Tag Archives: Education
SOS Referendum Fails To Stave Off GOP Attack on Schools
The universal school voucher program enacted by the Legislature and Gov. Ducey this year went into effect today despite heroic efforts by volunteers organized by Save Our Schools to block the law through referendum. Today, the Arizona Secretary of State announced that the number of signatures fell short of the required number to place the […]
Continue readingStop Voucher Expansion: Petition Drive!
The Arizona Legislature recently passed HB2853 Universal ESA Voucher Expansion with utter contempt for voters’ overwhelming rejection of voucher expansion just four years ago. The Arizona Constitution still gives citizens the right to repeal this bill by referendum and we’ll do it again. Then, we must get off this merry-go-round of with the radical Republican […]
Continue readingLegislative Alert ~ June 25
ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ALERT June 25, 2022 The Legislature has adjourned. Let’s try to stop some of the bad bills they passed as they skipped town. CONTACT THE GOVERNOR AS BILLS MOVE TO HIM TO SIGN IT IS BEST TO CALL HIS OFFICE TO VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION – 602-542-4331. IF YOU TWEET – SEND YOUR OPPOSITION […]
Continue readingRepublican AZ Legislative Priorities
Republicans control our Legislature by a thin margin. As a result, they can jam through some pretty awful legislation. Our Legislative Committee Chair provided this grim report at this morning’s Monthly Democratic Action Meeting. 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUPPRESS THE VOTE: 25 bills designed to make voting more difficult – particularly voting by mail PEVL Purge […]
Continue readingProp 208 – Vote “Yes”
“Prop 208 — Initiative Petition Relating to Education Funding” Here is Prop 208 as it will appear on our ballots: PROPOSITION 208 PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING. A “yes” vote shall have the effect of imposing a 3.5% income tax surcharge, in addition to existing income tax rates, on taxable annual income […]
Continue readingThree Statewide Ballot Initiatives Worthy Of Your Support
The Coconino County Democratic Party recommends a “yes” vote on each of the following three statutory initiatives. All three are currently under court challenge, but if cleared to appear on the ballot, they are expected to have the proposition numbers indicated in parentheses. STOP SURPRISE BILLING AND PROTECT PATIENTS ACT (Prop. 208) Arizonans Fed Up […]
Continue readingMost Urgent Issue in Arizona: Back to School in the Era of COVID-19
As parents, students, and educators, with all their unique circumstances, contemplate returning to school, COVID-19 presents major challenges for K-12 education. Other countries that have reopened schools successfully have much lower rates of community transmission than found in the United States, along with robust testing and contracting tracing programs. Even so, some of these schools […]
Continue readingShould We Open Our Schools?
By Carrie Sampson First, let me position myself. I am a mother of two school-aged children, an incoming kindergarten and third grader. I am an educator. As a faculty member at Arizona State University, I teach and research educational equity, leadership, and policy. I am mixed-race, with Latinx and Black heritage, born and raised in […]
Continue readingWorld-Class Education in Every ZIP Code: The Biden-Sanders Unity Platform
Highlights: It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that every child, everywhere, is able to receive a world-class education that enables them to lead meaningful lives, no matter their race, ZIP code, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or household income. Guaranteeing Universal High-Quality Early Childhood Education. Democrats support: working with states to offer pre-K […]
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