The will of the people does not matter to most Republicans. Especially with regards to all things related to public education and helping the disadvantaged. Despite the voters saying no, they have continually looked for ways to resurrect the expansion of school vouchers. Despite the voters saying yes, they used their obstruction in permanently removing … Read more
In this last week of committee hearings, the AZGOP is in a scramble to keep their worst bill targeting our public educational system alive by getting them passed through their assigned committees. Save Our Schools summarizes some of the key fights of the coming week very well: As if celebrating the death of Prop 208 didn’t … Read more
UPDATE 3/15/21 (h/t to Barry K.): Here is a master messenger at work: GA’s Stacey Abrams, making the message of boosting educational spending, expanding Medicare coverage, and protecting voting rights her own. This tripod of issues should be an inspiration and foundation for our own candidates here in Arizona! I have not been impressed with … Read more
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