Lower quality = “good enough” results?
It should come as no surprise to anyone that teachers around the country are jumping ship at an alarming rate. According to the Wall Street Journal, public educators “quit at an average rate of 83 per...
View ArticleNew Year’s resolution suggestion for Finchem
I have a suggestion for Representative Mark Finchem, (R-Oro Valley). How’s about one of his New Year’s Resolutions be that he sponsors a bill this session that actually improves the lives of his...
View ArticleShould seniors skate?
The Legislative session doesn’t start for another week and a half and I’m already tired of the bad ideas being proposed. I previously wrote about HB2002 Rep. Mark Finchem’s (R-Oro Valley) proposal,...
View ArticleSo, how’s that teacher shortage?
Anyone wondering where we stand with Arizona’s teacher shortage? After all, last year was probably the most significant year ever for Arizona public school teachers. Some 75,000 of them marched on the...
View ArticleGreed Fueling Arizona’s 48th Ranking for Anti-Corruption
We currently have many crises in America, but one that affects our ability to deal with them all, is the crisis of confidence in our public institutions. Some might argue this lack of confidence is...
View ArticleThe right to know how tax dollars are spent
The just released AZ Auditor General’s Office report on Arizona School District Spending – Fiscal Year 2018 states that, “In fiscal year 2018, Arizona districts spent 54% of available operating dollars...
View ArticleProtecting Children Violates Parental Rights?
Okay, let me get this right. Governor Ducey is threatening to withhold federal COVID funding from Arizona districts who have mandated masks. Where do I begin with all the things wrong with that? First...
View ArticleGroundhog Day
We held another petition signing event at our house over the past couple of days and it occurred to me what long shots citizen driven ballot initiatives are. And, that they are often, reactive, not...
View ArticleFighting for the Soul of Our Nation
Diane Ravitch published a great update on her blog yesterday, about Save Our School Arizona’s latest fight against universal vouchers and their urgent need for additional resources. Please read the...
View ArticleDrowning Public Education in the Bathtub
Those of you who’ve been around a while will remember lobbyist Grover Norquist, who founded Americans for Tax Reform in 1985. This was during the Reagan years when government was seen as a drag on the...
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