Today, the Biden/Harris Administration announced that it was instituting a loan forgiveness program for college students that have up to $10,000 in student loan debt with no Pell Grants and $20,000 with them. Citing the tripling of college costs over the last 30 years has tripled (in Arizona, it has risen more drastically)and the fact … Read more
Update to U.S. Education Dept. ‘Fresh Start’ Initiative To Lift 7.5 Million Student Loan Borrowers Out Of Default. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Biden is erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He’s going further, canceling an additional $10,000 for those … Read more
After she lost her primary election in 2018 to Frank Riggs (who would fall to defeat to Kathy Hoffman that November,) then Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas called on the State Board of Education to replace the State Education Standards with the Hillsdale Curriculum, a private school program that originated in Michigan. At … Read more
For the second time this year, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE,) led by Kathy Hoffman, and the teacher supply assistance organization, Donors Choose, have partnered to help instructors apply for needed funds to assist their supply needs in order to lift up child learning. In March, 2022, the ADE and Donors Choose joined forces … Read more
Arizona Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Nominee and ethically/legally challenged Tom Horne has chosen some dubious friends to associate himself with in his campaign to reenter public office. In an August 3, 2022 social media post (that has since been taken down,) the former Superintendent and State Attorney General gives thanks to former State Legislator … Read more