "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, as the investigation entered its tenth day. The new footage shows an "armed individual appearing to have tampered with the…...