Amanda Steele wants to help teachers and all current and future students in TUHSD. A community activist and parental advocate for students with disabilities and public schools, the speech therapist and President and Co-Founder of EPIC Disability Advocacy has declared her candidacy to serve on the Tempe Union High School Governing Board. Rightfully believing that … Read more
It was just a few short years ago that Arizona’s school districts won a huge lawsuit against the Arizona GQP legislature after years of neglecting funding public schools adequately as required by the Arizona Constitution. Our lawless Gov. Ducey and GQP legislature came up with a gimmick, Prop. 123, essentially stealing money from the state education … Read more
It did not take long this morning at the Arizona House Ways and Means Committee. That is the way Committee Republicans, wary of actual discussion and debate, wanted it. On a party line vote of 6 to 4, the House Republicans passed a major expansion on private school vouchers where public monies will go to … Read more
Arizona Republicans still do not get it. With days to go until the state goes into fiscal disarray because Republicans in the legislature are not mature enough to negotiate with Democrats on a 2023 budget, members of the former party of Lincoln, led by State Representative Ben Toma, are still trying to craft a financial … Read more
Abbie Hlavacek and Kathryn Mikronis have been constantly involved in their children’s education and schools in the Marana Unified School District. They are vocal supporters for school safety, including gun free zones and appropriate Coronavirus protocols, for all stakeholders. They advocate for teachers and staff to be better compensated and provided with strong benefits. They … Read more