A report released this week by the American Counselor Association has revealed that the Student to Counselor Ratio in Arizona Public Schools has gone down from 905 to 1 in 2019 to 716 to 1 last year. While not all the Grand Canyon state data is in yet, one reason for the welcome lowering of … Read more
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
Eureka! There may be a light at the end of the tunnel to avert the financial doomsday for the Grand Canyon state’s traditional pubic schools. On Arizona’s birthday, the Republican and Democratic leadership of the Arizona State House and Senate have offered bipartisan measures in both chambers to lift the spending limit cap limit. If … Read more
There are 27 Days to go until Arizona’s Public Schools are forced to make draconian cuts to their budgets because they do not have permission to spend monies that are already in their bank accounts. Why is this? Despite Democratic efforts by legislators like Legislative District (LD) 17 State Representative Jennifer Pawlik and LD 28 … Read more
In his final State of the State Address that also doubled as a potential Coronavirus superspreader event, Governor Doug Ducey struck familiar notes as in his previous speeches to the Arizona State Legislature on economic stewardship, education choice, water, and the border. 2022 Governor Ducey State of the State He also recited the extreme right … Read more