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Ethics panel lets Harper off the hook
A Republican senator admitted that he intentionally turned off the microphones of two Democrats in the middle of debate on June 27 and apologized for his actions, but a panel […]
ACT scores down, but more students college-ready
Arizona students above national average
GOP leadership picking sides in north-Phoenix primary
District 6 Debate • Rep. Sam Crump addresses District 6 voters at a recent candidate forum as (from left) Republicans Carl Seel and Tony Bouie and Democrat Jack Doody look […]
Education council achieving progress, courting controversy
Gathering of the Minds • Gov. Janet Napolitano (left, motioning) addresses the P-20 Council during a meeting in August 2006. In one sense, the Governor’s P-20 Council on education is […]
Clean Elections debate a case of apples and oranges
Opponents of Arizona's Citizens Clean Election Act have seized on the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Davis v. FEC as a harbinger of doom for campaign finance […]
Common-sense approach to employee verification needed
In Arizona, we know what it means to be on the front lines of the illegal immigration crisis. Our border has been ignored for years. The federal government’s failure to […]
School board service both challenging and rewarding
All eyes may be on the ’08 presidential, legislative and congressional races, but voters musn't forget to look closer to home if they want to truly influence the quality of […]
Creating a gold standard for Arizona education
Against the backdrop of the 2008 Summer Olympics, most of Arizona’s children returned to school this week. For Olympic athletes, the difference between merely being in the game and performing […]
Up Close with Barbara McCullough-Jones
Gay-rights activist seeks a more tolerant Arizona
District 1 Senate GOP primary
O’Halleran of Sedona vs. Pierce of Prescott in battle of the locales
Arizona vs. the world — raising the bar for our 21st century learners
Remember when the U.S. was threatened by the Russian space program in the early 1960s≠ What did we do≠ We pledged to put a man on the moon within that […]
Program places soldiers at head of class
Student-teacher • John Scheuer, director of Arizona’s Troops to Teachers program, decided he wanted to teach after getting out of the Navy. After graduating from ASU, his first stop was […]
