Curtis Cardine: The Cost of Funding the Arizona Voucher Legislation
Curt Cardine of the Grand Canyon Institute has calculated the cost of the proposed Arizona voucher proposal, which would give public money for private choices...
Category : Arizona
School Funding Since 2008: $600 Billion LOST!
The Education Law Center has developed an excellent presentation on the shortchanging of public education in the years since 20008. The great majority of states...
Arizona: CEOs Criticize Voucher Expansion
Jim Swanson and John Graham, both CEOs in Arizona, wrote a stern warning against the legislature’s proposed voucher expansion, which would make almost all students...
Arizona: Legislature Passes Huge Voucher Expansion, Despite Will of Voters
Two years ago, the voters of Arizona overwhelmingly rejected an expansion of vouchers, by 65% to 35%. The pro-voucher side was funded by Charles Koch,...
SOS Arizona Asks for Your Help to Stand Up for Public Schools
AZ lawmakers think they can pull a fast one on AZ voters: They’re trying to force through Senate Bill 1452, a gigantic expansion of ESA vouchers...
Arizona Charters Hit Jackpot with Federal Paycheck Protection Program
The federal CARES Act included the Paycheck Protection Program to help struggling small businesses and nonprofits survive the pandemic. Lobbyists for the charter industry slipped...
GOP Lawsuit in Arizona Flounders
GOP officials filed a lawsuit in Arizona and sought to keep their “evidence” secret, but the judge hearing the case rejected their request. Only 180...
Arizona: Voters Approve Tax on Rich to Fund Public Schools
#Red4Ed is still producing results in Arizona! Voters approved a measure to raise the taxes of the wealthiest by 3.5% for the benefit of public...
Jennifer Berkshire: Will Education Cause The GOP to Lose Arizona?
Jennifer Berkshire writes in this post about the educational awakening in Arizona, the result of #red4ed and the teachers’ revolt of 2018. Proposition 208 is...
Arizona: Gov. Ducey Blasts Referendum to Increase $$$ for Education
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who is often called a Koch puppet because the Koch network donated heavily to his elections, denounced Proposition 208, which would...