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
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
The journey and quest to help bring Arizona Public Education into the Twenty-First Century is nearing the end of its current chapter. After waiting for a little over two years, the champions for greater funding in Public Education seem to have emerged victorious with the voter approval of Proposition 208-Invest in Ed on November 3, … Read more
When the history of how Doug Ducey and Cara Christ handled the Coronavirus is written, significant portions will be allocated to how wimpy the two of them have been because they feared the lunatic fringe of their party. The Governor displayed this at the briefing yesterday (October 29, 2020) when he acknowledged that COVID cases … Read more
At the Governor’s weekly press briefing regarding the Coronavirus, he and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman jointly revealed their plan for moving forward with the 2020/21 school year. Please click below to access details of the plan memorialized in the Governor’s Executive Order. eo_2020-51_arizona_open_for_learning (1) While acknowledging that “teaching and learning will happen … Read more