According to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, Colorado ranks first overall, third in higher education, and ninth in Pre-K–12 education. Arizona ranks 43rd overall, 22nd in higher education, and 45th in Pre-K–12. Eight years ago, before Jared Polis became governor, Colorado ranked 18th nationally. Today, it sits at the top. In a … Read more
When the Blog for Arizona first asked 35-year career educator Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz why she wanted to be the next Superintendent of Public Instruction, she replied: “I actually have about a million reasons because that’s about how many children we have in the state of Arizona in public education, and every single one of … Read more
By Linda Lyon Yesterday, Judge Joseph Kreamer of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ruled (ruling, PDF Link) that HCR 2048 is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest on behalf of plaintiffs AEA, SOSAZN, and Linda May Lyon, sought both declaratory and injunctive relief. The … Read more
What is the name of that song? Seems like Yesterday. That is probably the mood of jubilant Arizona Democrats, Public School Advocates, and proponents of sane and legal fiscal policy as another Arizona judge, for the second time in two days, found a Legislative Republican led ballot initiative constitutionally lacking, striking down HCR2048, a measure … Read more
From the moment Legislative Republicans, in their positions as the majority party in the State Legislature, inserted biased and vague wording in explanatory language on several initiatives scheduled to appear on the November ballot, Democrats cried foul and sought redress. These initiatives are: Commenting on Legislative Republicans muscling their partisan perspectives into these referrals, State … Read more