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The Breakdown, Episode 12: What do you want, and when do you want it?
Public school teachers and their supporters turned out in the thousands on March 28 with a list of demands for their elected representatives, but they may not get what they want - not right away anyway.
Lawmakers give thanks for passage of sale tax extension, call for ‘new’ Prop 301
Our goal is to ensure Arizona’s vibrant school choices are funded equally and our teachers adequately compensated. We call for the formation of a Prop 301 task force to design and build the new Prop 301. We can’t get this done without all parties at the table. The Prop 301 extension starts that conversation. We hope you will join us.
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.
Under Ducey’s budget, hospitals will pay for his education spending
Arizona hospitals will pay more under Gov. Doug Ducey’s $10.1 billion spending plan.
Teachers say low pay ends careers in Arizona, leaves some at crossroads
Arizona teachers have not been quiet about their reasons for abandoning the profession and even the state: high stress, low morale and low pay. Yet the state’s response has not been enough to end the ongoing crisis, a new report from a Washington D.C.-based think tank concludes.
Teacher shortage hits state’s schools for deaf and blind too
The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind have continually struggled to recruit and retain teachers who know their subject matter and are certified to teach students who are blind or deaf.
Christine Thompson: Fired (up) over Arizona’s education policy
Christine Thompson may be most known for the drama that very publicly unfolded when Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas in 2015. But over the past four years she also experienced a different sort of “whirlwind."
Tim Hogan: ‘Trial lawyer’ who shaped education and health care in Arizona
Attorney Tim Hogan has held elected officials accountable for education funding and health care issues for decades, much to the chagrin of those he has opposed. Hogan, executive director of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, said this week that he is leaving the center after 26 years.
Unsettled strife over Prop. 123 clouds future of education funding
It’s hard to set a course for the future of public education in Arizona when school officials and lawmakers are still feuding about the past.
For Arizona’s children, the clock is ticking for funding schools
Some education advocates, like myself, feel a strong sense of urgency. After all, each year that a child can’t read creates lasting impacts for them, their family, and ultimately, the state’s economy. We constantly hear that clock ticking.
Arizona’s public education is not failing; students are making outstanding progress
As we begin a new year and a new legislative session, we brace for the same tired talking points deployed in order to denigrate Arizona’s education system, portraying our public schools as failing and deplorable. I can no longer let this false narrative go unchallenged. I will say this plainly – Arizona’s K-12 public education is not failing. In fact, Arizona is leading the nation.
Q&A: Ducey looks forward to new opportunities in third year of term
Gov. Doug Ducey sees new opportunities for Arizona as he enters the second half of his term.
