Arizona Board of Ed President Asked to Resign by Gov Ducey
(Photo: Mike Barcia, Arizona School Boards Association) Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, who is about to make new board appointments, believed that pressuring Greg Miller to leave as president of the state Board of Education would smooth over the rocky relationship between Arizona schools chief Diane Douglas and the board. Miller decided there was no […]
Arizona Passes Children’s Healthcare Program
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Arizona is set to join the rest of the nation in offering a federal health insurance program for low-income children after it was pushed through the Legislature late last week, then receiving Governor Doug Ducey’s immediate pledge to sign it. The program, which will be called KidsCare in Arizona, will be the […]
Arizona, Texas Schools Top US News 2016 Rankings
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Southwest high schools are dominating the 2016 US News and World Report rankings of best high schools in the nation, with the top 10 spots occupied by six Southwest high schools included, based on the rankings released this week. The Washington Post’s T. Rees Shapiro reports that Texas and Arizona high schools […]
Arizona Bills Address Earlier, More Comprehensive Sex Education
Under new proposed legislation, children in the state of Arizona would participate in sexual education courses beginning in kindergarten unless their parents opt them out of the program. Rep. Juan Mendez believes too many children are brought up believing incorrect information about sexual health, or having no knowledge on the topic at all. The result, he said, […]
Campaign to Recall Arizona Schools Super Diane Douglas Fails
The Coalition to Recall Diane Douglas, Arizona’s state schools superintendent, has failed due to lack of funding and time, as well as voter apathy. The coalition’s chairman, Max Goshert, said his volunteers collected about 40,000 voter signatures on recall petitions by the deadline on Wednesday. The required number of signatures needed was approximately 366,000 to […]