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Arizona court gives teachers union tax hike ‘F’
Arizonans can breathe a sigh of relief, as well, knowing that at least for now, Invest in Ed’s deceptive scheme will not be put before the voters, saving the state from the massive near-$1 billion tax hike the proposal would have delivered — and the devastating consequences for individuals, businesses, and the state’s economy.
Judge tosses proposed education tax, skewers backers
A measure to boost taxes on the state's most wealthy can't go on the November ballot because the description of the measure fails to inform voters of what it really does, a judge ruled late Friday.
Q&A with Stephanie Parra
This second edition of the Arizona Capitol Times’ video Q&A feature is an interview with Stephanie Parra, executive director of ALL in Education. Parra spent three years as the government... […]
Coronavirus puts brakes on signature gathering for ballot measures
Initiatives face a strong possibility of not collecting enough signatures to land on the November ballot with the COVID-19 becoming widespread, and the latest projections of cases could mean a shelter-in-place policy is coming.
Ducey, Hoffman order all state schools closed to prevent coronavirus spread
Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced Sunday all public schools will be closed until March 27.
Education groups consider measure to tax rich – and poor
The activists behind last year’s Invest in Education Act are considering a comeback – they’re eyeing a sales tax hike, an idea they have routinely rejected in the past as regressive and detrimental to the poor.
English immersion repeal priority of schools chief, Dems, GOP
Reyna Montoya was a math whiz, but she didn’t speak English when she was 13.
Red for Ed movement no longer a revolution, but it’s still alive
April 26, 2019, came and went without a spectacle at the Capitol.
Democrats kill bill to fund school supplies
Democrats and the Arizona Education Association said the proposal, which would have given each teacher in the state $200 to spend on school supplies, was not enough money and not a permanent solution to the state’s funding crisis.
Invest in Ed coalition leaders oppose GOP sales tax increase
Leaders of the Invest in Ed coalition, which tried but failed to get an income tax hike for education spending on the 2018 ballot, are urging lawmakers to reject a proposal to instead raise Arizona’s sales tax.
Bills to restrict teachers reawakens Red for Ed movement
A handful of bills introduced ahead of the 2019 legislative session are already stirring up tensions in the education community, leaving some to wonder if the Capitol will again be awash in red.
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