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The Oro Valley Republican introduced House Bill 2002 in the Legislature last week. If it passes, teachers could face consequences as severe as losing their jobs for engaging in any “political, ideological or religious” advocacy or discussion with their students. Finchem said in the bill that spending time on political and ideological topics in school can lead to student “indoctrination” and that teachers should focus more on teaching students how to think, not what to think. Local educators interviewed by the Arizona Daily Star said they already teach students how to think, not what to think. Finchem declined an interview request from the Star, but told The Arizona Republic the bill was a direct response to his constituents’ concerns about politics in school — not the #RedForEd movement. Johnson, who has taught for 10 years, added that the majority of teachers she knows and works with don’t “indoctrinate” their students with their personal political and ideological views. State law already bars public and charter school employees from using school resources, including personnel, to influence the outcome of an election. Freed taught middle school for 15 years in the Tucson Unified School District before assuming his role at TEA. He thinks refusing to discuss controversial issues with students would reflect poorly on teachers. Many states, including New York, Idaho and New Hampshire have state-mandated codes of ethics for educators.

The Oro Valley Republican introduced House Bill 2002 in the Legislature last week. Finchem said in the bill that spending time on political and ideological topics in school can lead to student “indoctrination” and that teachers should focus more on teaching students how to think, not what to think. Local educators interviewed by the Arizona Daily Star said they already teach students how to think, not what to think. Doug Ducey and the Legislature to increase teacher salaries by 20 percent over three years, and to restore $100 million of the $386 million in capital funding for education that Ducey had cut. Finchem declined an interview request from the Star, but told The Arizona Republic the bill was a direct response to his constituents’ concerns about politics in school — not the #RedForEd movement. “Any response to what teachers may say or may not say — I think they’re very threatened by us at this point,” she said of lawmakers. Johnson, who has taught for 10 years, added that the majority of teachers she knows and works with don’t “indoctrinate” their students with their personal political and ideological views. State law already bars public and charter school employees from using school resources, including personnel, to influence the outcome of an election. He thinks refusing to discuss controversial issues with students would reflect poorly on teachers. Many states, including New York, Idaho and New Hampshire have state-mandated codes of ethics for educators.

House Bill 2002 would direct the State Board of Education to devise a code of ethics for educators that would include provisions forbidding the spread of political and religious messages in public district and charter schools. The ethics code would explicitly ban teachers from endorsing political candidates, legislation or judicial action in the classroom. It could also increase law enforcement and military recruiter access to students, and it would restrict teachers from teaching "controversial issues" or blaming one racial group of students for the "suffering or inequities" of another racial group. Introducing "controversial issues" in class not related to the course being taught. Advocating for one side of a controversial issue. The bill states that the ethics code would apply to all "certificated" teachers in the state. Not all public school teachers in Arizona are certified: State law doesn't require charter school teachers to be certified. A ban on politics in the classroom is hardly unprecedented. Earlier this year, some Arizona districts, with that law in mind, warned teachers about wearing #RedForEd shirts in the classroom. This part of the bill seems to be a callback to the state's so-called ethnic studies ban, a controversial law banning classes that "promote the overthrow of the United States government; promote resentment toward a race or class of people; are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group; advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals."

Doug Ducey on Tuesday to fill the state’s other U.S. Senate seat. McSally will serve for at least the next two years in the seat that was held by longtime Arizona Sen. John McCain until his death in August. “With her experience and long record of service, Martha is uniquely qualified to step up and fight for Arizona’s interests in the U.S. Senate,” Ducey said in a statement. Ducey had appointed former Sen. Jon Kyl to the seat in September, but Kyl, after serving for several months, announced plans to resign at the end of the year. “I thank her for taking on this significant responsibility and look forward to working with her and Senator-Elect Sinema to get positive things done,” Ducey said. McSally will serve until the 2020 election, when voters will elect someone to serve the final two years of McCain's term. The intense interest in the seat was a factor in Ducey's convoluted decisions. McSally is a two-term congresswoman who was long considered for the Senate by the state's GOP establishment. The first female combat pilot, McSally rose to the rank of colonel in the Air Force before entering politics. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Expected live at 12:30 pm ET. Governor Ducey appointed Republican Rep. Martha McSally to replace outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl, who was filling the seat of Sen. John McCain. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to…

Unwilling to leave political arguments for after Thanksgiving, Donald Trump returned to the offensive against judges and judgements he does not like, blaming both for “bedlam, chaos, injury and death”. “Whatever the scope of the president’s authority,” Jon Tigar wrote, “he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden.” Tigar, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2012, is in fact a district judge based in San Francisco, under the jurisdiction of the ninth circuit but not a member of its appeals court. On Wednesday, in response to the president’s invective on the matter, Roberts issued a statement denying that judges’ opinions were shaped by the president who appointed them. “What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them. That independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.” Trump tweeted then: “Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have ‘Obama judges’, and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country. It would be great if the ninth circuit was indeed an ‘independent judiciary’, but if it is why are so many opposing view (on border and safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned. We need protection and security – these rulings are making our country unsafe! The Washington Post reported that though ninth circuit rulings are often overturned by the supreme court, “studies show that over the past five years, three other [circuit courts] have a higher percentage of decisions overturned”. After vaunting his record on border security, the president called the ninth circuit “a big thorn in our side” and “a disgrace”. In 2017, he attacked the legitimacy of a Washington-state judge who ruled against his first travel ban against people from certain Muslim-majority countries.

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is the apparent winner in the Arizona Senate race, narrowly defeating Republican Rep. Martha McSally, according to NBC News. McSally conceded the race in a video statement on her Twitter account Monday evening. » Subscribe to…

Republican Rep. Martha McSally concedes to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in race to replace Sen. Jeff Flake. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number…

State election officials may not have a winner for several more days in the close race between Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema; Dan Springer reports on the tally efforts. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated…

Watch LIVE at 9:30pm EST: GOP candidate and veteran Martha McSally's tight Arizona Senate race against Democratic hopeful Kyrsten Sinema brings President Trump to the state tonight. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering…