It is official. Children and educators will not be attending school in person for the rest of the school year. In a joint statement released by Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Instruction Kathy Hoffman, they wrote: “In alignment with yesterday’s updated federal guidance, today we are announcing the extension of school closures through the … Read more
I’m putting on my Masters in Public Health hat today to talk with you about being safe during the novel Coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus testing is still low in the state of Arizona and across the country. Although the deaths and the numbers of confirmed cases keep rising, the slow roll-out of diagnostic testing masks the … Read more
With the novel Coronavirus pandemic swirling around the Arizona capital and, most likely, through the halls of the legislature, the Arizona House passed the skinny budget with the Senate-negotiated bipartisan package to address the pandemic in Arizona. The budget includes $50 million to address the Coronavirus. Along with the emergency response funding of $55 million … Read more
Yassamin Ansari epitomizes the American Dream. A first-generation American and Arizonan who is the child of Iranian Immigrants, Ms. Ansari has been devoted to serving others since she tutored Somali refugee children as an elementary and middle school student. A graduate of Stanford and the University of Cambridge with degrees in International Relations, … Read more
In their second joint communication to Arizona Families, Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced that Arizona’s public (traditional and charter) and private schools, because of the public health risk associated with the Coronavirus, will remain closed until April 10, 2020. Mr. Ducey and Ms. Hoffman both thanked the Education Community … Read more