The AZ Senate Must Waive the AEL Cap THIS Week!

As you can see from the countdown clock on our homepage, the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) has to be waived this week or our public school children will be punished with a senseless and draconian cut of over a billion dollars. Civic Engagement Beyond Voting is on the case in this week’s legislative update: The … Read more

“The Clock is (Still) Ticking” on Arizona Public School Funding After Another Week of Inaction at the State Senate

While the Arizona State House has passed a measure lifting the State Expenditure Cap on Education spending, the Senate has failed to follow them and everyone has departed for the President’s Day Holiday Weekend. When they return to the state capitol on Tuesday, there will only be seven calendar days for the Senate Republicans to … Read more

AZ Senate Can’t Find GQP Votes To Override Education Funding Cap, But Expands School Vouchers On A Party-Line Vote

Above: Classic David Fitzsimmons cartoon, still true after all these years. Michael Bryan posted on Tuesday, Arizona House Passes Resolution to Waive the AEL and Prevent the #AZFiscalCliff for AZ’s Schools: Today, 17 Republicans joined all 28 present Democrats to pass HCR 2039. Now the spotlight turns to the AZ Senate to pass the matching … Read more

Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Aaron Lieberman Unveils his Let’s Grow Arizona Plan for Increasing Teacher Compensation

Arizona Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Aaron Lieberman has a plan for moving Arizona forward and improving people’s lives. Called Let’s Grow Arizona, the plan will focus on improving public schools, sustainability and clean energy, and growing the jobs of the future. On February 14, 2022, Mr. Lieberman, an educator, entrepreneur, and former State Representative from LD … Read more