Candidate Interviews

Claudia Mendoza Wants to Ensure Student and Teacher Success as a Member of the Chandler School Governing Board

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As a new Governing Board member on the Chandler School Board, Claudia Mendoza would like to forge a collaborative relationship with community members to ensure that teachers are respected, that they have the resources and training they need, and that the district’s students receive the same world-class education her children received.  An educator with close … Read more

“Come on Down” and Help Make Arizona LD Two All Blue in November

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Arizona Legislative District (LD) Two could be potentially ground zero to determine which political party controls both houses of the Arizona State Legislature.  A battleground LD, the Democrats have recruited dynamic educators and experienced public servants in State Representative Judy Schwiebert and School Board Member Stephanie Simacek to take the local senate and one of … Read more

Local Educators and Activists Gather at an AEA-ADLCC Sponsored Roundtable and Offer Solutions to the Plight of Arizona’s Teachers and Public Schools

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Before the recent revelations that Arizona, according to Consumer Affairs, is fifty first in public education spending  and that unlike public schools, holders of Empowerment Scholarship Account holders were permitted to hog in $360 million from last year’s allotments without spending one penny on 2023/24 educational expenses, local Legislators and Activists gathered to discuss advancing Public … Read more