While education funding, through the efforts of many community and political stakeholders (including the Red for Ed Movement,) has increased in Arizona over the last several years, public schools in the Grand Canyon State still face serious obstacles in providing a quality education to the state’s children. These include: Funding levels are still below what … Read more
The first day of any legislative session is always filled with feelings of renewal, goodwill, optimism, and hope. Arizona’s Democrats and Republicans had it in abundance at the opening of the 2019/20 legislative session at the State Capital. However, both sides offered contrasting competing visions for moving the Grand Canyon State. The Republican vision, expressed … Read more
What is it about Reactionary Social Darwinist Republican Conservatives that like to prey on the most vulnerable with draconian repressive social policies while fattening the wallets of the one percent with bloated and unpaid individual and corporate tax cuts? Last summer, the Trump Administration announced its intention to tighten rules in the SNAP … Read more
Article 11 of the State Constitution of Arizona deals with public education. Section six concerns higher education at the state’s public universities. It states “instruction” at state universities “shall (not should) be as free as possible.” Well, according to a new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona “Public Servants” (Republicans) in … Read more
Red Rock Elementary in the Santa Cruz River Valley (in-between Phoenix and Tucson) is one of many examples of a school facility in urgent need of renovation and upgrades. Poor engineering and water drainage pipe construction have led to many building defects. These include: Cracks in the interior and exterior walling, especially in the expansion … Read more