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Governor Ducey Issues an Executive Order Mandating All Public Schools to Resume In Person Instruction When Spring Break Ends

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Citing the revised Center for Disease Control Guidelines for reopening schools, comments from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Center for Infectious Disease Director and Biden/Harris health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, the number of schools already reopen, and instructors being included in the 1b vaccination group, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an Executive Order mandating … Read more

President Biden Announces Major Vaccination Supply News and Prioritizes Educator Access to Receive Shots

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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, announced two major developments with regards to the COVID 19 vaccination. First, by invoking the Federal Defense Production Act, the President announced that Johnson and Johnson have partnered with the drug manufacturer Merck to produce massive supplies of its vaccine “24/7.”  This development should, according to … Read more

Biden/Harris CDC Guidelines on Reopening Schools are a Step in the Right Direction but Concerns Remain Moving Forward

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Last Friday (February 12, 2021,) the Biden/Harris Center for Disease Control (CDC) released updated, improved, and science-based guidelines on the criteria to reopen the nation’s schools. The essential mitigation safety measures the CDC recommends for reopening and maintaining in-person instruction in schools are: “Universal and correct use of masks. Physical distancing. Handwashing and respiratory etiquette. … Read more

Teachers in the Grand Canyon State are at the Bottom of the National Wage Totem Pole

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School Teachers in Arizona are 50th in salary earnings compared to their colleagues across the country. Jim Small of the Arizona Mirror published an article citing the findings of HireAHelper, a California firm that conducted the study analyzing instructor salaries across the United States. Of the 50 largest cities, Phoenix and the surrounding suburbs of … Read more