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
Since becoming the Democratic State Party Chair in 2018, Felecia Rotellini has presided over steady Democratic gains in local, state, and national offices. She and other Democratic State activists feel that the trend to a more Blue Arizona will continue with the 2020 elections. Just returning from a very productive party convention in Prescott where … Read more
The media are rightfully reporting that the Arizona Speaker of the House, Russell Bowers, and State Senator Sylvia Allen, is regurgitating false, zealous, and reactionary talking points on attempts by Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and her team to bring the health education guidelines (including those related to sex education) into the Twenty-First Century. … Read more