Article 11 of the State Constitution of Arizona deals with public education. Section six concerns higher education at the state’s public universities. It states “instruction” at state universities “shall (not should) be as free as possible.” Well, according to a new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona “Public Servants” (Republicans) in … Read more
The 2018/19 AZ Merit scores in Language Arts and Mathematics were recently released. Arizona Students improved their performance in 13 of the 22 test areas. That is good news. Students and their instructors are to be commended. The bad news is about half of the Arizona students (and others in states that have an end … Read more
Dr. Mark Stegeman (3 term TUSD Governing board member) resigned on October 3, creating a vacancy on the TUSD Governing Board. He would have been up for re-election in Nov. 2020. 15 individuals have applied to the Pima County School Superintendent by the Oct. 24 deadline. I’ve added notes in parentheses of some of the … Read more
Now that I have your attention… Who can resist babies doing yoga coupled with multiple exclamation points? As many of you know, maternal and child health has been my focus for nearly a year now, ever since my strong, adorable, and intelligent granddaughter Selah was born with gastroschisis. Her three months in the Nursery Intensive … Read more
As an independent candidate for the State Senate Seat in Legislative District 21, Kathy Knecht came historically close to winning the 2018 race against Republican incumbent Rick Gray. Finding a home in the Democratic Party, Ms. Knecht, a recognized local community and educator advocate, has launched a bid to become one of the two State … Read more