In this last week of committee hearings, the AZGOP is in a scramble to keep their worst bill targeting our public educational system alive by getting them passed through their assigned committees. Save Our Schools summarizes some of the key fights of the coming week very well: As if celebrating the death of Prop 208 didn’t … Read more
The benefits of high quality and free Universal Pre-K where every child across Arizona and the country starts to attend school at age four have been evident for some time. Studies from the Brookings Institute on the effectiveness of Head Start programs since its creation in the 1960’s and the National Bureau of Economic Research … Read more
Democratic reaction to Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah’s ruling effectively dealing a death blow to the People approved Proposition 208-Invest in Education was immediate, full of condemnation towards the court ruling, and a commitment to continue the fight to fully fund public schools. Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman posted: Parents … Read more
In a not surprising move, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah declared Proposition 208 unconstitutional because the tax revenues it collected, due to Republicans are not willing to fund what the public schools need, would have exceeded the State Expenditure Limit. In his ruling, reported by NPR, Judge Hannah wrote: “This Court understands the … Read more
Only 17 percent of Arizona’s three and four years old’s are in any pre-school program in the Grand Canyon State. Of that 17 percent, only about 30 percent are in a high-quality program that meets State and Federal Head Start Guidelines. Arizona meets just 3 out of the 10 NIEER (National Institute for Early Education … Read more