Christ and Ducey Get Caught Trying to Make School Closure Metrics More Difficult and Are Forced to Backtrack

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

Ducey and Hoffman let Local Districts and Schools decide when They can fully Reopen but Questions Remain

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

With Betsy DeVos coming to Arizona, Education and Political Leaders discuss the challenges of reopening schools for In Person Instruction

The Arizona Democratic Party hosted a press call “on Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos’s  reckless threat to force schools to reopen without a plan to keep students, families, teachers, and staff safe.” Ms. DeVos, the Secretary of Education, will be in Arizona tomorrow to attend a closed-door virtual meeting of the Federalist Society. Apparently meeting … Read more

(UPDATED) Dr. Jill Biden Holds Virtual Meetings with Arizona Democratic Activists and Educators

Dr. Jill Biden is an exceptional spokesperson for her husband, the 2020 Democratic Presumptive Presidential Nominee. On Thursday, May 14, 2020, the former Second Lady of the United States met and talked with Arizona Democratic Activists and Educators in two Thursday afternoon virtual group events. In an earlier morning virtual session, Dr. Biden held an … Read more