Mayor Kate Gallego presented an optimistic vision for Phoenix’s future in her annual State of the City Address at a Great Chamber of Commerce Luncheon today (April 23, 2024.) Maintaining the theme from previous addresses that “the future is Phoenix,” the Mayor, after thanking her father and many individuals on her team at the City … Read more
Following the call from First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at a Minnesota Teachers-Education event, (please click here to watch; the First Lady starts to speak at about 32:20,) Arizona instructors and pro-public school activists gathered at the Arizona Education Association (AEA) offices in Phoenix to help launch Educators for Biden/Harris. Speaking at the event, Legislative … Read more
Arizona’s Legislative District (LD) 16, an area that includes all or part of Maricopa, Casa Grande, Florence, Eloy, Marana, and the outer edge of Tucson is substantially more purple demographically than in recent years. It is one of the reasons, coupled with the recent State Supreme Court decision restoring a Civil War era abortion ban, … Read more
Educator Donna Lewis has had a storied career in Arizona. An Assistant Superintendent at the Arizona Department of Education. Director of Middle School Leadership at Tucson Unified. An Assistant Superintendent at Glendale Elementary. Superintendent of both Cave Creek and Creighton Elementary Districts. At Creighton, she was chosen the 2021 School Superintendent of the Year by … Read more
These are among the themes of Paradise Valley Board Member Kerry Baker’s students’ first policy agenda. A member of the board since 2023, Ms. Baker, an educator, and Paradise School District parent is running for reelection to ensure that all learners are supported and educational progress continues to move into the Twenty-First Century. Ms. Baker … Read more