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Lawmakers eye repeal of English immersion
A Republican lawmaker may introduce legislation again next year to do away with mandatory English immersion for students who are non-native speakers.
Tim Ogle: Working on Arizona’s backbone
When Tim Ogle retires from his post as executive director of the Arizona School Boards Association later this year, he’ll mark the end of an eight-year term that included a high-profile school funding lawsuit and the growing prominence of public education in political discussions.
Board of Ed to sit on $20M earmarked for cops and counselors
Arizona schools will have to wait another school year to hire new counselors and cops.
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.
Ballot measure to tax the rich for K-12 funding launched
A coalition of teachers, parents and education advocates led by the Center for Economic Progress, a progressive public policy group, launched an effort Friday to raise income taxes on wealthy Arizonans to pay for the state’s public education.
PTA group withdraws support from Ducey’s teacher pay hike plan
Calling the governor’s plan not sustainable, the Arizona PTA has withdrawn its backing for Gov. Doug Ducey’s teacher pay hike plan.
Geoff Esposito: Standing out in bold colors in a sea of gray
Geoff Esposito, a familiar face at the Capitol, has a new role. As a lobbyist for Creosote Partners, the Chandler native has long been active in local Arizona politics, dating back to his high school years and stints at the Arizona School Boards Association and Expect More Arizona.
Plaintiffs push ahead with capital funding challenge against state
The Arizona Association of School Business Officials may be out, but the lawsuit over school capital funding needs marches on.
Ducey courts school districts with more K-12 money
Looking for a scapegoat a year ago, Gov. Doug Ducey accused school officials for the woes of the Arizona teacher, whose average salary is among the lowest in the nation. Nearly a year later, the governor sounds like a changed man.
Why a lawsuit is necessary for equitable, sustainable capital funding
It’s good to see the dramatic support for the belief that great public schools need to be part of Arizona’s recipe for success. And we are making progress toward having the best public schools in every community.
Public school advocates hold some inequities sacrosanct
The annual knife fight over available revenues in the state budget is often an exercise in directing dollars toward a specific constituency. $38 million dollars into the base for K-12 education is swallowed by the enormity of the $10 billion system and is lost in the rounding.
Arizona has not funded a ‘general and uniform public school system’
The Legislature recently approved a state budget proposal that prevents any new net reductions to K-12 education in Arizona this fiscal year. Though the budget increases overall funding for K-12 education, it does not do so equally, and all students in Arizona do not have the opportunity to benefit. We are not OK with that.
