Jeanne Casteen

“We will not let this deter us:” Maricopa County Democratic Leaders Vow to Press on after an arsonist destroyed the Democrat’s Phoenix Office

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The day after arsonists threw a firebomb into theirs and the Arizona State Democratic Party Phoenix headquarters, Maricopa County Democratic Party Chairperson Steven Slugocki and Executive Director Maritza Miranda Sanez told attendees at the Virtual Summer 2020 Convention that they would not shrink away from their goal of turning Maricopa County Blue and asked everyone … Read more

School Board Members, Health Specialists, and Legislators urge Governor Ducey to delay reopening In Person Instruction at Arizona Schools until October

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Fellow Blog of Arizona writer Carolyn Classen first reported on this event on July 9, 2020. Yesterday (July 13, 2020) a group of school board members, including Maricopa County School Superintendent Candidate Jeanne Casteen, and health specialists took a letter to Governor Doug Ducey to recommend that he delay the reopening of in-person instruction in … Read more

Arizona Reaction to Trump’s Monstrous Pressuring of Governors to Reopen Schools

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Everyone wants schools to reopen. Everyone agrees with the goals of the American Academy of Pediatrics which says students fare better with in-person instruction and classroom attendance. Children want to be with their friends in the classroom learning and interacting. Teachers and Principals want to serve the community and fully help children learn and succeed. … Read more

Arizona School Funding Should not be on the Chopping Block

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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