It is dangerous enough that convicted felons can buy weapons at the Pima County Fairgrounds without an ID or a background check. But it’s inexcusable that the County has a contract with convicted gun felons who run the Crossroads of the West gun show. It’s shocking but true. Robert and Jeff Templeton, the operators of … Read more
On December 13, the State Board of Education will consider the Department of Education recommendations for close to 400 school safety grant applications for either new counselors, school resource officers, or social workers. According to reporting from AZ Central, the schools that received grant funding recommendations will be able to provide for “148 counselors, 118 … Read more
Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans has devoted her professional life to serving the public. Prior to becoming Mayor in 2016, Ms. Evans, who still lives in the Flagstaff house her grandfather built in 1942, has served as: Member of the Flagstaff City Council. The Executive Director of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association The Vice President of Mission … Read more
Will the political stars finally align to repeal the law (Proposition 203) mandating English Only Instruction for students with limited English Proficiency in 2020? Proposition 203, passed in 2000, has not yielded the hoped-for outcomes as English learners have fallen behind in both English acquisition and mastery of other core and elective subjects children cannot … Read more
There is no question that Legislative 16 House Representative John Filmore has ideas on advancing state education policy. What is the question is how good they are. The Arizona Mirror and Eastern Arizona Courier, in a series of articles, has reported that the Apache Junction legislator and House Education Committee Vice-Chair has offered a series … Read more