Diane Douglas

Katie Hobbs Rebukes Kari Lake’s Plan to Impose the Hillsdale Curriculum on Arizona Public Schools

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After she lost her primary election in 2018 to Frank Riggs (who would fall to defeat to Kathy Hoffman that November,) then Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas called on the State Board of Education to replace the State Education Standards with the Hillsdale Curriculum, a private school program that originated in Michigan. At … Read more

The Republican War on History and Civics Education Has to Stop

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The disinformation phenomenon with members of the former Party of Lincoln that has exploded over the last four years did not start with Donald’s windmills cause cancer and let’s have patriotic education, Trump. He, using the bully pulpit of the highest office of the land, just amplified the alternative facts the fringe right has been … Read more

Diane Douglas needs to leave the Stage and Fade Away

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Former Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas owes her successor Kathy Hoffman and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs apologies for insinuating, in a Facebook post filled with misspellings, that both of them, by wanting to modernize the sex education guidelines (Hoffman) or by showcasing the LGBTQ flag (Hobbs), is promoting pedophilia. The … Read more

Yesterday vs Tomorrow: Two Views of Arizona Education converge at AZ Board for Education

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Lame duck Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas lashed out at her critics.

More than 150 people jammed into the September 24th Arizona State Board for Education Meeting to witness or speak about proposed new academic standards. It pitted the activists wanting to move education forward with an agenda for tomorrow against the enthusiasts who wanted education to reflect the nostalgic features of yesterday.

It had one group of educators and their allies advocating for tomorrow, wearing shirts that said “students deserve an accurate science education” holding up signs before the meeting that said, “Protect Science Fact, not Science Fiction (one sign said fairy tales).” They wanted the Board of Education to approve the proposed higher and creative thinking Science and History Standards that were unmolested by the inner review team comments of the lame duck Superintendent, Diane Douglas, and her reviewers.

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