As COVID positivity indicators decline in Arizona, the drive to offer more in-person classroom options in traditional and charter public schools has intensified. Please click here to see what districts are planning to do over the next several weeks. While the wish for everything to return to normal for public education is understandable, people should … Read more
In a unanimous ruling by the Arizona State Supreme Court this afternoon (August 18, 2020,) a lower Maricopa Superior Court ruling taking the Invest in Ed Ballot Initiative off the November ballot for an incomplete explanation of the measure has been overturned. Arizona’s Children and Educators have won. Invest in Ed is back on the … Read more
There was always going to be a science-denying fringe exception to the rule. On a day when AZ Central reported that the Grand Canyon State has the highest rate of pediatric COVID 19 cases in the country, several (mostly rural and in southeastern Maricopa County) Arizona school districts have apparently decided to ignore the state … Read more
The Biden/Harris Campaign released a newsletter showing the warm reception Arizona Democratic Leaders have given the 2020 Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Nominees. It read: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Arizona Leaders Applaud Joe Biden’s Selection of Kamala Harris as Running Mate Today, Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. Leaders from across Arizona … Read more
The Arizona Department of Health Services has released the public health benchmarks that schools should follow as they transition from virtual to hybrid to mostly in-person instruction. Please click here to access those benchmarks. Posting on social media, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman stated: “The public health benchmarks released today by the Arizona … Read more