The Game Has Changed For The Education Debate in Arizona
The narrative around education funding in Arizona has been dominated by the K-12 establishment, teachers’ unions, and their cheerleaders in the mainstream media. For years they have told the public, despite billions in new education funding pouring in the past...
COVID-19 Provides Opportunity to Revolutionize Education
All across the country, K-12 educators and staff are holding families hostage and threatening to strike (again) if schools open up in the Fall for kids to learn in person. They are claiming that it is not safe enough to teach, despite the fact that many...
Parents Should #WalkAway From Public Schools Unwilling to Educate AZ Kids
The would-be school year is fast approaching and thousands of parents across Arizona are panicking. How will their children learn this year? When will they have a physical place to go? Will parents be able to return to work? Will they have to...
Scottsdale Community College Walks Back Actions Violating Academic Freedoms
It is no secret that most universities and colleges across the country are teeming with professors and adjuncts unafraid to insert their liberal biases into their courses and teachings. A survey of 40 leading universities in the country found that Democrat...
Arizona Covid19 Update: State Budget and Executive Orders
Amid the chaos of the Covid19 pandemic, Arizona lawmakers have proceeded with conducting the state’s business. Monday March 23rd, the legislature officially passed an $11.8 Billion budget as well as a targeted Coronavirus relief package. They then...
Senator Kyrsten Sinema Pushes for Liberal Wish List in Coronavirus Relief Package
Over the weekend Republicans and Democrats in Washington were working toward an agreement on a Coronavirus relief package to assist businesses and employees being hammered by the economic shutdown. A bipartisan deal was close until at the last second Democrats moved...
Tale of Two Districts: Parents Fleeing Phoenix Union Turns K-12 Funding Narrative on its Head
Since 1994, when Arizona passed legislation to allow students to “open enroll” in a district school outside their boundary, families have been taking advantage of the power of school choice. Open enrollment’s popularity is evident when you consider approximately half...
Education Groups Demand More K-12 Funding While School Districts go on Administration Spending Spree
Here is an under-reported education fact: K-12 schools in Arizona have received over $1 Billion in new funding from the state over the last two years. This infusion of cash is the largest education spending increase in state history, boosting per pupil funding by 20...
Donor Harassment Initiative Looking to Qualify for 2020 Ballot
After failing last year to qualify a measure forcing disclosure of contributions to non-profit organizations and eliminating donor privacy, Terry Goddard is back peddling a revised iteration of “Outlaw Dirty Money.” This time dubbed “The Voters Right to Know...
Don’t Forget to Register to Vote!
Participating in our electoral process is one of our most precious rights, which is why the Arizona Free Enterprise Club is asking Arizona residents to get involved and register to vote! Registering to vote in Arizona is easy and can be done online and in just a few...
Phoenix City Council Considers Forcing Ridesharers to Subsidize Sky Harbor Train
The City of Phoenix is addicted to wasting millions of dollars on antiquated train systems. So much so that they are constantly looking for more people to subsidize the ever-growing and inevitable rising costs. Their new target? Phoenix Sky Harbor patrons...
Pro-Light Rail Comedian Beclowns Himself in Attempt to Downplay Cost of South Phoenix Rail Project
It has been interesting to watch supporters of light rail try to explain away its exploding cost and how projects such as the South Phoenix extension have turned into reckless boondoggles for taxpayers. As has been reported by multiple news outlets, the cost for South...