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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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Mar 18 2022March 18, 2022

School Takeovers Hurt Kids & Communities

2022, Arizona Schools / By Daniel Harris / 7 minutes of reading

School Takeovers Hurt Kids & Communities HB2808, a bill moving through the Arizona state legislature, will force school takeovers and closures based on standardized test scores. This will punish struggling schools and disproportionately harm low-income, rural and Native communities instead of giving them the resources they desperately need. This massive piece of legislation has long-term …

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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 16 2021December 16, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: Help Schools Help Children in Poverty

8 Part Series, Teacher / By Daniel Harris / 3 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field: Help Schools Help Children in Poverty With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. Preschoolers and early childhood …

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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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$An Unlevel Playing Field: Poverty Puts Needs Ahead of School$

Dec 1 2021December 1, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: Poverty Puts Needs Ahead of School

Teacher / By adminsosaznetwork / 3 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field:Poverty Puts Needs Ahead of School With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. Preschoolers and early childhood education are …

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Nov 25 2021November 25, 2021

The State of Arizona’s Rural Schools

2021, Arizona Schools / By Daniel Harris / 1 minute of reading

The State of Arizona’s Rural Schools Save Our Schools Arizona Network is committed to ensuring that all children in Arizona have the opportunity to attain an excellent education in their community. In order to realize this goal, our state leaders must make a concerted effort to revitalize rural education. Read our comprehensive new report on …

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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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Nov 17 2021November 16, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: Preschoolers Pay for Poverty

Teacher / By Daniel Harris / 3 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field: Preschoolers Pay for Poverty With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. This piece focuses on students in …

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Nov 2 2021November 5, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: A Student’s Perspective on Surviving Poverty

Teacher / By adminsosaznetwork / 4 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field: A Student’s Perspective on Surviving Poverty With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. Preschoolers and early childhood …

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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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Oct 18 2021October 18, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: The Reality of Poverty for Rural Students

Teacher / By Daniel Harris / 4 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field: The Reality of Poverty for Rural Students With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. This piece focuses …

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Oct 4 2021October 13, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: Urgent Needs of Preschoolers in Poverty

Teacher / By adminsosaznetwork / 3 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field: Urgent Needs of Preschoolers in Poverty With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. Preschoolers and early childhood …

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Sep 21 2021September 21, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: Rural Public Schools are a Lifeline From Poverty

Teacher / By adminsosaznetwork / 3 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field:Rural Public Schools are aLifeline From Poverty With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. This piece focuses on …

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An Unlevel Playing Field: Teaching Students in Poverty

Sep 8 2021September 15, 2021

An Unlevel Playing Field: Teaching AZ Students in Poverty

Teacher / By adminsosaznetwork / 3 minutes of reading

An Unlevel Playing Field:Teaching Students in Poverty With a nearly 20% poverty rate among Arizona children, families often rely on their local public school in ways beyond providing a quality education. As a result, teachers must ensure basic needs such as nutrition and safety are met before focusing on academics. Read our 8-part series to learn how …

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

School Takeovers Hurt Kids & Communities

Vouchers Hurt: Inequity, Discrimination & Segregation

Vouchers Hurt: The Truth about Academic Outcomes

Ducey Lies to Expand Vouchers with Covid-Relief Funds

Should Test Scores Determine School Funding?

An Unlevel Playing Field: Help Schools Help Children in Poverty

Teachers in Crisis, Classrooms in Trouble

An Unlevel Playing Field: Poverty Puts Needs Ahead of School

The State of Arizona’s Rural Schools

The AZ Legislative Majority Pressures Native Lawmakers

An Unlevel Playing Field: Preschoolers Pay for Poverty

An Unlevel Playing Field: A Student’s Perspective on Surviving Poverty

Arizona Educators Battle Ducey’s Ban on Mask Mandates

An Unlevel Playing Field: The Reality of Poverty for Rural Students

An Unlevel Playing Field: Urgent Needs of Preschoolers in Poverty

An Unlevel Playing Field: Rural Public Schools are a Lifeline From Poverty

An Unlevel Playing Field: Teaching AZ Students in Poverty

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