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Educating the public on dangers of trying to oust school superintendents
A compassionate, heartfelt message that Scottsdale Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel made in 2019 has been grossly taken out of context by Arizona legislators in order to feed red meat and rile up their base.
Hobbs vetoes bill that would have banned ‘critical race theory’
Arizona won't be banning what has been called "critical race theory'' in public schools.
Dual enrollment opens the door to college
After three years of declining student achievement, increased absenteeism, and rising dropout rates, the Arizona Senate is considering a bill to address all those issues.
Report: over half school districts in state spent less in classroom instruction
More than half the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their dollars in classroom instruction in the last school year than the year before, according to a new report.
Freshman lawmaker who worked for Ducey pushes teacher pay raise
A freshman Republican lawmaker who helped shepherd former Gov. Doug Ducey's effort to raise teacher pay to end a 2018 statewide teacher strike is working to boost educator salaries by another $10,000 a year.
As session shifts into gear, bipartisan overtures turn to politicking
In the past few weeks, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and top Republican lawmakers have engaged in some public mudslinging.
Court backs schools over social media posts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit unanimously ruled school districts reserve the right to discipline and expel students for content posted on social media, so long as the post creates a substantial disruption in schooling and collides with the rights of other students.
It’s time to address school spending limit
We should not wait any longer – the Legislature must take up the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) as soon as possible to ensure our schools have budget certainty.
Report: Schools struggle to fill range of jobs in classroom and beyond
There are many skills a school principal may need on a regular basis but vacuuming and bus driving were probably not in the curriculum at teacher’s college.
Critics worry about impact of ban on books with sexually explicit materials in schools
A new ban on books containing sexual content is impacting Arizona public schools, and critics worry self-censoring will add further stress to already overburdened teachers.
Republicans push proposal for significant teacher raises
A group of Republican lawmakers and candidates for office signed onto an education proposal on Monday to raise teacher salaries permanently by $10,000 dollars in the next legislative session.
Answering the problem of teacher attrition in America
Teacher shortages are hardly new, but Covid has accelerated resignations at a rate that is dramatically outpacing other professions.
