Following a forceful response from Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan to the Republican behind the scenes scheming to “enshrine” their welfare for the rich entitlement program known as the Empowerment Scholarship Account Private School Voucher System in the State Constitution, Legislative Democrats gathered with public school activists to call attention to the MAGA ‘hijacking” of … Read more
Before the recent revelations that Arizona, according to Consumer Affairs, is fifty first in public education spending and that unlike public schools, holders of Empowerment Scholarship Account holders were permitted to hog in $360 million from last year’s allotments without spending one penny on 2023/24 educational expenses, local Legislators and Activists gathered to discuss advancing Public … Read more
In a room filled with Arizona Education Association (A.E.A.) Union Members and supporters for an Educators for Biden/Harris event at the Renaissance Hotel in Central Phoenix, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wowed the audience as she made the case for a second Biden/Harris Term. After the crowd was warmed up by stirring introductory speeches from … Read more
Following the call from First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at a Minnesota Teachers-Education event, (please click here to watch; the First Lady starts to speak at about 32:20,) Arizona instructors and pro-public school activists gathered at the Arizona Education Association (AEA) offices in Phoenix to help launch Educators for Biden/Harris. Speaking at the event, Legislative … Read more
When his own Empowerment Scholarship Account Director recommended common-sense reforms to the ESA handbook that included greater regulations like increased oversight of potential “luxury items” purchase requests, Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Horne persuaded the State Board of Education to defer revisions to the handbook until next year to allow for greater community feedback. … Read more