The benefits of high quality and free Universal Pre-K where every child across Arizona and the country starts to attend school at age four have been evident for some time. Studies from the Brookings Institute on the effectiveness of Head Start programs since its creation in the 1960’s and the National Bureau of Economic Research … Read more
Laurie Roberts of The Republic writes, The Arizona GOP has a genius plan to sabotage the Arizona GOP: Arizona Republican Party leaders continue their quest to transform the party’s once-Big Tent into something the size of a six sleeper. No longer are party leaders content to go after Democrats, socialists and the assorted communists they … Read more
The Arizona Daily Sun reports that the evil GQP bastards in the Arizona legislature who are the lickspittle lackeys of Arizona’s wealthiest residents are planning a Special session to replace huge Arizona tax cuts to circumvent a citizens referendum that thousands of Arizonans signed petitions to put on the ballot in November: Talks among Arizona … Read more
Democratic reaction to Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah’s ruling effectively dealing a death blow to the People approved Proposition 208-Invest in Education was immediate, full of condemnation towards the court ruling, and a commitment to continue the fight to fully fund public schools. Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman posted: Parents … Read more
In a not surprising move, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah declared Proposition 208 unconstitutional because the tax revenues it collected, due to Republicans are not willing to fund what the public schools need, would have exceeded the State Expenditure Limit. In his ruling, reported by NPR, Judge Hannah wrote: “This Court understands the … Read more