A new school year has dawned and despite funding increases enacted by the State Legislature over the last two years, Arizona schools are still being appropriated at Pre 2008 recession levels. This is 2019. Schools should be funded according to the economics of 2019 not 11 years ago. Currently, Arizona is ranked 49th in the … Read more
Mark Finchem is at it again The Legislative 11 State Representative, apparently motivated by videos released by the pro-school voucher group known as the American Federation of Children, wants the State Attorney General to investigate the Department of Education for having longer than required wait times for the processing of Empowerment Scholarship Account (E.S.A.) applications. … Read more
Former Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas owes her successor Kathy Hoffman and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs apologies for insinuating, in a Facebook post filled with misspellings, that both of them, by wanting to modernize the sex education guidelines (Hoffman) or by showcasing the LGBTQ flag (Hobbs), is promoting pedophilia. The … Read more
Some facts to consider when considering a Sex Education and Health Awareness Program in either a Public Traditional District or Charter School: According to the Anne E. Casey 2019 Kids Count Report, Arizona ranks 32nd among the 50 states with regards to incidents of teen pregnancy with 22 out of a 1000 young ladies aged … Read more
Kathy Hoffman is in her sixth month as Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. In that time, she has demonstrated strong leadership towards improving Arizona’s public schools by endeavoring to make them safer, addressing the teacher shortage that plagues the state, championing increased funding for education, advocating for greater accountability, transparency, and oversight in all schools … Read more