Arizona Education Association

Education Activists Across Arizona Gather Petition Signatures to Save Voter Approved Invest in Ed-Proposition 208

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Across Arizona, today (July 17, 2021,) Education Activists set up petition signature sites across the state to save voter-approved public education funding increases from the flat tax-cutting-anti democratic efforts of Governor Doug Ducey and the Republicans in the State Legislature. Saying “Arizonans have been loud and consistent in their support for public education funding” with … Read more

(UPDATED) Arizonans are Striking Back with Ballot Referendums

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With the Arizona Legislative Session over, citizen activists, stunned by the regressive taxation and voter suppressing measures passed over the last several months, are readying referendum petitions for Arizonans to sign that will appear on the 2022 ballot. Organizations like Stand for Children,  Arizona Deserves Better, and Invest in Arizona (which includes groups involved in … Read more

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(UPDATED) Are We in Kansas? Arizona Republicans Considering a Flat Tax That Could Take Funds Away from Schools, the Poor, and Police

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This movie has been shown before. Fiscally ignorant Republicans, worshiping the altar of trickle down-supply side Reaganomics enact massive tax cuts for the wealthy, claiming the resulting cuts will be made up for in revenues brought about by people spending more money that will produce more jobs and higher sales tax and working/middle-class tax receipts … Read more

(UPDATED) Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 is Back at the Arizona Supreme Court

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The opponents of fully funding public schools and Democracy will not quit. This time, they have petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to declare Proposition 208-Invest in Ed unconstitutional because: There are state caps on education spending. The Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 measure did not pass with a two-thirds margin for approval. The petitioners are: “Sen. … Read more

Hoffman and Thomas want Ducey to Adopt More COVID 19 Preventative Measures

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On social media on late Monday afternoon, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, reacting to the surge in COVID 19 in the Grand Canyon State, posted: “I am in support of the following actions: ✅ a statewide mask mandate ✅ quarantine and testing requirements for seasonal residents ✅ a limit on social gatherings ✅ a … Read more