Apparently, AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is determined to spend the next four years whitewashing Arizona schools. According to the Arizona Republic, his office is “crafting a proposal to change the A-F school grading formula to reflect whether schools take part in values-based [CRT in GOP-speak] teaching standards”. Of course, these values-based teaching … Read more
Remember when Republicans in Doug Ducey’s office and the Arizona Legislature wanted to take away control and oversight of the Empowerment Scholarship Program (E.S.A,) from Superintendent Kathy Hoffman because she actually believed in reporting who was applying and where the monies were being spent? Well, those fears among the pro-plutocratic and Christian-Nationalist wing of the … Read more
A new era has arrived in Arizona. Governor Katie Hobbs has officially assumed office as the Grand Canyon State’s next Chief Executive. Adrian Fontes is now the Secretary of State and Kris Mayes is now the Attorney General. Please click here to see the new Governor’s website. Following the swearing-in, Governor Hobbs released the below … Read more
Apparently, the transition to governing periods, as well as who one associates with, can be telling to people who want to gauge what kind of leader a successful nominee will be. Take two examples in Arizona this week: Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs and apparent Superintendent of Public Instruction-Elect Tom Horne (there may be a recount here … Read more
This is a sad day for Arizona children and schools. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, a person who worked everyday to make education and life better for the Grand Canyon state’s children and teachers lost an extremely close race for a second term as the state’s lead educator. She lost to Tom Horne, … Read more