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
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
The Arizona State Supreme Court, by a majority vote, has declined to grant relief to the petitioners behind the organization of citizen ballot initiatives like Invest in Ed, Save Our Schools Arizona, and Outlaw Dirty Money that would allow them to electronically collect petition signatures. No majority or minority opinion has been published yet. A … Read more
With the revelation that the state may have as much as a $1.1 billion budget deficit over the next two years (as well as a reduction in sales tax revenue,) the worry that vital programs that help our most vulnerable, including children, would be on the chopping block if legislators enacted, like in the foolhardy … Read more
There are 1800 classrooms in the state of Arizona that do not have a qualified instructor leading children in the lessons of the day. Classroom sizes are high. The average counselor to student ratio is 905 to 1. School Buildings are crumbling and in need of repair or replacement. Arizona Schools have not been fully … Read more