While education funding, through the efforts of many community and political stakeholders (including the Red for Ed Movement,) has increased in Arizona over the last several years, public schools in the Grand Canyon State still face serious obstacles in providing a quality education to the state’s children. These include: Funding levels are still below what … Read more
The first day of any legislative session is always filled with feelings of renewal, goodwill, optimism, and hope. Arizona’s Democrats and Republicans had it in abundance at the opening of the 2019/20 legislative session at the State Capital. However, both sides offered contrasting competing visions for moving the Grand Canyon State. The Republican vision, expressed … Read more
The Arizona Education Association (A.E.A.), in existence since 1892, serves “teachers, community college professors, speech pathologists, bus drivers, secretaries, retired educators, and student teachers” as a labor union across “150 affiliates” in Arizona. With a membership of 20,000 educators and support staff, the A.E.A.’s mission is to “advocate on behalf of students, staff, and teachers … Read more
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The leaders of the Educator Walkout (Red for Ed and the Arizona Education Association) signaled that the teachers and support staff would return to the classroom on Thursday if the Governor signs a budget that provides a raise to teachers and monies to go towards support staff and other urgent school needs. Is this the … Read more