There was always going to be a science-denying fringe exception to the rule. On a day when AZ Central reported that the Grand Canyon State has the highest rate of pediatric COVID 19 cases in the country, several (mostly rural and in southeastern Maricopa County) Arizona school districts have apparently decided to ignore the state … Read more
The Arizona Department of Health Services has released the public health benchmarks that schools should follow as they transition from virtual to hybrid to mostly in-person instruction. Please click here to access those benchmarks. Posting on social media, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman stated: “The public health benchmarks released today by the Arizona … Read more
Ever since Donald Trump glided down the escalator to announce that he is running for president, I have been haunted by the words of former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who warned his fellow Republicans that they “must stop being the stupid party” in January 2013. Republicans not only failed to heed his warning but proudly … Read more
Karem Neal decided Teaching and helping children was a better life choice than becoming a Chemical Engineer. A Phoenix special education instructor, Mr. Neal is the star of the latest Biden Building Community ad. Saying he “loves to have the ability to build this community in my classroom. When someone’s having a hard day, we … Read more
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman wrote a letter on August 3, 2020, to Grand Canyon State Residents expressing her view that, due to the still high numbers of COVID 19 cases across the state, in-person instruction should not commence on August 17, 2020. In the letter, Superintendent Hoffman relayed: “I want to make … Read more