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Jun 1 2022June 1, 2022

School’s Out for Summer—But Teachers are Leaving for Longer

2022 / By Daniel Harris / 4 minutes of reading

School’s Out for Summer—But Teachers are Leaving for Longer Arizona’s public schools are in the midst of an ever worsening crisis. Our greatest assets—our highly-skilled and well-trained educators—are fleeing the profession in droves statewide. According to a national NEA survey issued this Spring, a staggering 55% of educators nationwide are thinking about leaving the profession …

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Jan 31 2022January 31, 2022

Vouchers Hurt: Inequity, Discrimination & Segregation

2022, Vouchers Hurt / By Daniel Harris / 5 minutes of reading

Vouchers Hurt: Inequity, Discrimination & Segregation Despite enduring unpopularity with Arizona voters and poor outcomes for students, Arizona lawmakers remain myopically focused on expanding private school vouchers at all costs. Pushed by out-of-state special interests, these lawmakers ignore the reality that vouchers hurt Arizona students and communities. This is the second in a 4-part blog …

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Jan 24 2022January 31, 2022

Vouchers Hurt: The Truth about Academic Outcomes

2022, Vouchers Hurt / By Daniel Harris / 4 minutes of reading

Vouchers Hurt: The Truth about Academic Outcomes Despite enduring unpopularity with Arizona voters and poor outcomes for students, Arizona lawmakers remain myopically focused on expanding private school vouchers at all costs. Pushed by out-of-state special interests, these lawmakers ignore the reality that vouchers hurt our students and our communities. This is the first in a …

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Jan 4 2022January 3, 2022

Ducey Lies to Expand Vouchers with Covid-Relief Funds

2021, Arizona Schools, Education Funding, Teacher / By Daniel Harris / 5 minutes of reading

Ducey Lies to Expand Vouchers with Covid-Relief Funds Governor Ducey has long prioritized expanding private school vouchers over funding public schools, so it comes as no surprise that he is misusing federal Covid relief dollars to create yet another form of voucher. Arizona public schools have already lost billions in education funding over the past …

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Dec 21 2021December 21, 2021

Should Test Scores Determine School Funding?

2021, Arizona Schools, Education Funding, Teacher / By Daniel Harris / 4 minutes of reading

Should Test Scores Determine School Funding? Recently, Mike O’Neil from KTAR’s “Think Tank” sat down with educators Raquel Mamani and Beth Lewis to discuss the challenges teachers are facing as they work through the third school year impacted by the Covid pandemic. The educators agreed that teaching in Arizona is more difficult than ever and …

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Dec 14 2021December 14, 2021

Teachers in Crisis, Classrooms in Trouble

2021, Arizona Schools, Education Funding, Teacher / By Daniel Harris / 5 minutes of reading

Teachers in Crisis, Classrooms in Trouble Recently, Mike O’Neil from KTAR’s “Think Tank” sat down with educators Raquel Mamani and Beth Lewis to discuss the challenges teachers are facing as they work through the third school year impacted by the Covid pandemic. The educators agreed that teaching in Arizona is more difficult than ever and …

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Nov 24 2021November 25, 2021

The AZ Legislative Majority Pressures Native Lawmakers

2021, Arizona Schools, Education Funding, Indigenous Perspectives / By Daniel Harris / 6 minutes of reading

The AZ Legislative Majority Pressures Native Lawmakers Native Americans have inhabited what is now Arizona for tens of thousands of years. Arizona has 22 federally recognized tribes and the second-largest total Native American population of any state. Indigenous peoples live in every community and every corner of our state. Legislation passed by the Arizona Legislature …

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Oct 23 2021October 23, 2021

Arizona Educators Battle Ducey’s Ban on Mask Mandates

Masks / By adminsosaznetwork / 4 minutes of reading

AZ Educators Battle Ducey’s Ban on Mask Mandates Arizona kids have returned to Arizona classrooms after summer break and a year and a half of upheaval and anguish caused by COVID-19. Educators, children, and families across the state are grateful to return to some semblance of normalcy, and educators are working hard to meet students’ …

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