Kathryn Joyce at Salon does a better job of covering this than local Arizona news outlets. Arizona’s Kari Lake celebrates BDE (um, “Big DeSantis Energy”) at right-wing lovefest: During a Sunday night political rally that began with a prayer, Arizona’s far-right Republican gubernatorial nominee, Kari Lake, quickly dived into insult comedy. The former Fox affiliate … Read more
Democrats will have a great story to tell voters as they go to the ballot box in 2022. Since President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office, they and the Democrats in Congress have largely been the ones, starting with the American Rescue Plan, that supported en masse: COVID vaccinations. Sending checks to … Read more
Diane Ravitch published a great update on her blog yesterday, about Save Our School Arizona’s latest fight against universal vouchers and their urgent need for additional resources. Please read the post and then help support the effort by donating at, http://sosarizona.org/donate. If you live in Arizona and haven’t yet signed a petition, please go here … Read more
Former Tempe Union High School teacher Stephan Kingsley would like to serve the district in a new capacity after the 2022 elections. As a member of the district’s governing board. Wanting to offer his perspective as a former instructor in the district, Mr. Kingsley would like to be a board member that: Works to help … Read more
Some school districts have already begun the school year and others will be starting this week. I know several teachers who will not be returning this year, choosing to retire after the last two “Covid Years” of education. They gave their all, and now they are burned out and deserve a rest. Who can blame … Read more