There are over 90,000 certified public school teachers in Arizona. The overwhelming majority of them work hard and do an exceptional job in educating the state’s children. There are however a small fraction of this group (1140 so far in 2019) or less than one percent of the total number of teachers that have been … Read more
The 2018/19 AZ Merit scores in Language Arts and Mathematics were recently released. Arizona Students improved their performance in 13 of the 22 test areas. That is good news. Students and their instructors are to be commended. The bad news is about half of the Arizona students (and others in states that have an end … Read more
How far would $125 to $175 thousand go in a typical Arizona traditional or charter public school district? Well, it could pay for about three or four full-time school teachers. It could pay for three full-time counselors. Remember close to 300 schools just submitted approximately $100 million in grant applications to the Department of Education … Read more
The grant application window has closed for school districts and charter schools to apply to receive a portion of the $20 million school safety grant approved by the state legislature. Approximately 300 school districts and charter schools submitted just under 900 applications to fill over 1100 counseling, school resource officer, and social worker positions. According … Read more
Our lawless Republican legislature and governor believe that they can do whatever they want, and fabricate any justification for it, because with one party rule and control of the Arizona courts, they can simply get away with it. There is no checks and balances, or any accountability to the citizens of Arizona. “We decide, and … Read more