Here we go again. Despite the close to a billion dollars in new monies approved for K-12 education, uncertainty reigns for school districts and their leaders. Why? Because when the legislature passed the 2022/23 budget, they did not suspend or repeal the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) which nearly caused a financial doomsday for districts in … Read more
Believing “now more than ever we need to prepare our children for the future they face,” educator Stephanie Simacek is running for a seat on the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board to promote the advancement of children and improvement of work and living conditions for educators and staff. Holding that “every child deserves … Read more
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman issued a series of posts last week that highlight how the recently passed bipartisan state budget will help children, educators, and schools. These include provisions that: Funding, for the first time, the Office of Indian Education. Provide $50 million to the School Safety Grant Program that can help … Read more
Veteran Chandler educator Marilou Estes wants to continue helping the children and teachers in the school district… As a member of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board. Frustrated by a vocal minority of fringe ignorant partisan conservative zealots, that are attempting to steer public school policy backwards with calls for book banning, teaching a … Read more
Update to: GQP Legislators Ignore The Will Of The Voters. Buy A Comfortable Pair Of Shoes And Dust Off the Clip Boards For Yet Another Voucher Referendum Campaign. Our “Wimpy Kid” governor, Doug Ducey, the ice cream man hired by Koch Industries to run their Southwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Arizona, aka … Read more