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No Surprise: The Rich People that Never Sent Their Children to Public School are the Ones Mostly Applying for Voucher Scholarships

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Well, the official word is out on the first infusion of applications for the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (Private School Vouchers) thanks to the universal expansion passed by plutocrat Doug Ducey and his anti-public school supporters in the Arizona State Legislature. It is not a surprise for anyone who predicted what would happen. @azedschools estimates that … Read more

Cut Kavanagh Loose

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Jeff Fortney is a special education teacher and member of the Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board. He is a candidate for State Senate in Legislative District 3. Why would anybody take on the daunting task of trying to unseat the Republican Senate Majority Leader, a 20-year career politician, in a district that is … Read more

Gov. Hobbs and Senate and House Democratic Leaders Will Deliver an “Arizona We Can Afford”

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In what was perhaps, substantively, Governor Katie Hobbs’s best State of the State Address in her first term as Arizona’s Chief Executive, the driving issues of her and Democrats’ 2026 campaigns became crystal clear. At a morning presser and an address that reaffirmed their commitment to smart government and Arizona’s Promise, Governor Hobbs and Legislative … Read more

Tucson Schools Bleeding $20 Million as Voucher Program Fuels Budget School Closures

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The Tucson Unified School District is hemorrhaging $20 million annually as Arizona’s controversial voucher program diverts crucial funding away from public classrooms, according to Shelly Hartman from Save Our Schools. Speaking at a meeting of the LD18 Democrats on August 26, 2025, Hartman painted a dire picture, revealing that nearly 4,000 TUSD students are now … Read more