Will the political stars finally align to repeal the law (Proposition 203) mandating English Only Instruction for students with limited English Proficiency in 2020? Proposition 203, passed in 2000, has not yielded the hoped-for outcomes as English learners have fallen behind in both English acquisition and mastery of other core and elective subjects children cannot … Read more
The grant application window has closed for school districts and charter schools to apply to receive a portion of the $20 million school safety grant approved by the state legislature. Approximately 300 school districts and charter schools submitted just under 900 applications to fill over 1100 counseling, school resource officer, and social worker positions. According … Read more
Action has been needed in our public schools for years to: Reduce the counselor to student ratio which was last reported at 905 to 1. Help children as they transition from childhood to adulthood as they plan for college, careers, and life. Halt and turn back the increase in student suicides. Prevent more school shootings … Read more
Arizona Republicans like Kelli Ward and Paul Gosar are upset with journalist and Sunday Square Off Host Brahm Resnik. Why? Because he knows World History. This story begins on August 10 when the Arizona Republican Party issued an image (see above) on its Twitter account of a picturesque Arizona landscape with the caption of “One … Read more
Recent excellent reporting from Blog for Arizona, Az Central, and the Arizona Mirror have revealed what should have been obvious for some time now: Being a White Supremacist or holding white nationalist views is not a disqualifying line on a Republican candidate or offices holders resume. There have been three recent cases in Arizona that … Read more