This article, written by Beth Lewis, Director of Save Our Schools Arizona and Nicky Indicavitch, Outreach Director of Save Our Schools Arizona, originally appeared in AZ Mirror on November 29, 2024. Once again, Arizona voters showed overwhelming support for local public schools in the 2024 election. School boards across the state saw many pro-public education … Read more
These are among the themes of Paradise Valley Board Member Kerry Baker’s students’ first policy agenda. A member of the board since 2023, Ms. Baker, an educator, and Paradise School District parent is running for reelection to ensure that all learners are supported and educational progress continues to move into the Twenty-First Century. Ms. Baker … Read more
Nicole Gutierrez Miller is a testament to how hard work, persistence, and endurance pays off with dedication and a drive to succeed. The first college graduate in her family and working mother of two, Ms. Gutierrez Miller has long supported her children’s public education, seeing it as a gateway to a better future for them … Read more
Gov. Doug Ducey sold voters a bill of goods with his Prop. 123 in 2018, promising to raise teacher pay by 20% by the 2020-2021 school year, to end the Red For Ed teacher walkouts. Just last month, Arizona has the lowest wages for teachers in the nation, report finds: Teacher pay in Arizona can’t … Read more
The economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic has meant our state ad local governments have taken a major economic hit to their budgets through reduced sales tax revenues, which Arizona too heavily relies upon. In April, it was estimated that Arizona faces an estimated $1.1 billion budget shortfall in the coming year economic hit due … Read more