Postcards, Statements, and Calls to Action

This week, we explore how policy decisions impact whether students feel truly acknowledged, supported, and protected — from Prop. 142 and Gilbert Unified’s...

This week, we focus on the choices that influence students' daily school experiences, such as the support available to them, school accountability, and ensuring LGBTQ+...

From statewide rules affecting student athletics and school spaces, to changes in federal civil-rights enforcement, to a local school board debate over DEI, this week’s...

This week highlights how policy decisions, ranging from English learner changes and federal educator funding to local school closures, reach classrooms and communities....

From Arizona’s November ballot to national fights over inclusive curriculum, this week’s updates show how votes, court decisions, and school board actions shape...

As the school year gets underway, decisions about what gets funded, what gets measured, and who feels represented at school continue to shape students' experiences....

This week shows why school policy requires attention at every level. New federal guidance is raising questions about student privacy, while an Arizona school board is...

The school year may have just begun, but decisions affecting LGBTQ+ young people are already moving quickly across Arizona and the country. This week, we're looking at...

The school year may have just begun, but decisions affecting LGBTQ+ young people are already moving quickly across Arizona and the country. This week, we're looking at...

As students across Arizona return to school, policies influencing LGBTQ+ students’ experiences are evolving at both state and federal levels. This week, we examine an...

As we begin August, the work of building strong public schools continues in classrooms, courtrooms, school board meetings, and communities across Arizona. This week,...

This week, we're tracking how accountability continues to shape the future of public education. From ongoing debates over Arizona's ESA voucher program to a Colorado...

This week, we’re tracking how national political rhetoric continues shaping conversations around schools, student safety, and LGBTQ+ rights. From federal investigations...

This week, we’re tracking how national political rhetoric continues shaping conversations around schools, student safety, and LGBTQ+ rights. From federal investigations...

This week, we’re tracking how leadership decisions at every level are shaping school environments for LGBTQ+ students. From leadership changes in Peoria Unified to...

This week, we’re tracking how decisions at every level are shaping school environments for LGBTQ+ students. From a federal lawsuit challenging anti-trans bathroom...

From Tennessee to Arizona, we’re seeing a growing pattern around who gets to speak, who gets protected, and who gets pushed out of public education. A newly passed law...

This week in Arizona, a high school moved an event after backlash over a guest speaker, highlighting how quickly outside pressure can shape decisions in school...

As the legislative session enters a critical phase, education policy and immigration enforcement are becoming increasingly intertwined across Arizona. At the state...

As the legislative session moves into a critical phase, momentum at the state and local level continues to build. Across Arizona, legislation impacting LGBTQIA+...

Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, often referred to as the school voucher program, has significantly reduced funding for public schools across...

Over the past several weeks, we’ve been tracking ballot referral measures in the Arizona Legislature that could bypass the Governor and go directly to voters this...

As temperatures outside prepare to reach seasonal record-breaking levels, debates within the Arizona Legislature may soon do the same. We are entering the final two...

Schools across the country marked Read Across America Week, celebrating the role that books and storytelling play in student learning. Many schools invited guest...

Education policy continues to shift at the federal, state, and local levels. Floor votes this week advanced several bills affecting LGBTQIA+ students and public...

Across federal agencies, the Arizona Legislature, and local school boards, education policy continues to evolve. This week brought a federal reversal on DEI guidance,...

  Across Arizona this week, public education is under pressure. Students are walking out over immigration enforcement. DEI standards are being reconsidered at the...

February is Black History Month. In public education, that matters because Black communities have long understood how power operates in schools. Black history in...

This week’s update focuses on where decisions affecting LGBTQ students are actually being made right now. We’re breaking down what moved at the Arizona Legislature,...

This week brings major developments that directly shape the environment queer and trans students learn in. The shutdown of the US Department of Education slows the...

This week reminds us why our work matters. Thursday was Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honor the lives stolen by anti-trans violence and to reaffirm our...

This Trans Awareness Week arrives at a moment when decisions in Arizona’s school boardrooms are shaping daily life for queer and trans students. From Peoria’s vote to...