The opponents of fully funding public schools and Democracy will not quit. This time, they have petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to declare Proposition 208-Invest in Ed unconstitutional because: There are state caps on education spending. The Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 measure did not pass with a two-thirds margin for approval. The petitioners are: “Sen. … Read more
When the discussion of how to fund infrastructure, education, city services, or even renovations to baseball stadiums is ever discussed, most “Republicans” across the nation and in Arizona almost always try to shift the pain to the middle and lower classes from their patrons in the one percent. Take Infrastructure. As has been reported by … Read more
There has been vague media reporting since the Arizona legislature has been in session that there is an effort to rewrite Arizona’s tax code into a “flat tax” as part of this year’s state budget process. For those of you who were not born yesterday, you know that the state budget negotiated between the governor … Read more
The Coronavirus Pandemic has had a horrible effect on the Grand Canyon State’s education system. An as-yet-undetermined learning gap has probably been created due to factors including: A digital divide that hit the most impoverished Arizona families at the early stages of school closures. Families opting to homeschool their children. The less than ideal but … Read more
I have corrected this Arizona Daily Star headline for accuracy. Ducey talks disdain for Arizona’s new education tax, vows fast fix: A new voter-approved tax on high-earning Arizonans [Prop. 208, Invest In Ed] that will boost education spending is firmly in Gov. Doug Ducey’s crosshairs, with the Republican vowing Friday to see Proposition 208’s new … Read more