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(UPDATED) Dems and Schools Cheer the Arizona Supreme Court Ruling Denying Republican Voter Suppression and Ban on Mask Mandates

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The seven-member Arizona State Supreme Court, which includes five Doug Ducey nominees, took about two hours after hearing oral arguments to deny Republican legislative attempts to enact provisions of budget bills that would have: Denied school districts, cities, and county governments, the right to institute COVID 19 related mask mandates. Taken away power from the … Read more

The Biden/Harris Administration Releases a Plan to Vaccinate the Nation’s Five to Eleven Year Old Children

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The Biden/Harris Administration has released its plan to vaccinate the Nations’ five to eleven-year-old children. Stating that the commencement of the vaccination drive for young children will depend on the approval of guidelines from the Federal Drug and Food Administration (F.D.A.) and the Center for Disease Control (C.D.C.,) the Biden/Harris Administration relayed that this effort, … Read more

Arizona School Enrollment Up but Teacher Shortage in the Grand Canyon State Persists

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Student enrollment in Arizona public schools appears to be rising after the COVID 19 wreaked havoc on the Grand Canyon state’s education system last year. Unfortunately, the teacher shortage that has plagued Arizona education these last several years, has not dramatically changed course over the same time period. Kindergarten sees the largest increase from last … Read more

Arizona Schools Will Receive Another $862 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds

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Arizona public schools will receive another $862 million in American Rescue Plan funding after the Department of Education approved the Grand Canyon Education Department’s  Arizona’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan. The goals of these funds are to assist schools in: Safely reopening and adopting mitigation measures to fully … Read more