On Education, Ethics and Impeachment
My husband Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished professor at UA in German Studies, just published an article in the online Elephant Journal about ethics and education, as well as impeachment of...
View ArticleStanding Up For Democracy at the School Board
We have seen over the past several years that many on the right believe that too much democracy is a bad thing. We see it in the voter suppression laws passed all over the country in the wake of the...
View Article#AZLeg Must Raise 1980 Funding Cap for Schools (video)
Thursday, January 23, marked our first floor debate of the 2020 session of the Arizona House. We had Committee of the Whole (COW) for HCR2023, a bill to raise the Constitutional funding cap that was...
View ArticleHow Should Arizona Pay for Education? Tax the Rich? Or Tax the Poor? (video)
“How can Arizona increase education funding?” has been an ongoing question since the Tea Party started hollowing out public education and doling out tax breaks ten years ago. This week the Legislature...
View ArticleArizona’s New Motto: Tax Cuts R Us (video)
Instead of “Ditat Deus” (God Enriches), Arizona’s motto should be “Tax Cuts R Us.” Today in the Ways and Means Committee, we heard three tax giveaway bills: HB229 (corporate welfare for utility...
View ArticleWhat’s on the #AZHouse Ways & Means Agenda? More Tax Cuts! (video)
The alternative headline for this blog post could be: Are eight tax cuts in two weeks too many? I think so. Last week, I said that the State of Arizona should change its motto from Ditat Deus (God...
View ArticleScott Weinberg is Gone, But the Threat of Purple For Parents Remains
The political career of Twitter troll and bigot Scott Weinberg ended as abruptly as it began this week, as he announced the end of his candidacy for the Kyrene School District governing board. You may...
View Article#COVID19 Pandemic Is Both a Problem & an Opportunity
Inhabitants of Earth are nearly six months into the most disruptive year of our lives, thanks to the novel Coronavirus. The United States was slow to react to the pandemic that had already spread...
View ArticleWhat Did #AZLeg Do in the First 100 Days? (video)
For many years, the Arizona Legislature has had a 100 day target for the length of each session. April 20, 2021 was day 100 for this session. When more than 1000 bills are proposed every year and more...
View ArticleGrand Canyon Inst – AZ Budget Priorities: Tax Cuts v. Productivity & Prosperity
The Grand Canyon Institute is a "centrist think tank" that provides a great service to our state by analyzing economic issues and producing independent reports. (You can read many of these reports at...
View ArticleBack To Supreme Court: Goldwater Institute/AZ Free Enterprise Club Lead...
The opponents of Invest In Arizona's Prop. 208 are upset that Superior Court Judge John Hannah told them on Monday that he will not be rushed into ruling on an injunction against the education tax...
View ArticleKatie Hobbs Discusses Her Plans for Arizona
Remember the old cliché that actions speak louder than words? Well, consider the actions the 2022 Arizona Democratic and Republican Gubernatorial Nominees took after winning in the primaries on August...
View ArticleT and A: #1 Benefit of Public Schools
I've no doubt raised a few eyebrows with the title of this post. Get your mind out of the gutter people, I'm talking about transparency and accountability! Let me be clear...I believe America's public...
View ArticleTom Horne’s School Circus: Now Featuring Woke-Free Arizona Schools
Step right up, my friends, and witness the act of the century, where the only thing more outlandish than the performers is the state's forthcoming approach to education. And taking center stage is the...
View ArticleThe GOP’s School Board Carnival: Unlimited Game Play for $500 a Candidate
The GOP has really outdone itself again, breaking the law without any fear of consequences. Heh, tell me something I don’t know, right? This time? The Pinal County Republican Committee LLC made illegal...
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