By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Teachers could face lawsuits from parents and potential criminal charges under proposed legislation that adds penalties to violations of Arizona’s parents’ bill of rights. State law already protects the rights of parents to raise their children, but it doesn’t include recourse for parents who feel their rights…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENX — To allow parents to scour lessons for elements of “critical race theory,” Arizona teachers would be required to upload a list of every book and worksheet they use in their classrooms online for parental review if a Republican-backed bill becomes law. The goal, says state Sen….
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — The Republican-controlled House passed a measure that would ban sexually explicit materials in K-12 classrooms across the state. Rep. Jake Hoffman, a Queen Creek Republican, said the bill would shield children from inappropriate content. “This (bill) is about nothing more than protecting the innocence of Arizona…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow, AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Democrats and public school advocates said Gov. Doug Ducey had two glaring holes in his final State of the State speech on Monday: funding for public schools and COVID-19. “If we truly want Arizona to be unstoppable, our priority should be increasing education attainment,” said…
Por Marery Ruiz Barraza / El Inde The 2020 Summer Olympics debuted its first skateboarding competition. Although prominent figures competed during the Olympics, the Mexican border town of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora homes a group of skaters who recall their journey to get a skatepark, be accepted by the community, and obtain sponsors, like…
