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Maria Polletta

Maria Polletta

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Education Investigative Reporter, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Phoenix

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  • The Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    By Maria Polletta Verified, Daarel Burnette|Education Writers AssociationAfter taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump swiftly unleashed a string of executive orders seeking to broadly dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Arguing that DEI efforts, which generally aim to level the playing field for historically marginalized groups, instead “undermine our national unity,” the Republican president took aim at public and private institutions alike.

    By Maria Polletta Verified, Daarel Burnette · 0

    Mar. 26, 2025

  • Thousands of Arizona children now waitlisted for state child care assistance

    By Maria Polletta Verified|The Arizona MirrorMore than 2,000 Arizona children have been waitlisted for state child care assistance, according to the Department of Economic Security, and that number is likely to climb as the agency reviews pending applications. The waitlist counts, quietly added to the DES website after weeks of inquiries from AZCIR, publicly quantify for the first time the impact of state lawmakers’ failure to fill a gaping budget hole left by expiring federal pandemic funds last year.

    By Maria Polletta Verified · 0

    Feb. 19, 2025

  • The Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    By Maria Polletta Verified, Daarel Burnette|Education Writers AssociationAfter taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump swiftly unleashed a string of executive orders seeking to broadly dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Arguing that DEI efforts, which generally aim to level the playing field for historically marginalized groups, instead “undermine our national unity,” the Republican president took aim at public and private institutions alike.

    By Maria Polletta Verified, Daarel Burnette · 0

    Mar. 26, 2025

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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

+1 480-442-3207