In Wanting to Make Nice With His Science Denying Base, Doug Ducey Goes to War Against Arizona’s Public Schools

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

Arizona Public Schools Need More Stabilization Funds than what Ducey Has Provided

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

Hoffman and Thomas want Ducey to Adopt More COVID 19 Preventative Measures

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