School Board Races will be at Center of the Culture Wars in 2022

While many voters will be paying to Gubernatorial, State, Congressional and Legislative electoral contests in 2022, there is another set of non-partisan races that could determine how children are educated and protected in schools in Arizona and across the country. These are the races for school board seats on district governing boards. Designed to be … Read more

Elementary School Districts Chosen for the Arizona Teacher Residency Program

A month after Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and others announced the creation of the first residency program for teachers, three elementary school districts have been chosen to inaugurate this great opportunity for new instructors. These districts are Osborn, Roosevelt Elementary, and Tempe Elementary. All three are in Maricopa County. The aspiring teachers chosen … Read more

Russell Pearce’s Latest Plot Against Arizona

So now Mr. Russell “SB1070” Pearce is flogging a new resolution for adoption by the AZGOP in his latest scheme to undermine and defund public education in Arizona. Seriously, how does one call oneself a ‘conservative’ with a straight face when attacking a venerable institution of American life that has served us well for over … Read more

Invest in Arizona Team Reacts to Certification of Proposition 307.

Michael Bryan has already reported that the Arizona Secretary of State’s office has certified the Invest in Arizona’s referendum calling for the voters to have a say in whether SB1828 (the Republican Rich Come First Flat Tax) should or should not go into effect. This failed zombie economic idea (which nearly destroyed Kansas several years … Read more