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Universal voucher system is ‘highway robbery’
In the eleventh hour of this legislative session, Republican majority lawmakers delivered a massive blow to Arizona voters by passing recently rejected universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) vouchers.
Solutions needed to address early learning crisis
A single early education issue is costing Arizona $1.8 billion per year, threatening our state’s economic recovery and potentially putting thousands of kids at risk for educational failure: the ongoing childcare crisis.
Public universities unlock solutions to diverse global challenges
As students return to campus, it’s a worthy reminder that educating and readying them for society and the workplace will always be the central mission of Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona. But these institutions are now called upon to do much more than simply teach students.
A long road to student recovery amid pandemic
With students now back in school, it’s time for Arizona to focus on the educational challenges the Covid pandemic created for educators, students and families.
Universal school voucher expansion threatens funding
The expansion of school vouchers means that potentially hundreds of millions of public funds will be put into the hands of private individuals to use with little fiscal or academic accountability.
Six little letters threaten Arizona’s students
Most of us want the same things for Arizona’s schools: the opportunity for every child to succeed, transparency, accountability and flexible options for the unique needs of families. But two issues deeply threaten the ability for Arizona to achieve those goals – the AEL (Aggregate Expenditure Limit) and ESA vouchers (Codename: Empowerment Scholarship Accounts).
Law limiting recording of police unconstitutional
When Apple launched the iPhone, it could not have imagined how profoundly the technology would change the world. From giving us a lifeline during the Covid pandemic to putting the news at our fingertips, smartphones have broken down barriers.
Arizona, let’s stand together for healthcare affordability
It is time that the healthcare community steps up to turn years of dialogue, discussion, and declarations into actionable change. Health care has reached a critical tipping point. Rising costs are unsustainable, and it is time to correct course.
Tomorrow We Vote is a stand-out program
Come meet Brent Whiting and Andrea Whiting, co-founders of Tomorrow We Vote, a Black and Brown-led 501(c)(3) non-partisan, nonprofit, organization focusing on registering young people to vote.
Here’s how businesses can win fed funds
New details have emerged regarding how small businesses might be able to win some of the federal dollars flowing to the state of Arizona as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Reject airline handout in inflation reduction bill
Included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is yet another airline handout that will increase the cost of everyday goods for all Arizona families as prices continue to soar due to all-time high inflation.
Changing climate hurts Arizonans, Sinema is helping to fix that
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7 approved the Inflation Reduction Act, which builds on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s accomplishments as lead negotiator and co-author of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment Jobs law to address climate change –– and create good-paying jobs right here in Arizona.
