On September 6, 2022, close to 200 Arizona Public School Superintendents sent a letter to Governor Doug Ducey, asking him to call a special session of the State Legislature to waive or repeal the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) so schools will not have to fear, like last year, the prospects of losing the funds allocated … Read more
Last night, voters had a chance to see which of the two candidates for Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction (current Superintendent Kathy Hoffman or former one Tom Horne) would best serve children in the next four years. Please click below to watch the debate. After the close to half-hour exchange, it was very apparent that … Read more
Trine Nelson has the right idea of what a school board member should do. A mother of children that have attended schools in the Kyrene Elementary School District, Ms. Nelson knows that a successful school board member serves to help provide the means where all students receive a quality education followed by priorities such as … Read more
A $14,000 average pay raise for Arizona teachers to catch up to the national average for instructors. Opportunities for families to enroll their children in free full-day Pre School and Kindergarten, and affordable Child Care. Strengthening special education. Reducing the in-state costs for students attending local community colleges and state universities. Building on efforts (such … Read more
Earlier this year our anti-public education GQP-controlled Arizona legislature averted a fiscal cliff in public education funding with an eleventh-hour short-term fix that solved the problem only for the last fiscal year, but did not address the current fiscal year school budget. Financial Doomsday for Arizona Schools Averted: Arizona State Senate Joins the House and … Read more