Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and most of the public servants entrusted with deciding which schools receive school safety grant monies in the coming weeks are pragmatic public servants that recognize that there is not a one size fits all approach to ensuring children and educators are in a safe education environment. Arizona Legislative … Read more
An alarming United Nations report released Tuesday said global temperatures are on track to rise as much as 3.9°C by the end of the century, meaning only drastic and unprecedented emissions reductions can stave off the most devastating consequences of the climate crisis. ‘The science is screaming’: UN report warns only rapid and transformational action can stave off global … Read more
Towards the end of the legislative session last spring, Republicans introduce legislation in response to the Arizona Department of Education rescinding participation in the ESA program from families on the Navajo Nation because funds from the accounts were used at a private school in New Mexico. The ‘Voucher Vultures’ are using Navajo children as pawns in … Read more
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