Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman celebrated the start of Teacher Appreciation Week by issuing two posts on social media: The first is a universal thank you to everyone in the educator profession in the Grand Canyon State. It’s #TeacherAppreciationWeek! I am so thankful for our Arizona educators and their dedication to serving our … Read more
Above: h/t Arizona Mirror (Getty photo). But of course he did. Arizona governor signs so-called ‘parental rights’ bill: Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed legislation that greatly expands the rights of parents to know anything their children tell a teacher or school counselor, the latest Republican [culture war] to promote “parental rights” ahead of the … Read more
The Republican candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction (Shiry Sapir, Michelle Udall, and Tom Horne) held a “debate” last week moderated by PBS’s Ted Simons. During the course of the event, all three attempted to be the educational equivalent of Palpatine from the Star Wars movies: candidates that offered a reassuring audience that their intentions … Read more
It has been a busy week for the Aaron Lieberman Gubernatorial Campaign. First, at an April 26 event at Pima Community College, the former Legislative District 28 State Representative unveiled the latest educational component of his Let’s Grow Arizona agenda, a college scholarship program for high school graduates called Arizona’s Future Promise Scholarship Program. The … Read more
Above: h/t Daniel Boone Regional Library. The Miami New Times reports, Florida Atheist Petitions to Ban the Bible in Miami-Dade and Broward Schools: Since July of 2021, more than 200 books have been banned in various school districts across Florida, the state with the third-highest number of school book banning incidents in the U.S. This comes … Read more