Yesterday (February 9, 2021), Arizona Superior Court Judge John Hannah issued a blistering ruling against the opponents of Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 who had sought to prevent its taking effect. This is a great victory for children and public education in the Grand Canyon State. Please click here to read fellow blogger Larry Bodine’s account … Read more
In his 2021 State of the State Address, Governor Doug Ducey, in an attempt to make nice with the rabid Trumpist science-reality-denying fringe base that disowned him after his support for the November 3, 2020 elections, decided to devote significant portions of his address to justifying his approach to combatting the COVID 19 Pandemic and … Read more
Reporting from both ABC News and AZ Central has relayed that Arizona is leading the world for the second time in less than a year on the rate of new COVID 19 cases over a seven day period. The number in Arizona is 121.8 new COVID 19 cases over a week’s time. This surge will … Read more
Lower than projected student enrollment figures have caused some of Arizona’s traditional and charter public schools to lose greater revenues than anticipated during the summer. During the summer, Arizona and other states received CARES act funding designed to go to aid public schools. Governor Doug Ducey and his team said that schools and districts could … Read more
On social media on late Monday afternoon, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, reacting to the surge in COVID 19 in the Grand Canyon State, posted: “I am in support of the following actions: ✅ a statewide mask mandate ✅ quarantine and testing requirements for seasonal residents ✅ a limit on social gatherings ✅ a … Read more