Legislative Alert: AZ Senate Appropriations Hearing Budget Bills Tuesday,...
Word came out mid-afternoon Monday February 19, 2012 that a package of ten budget bills had been assigned to both the Arizona Senate and House Appropriations Committees for Tuesday, February 20, 2012....
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It’s Official – We’ve Launched the Quality Education & Jobs Initiative Campaign!
Friday, March 9, 2012 Dear Friends: We want to share some very exciting news! Today at 10 a.m., we launched the Quality Education and Jobs Campaign to strengthen our children’s education and our...
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The Quality Education and Jobs Act–New Stories and Opinions
Check here for news stories and editorial opinions in support of the Quality Education and Jobs Act. Leadership Council Supports 1-Cent Tax, Arizona Public Media, April 23, 2012 Into the mind of . ....
View ArticleAEPN’s President Ann-Eve Pedersen to receive Crystal Apple Award May 4th
Our own Ann-Eve Pedersen is one of five people who will receive the Crystal Apple Award bestowed by the Metropolitan Education Commission, an organization which recognizes those who improve our...
View ArticleBudget Deal Underway for FY 2012-2013
News that Governor Brewer and legislative leadership reached a deal on the budget went out late last week. Today, both chambers are scheduled to consider multiple floor amendments to bills that were...
View ArticleNew Poll Finds Arizona Voters Overwhelmingly Support Increased Funding for...
A new poll by the Merrill/Morrison Institute released May 17, 2012 shows overwhelming support by Arizona voters for increasing funding for public education. Among the findings in the poll: 97...
View ArticleArizona Public Schools Spend Least in Nation on Administrative Expenses
The US Census Bureau report released last week–Public Education Finances: 2010–shows Arizona public schools spend the least in the nation on administrative expenses. These figures are contrary to the...
View ArticleImportant Voting Information
As the November 6th election gets nearer, we wish to provide you with this important voting information: Last day to register to vote: October 9, 2012 On- Site Early Voting Begins: October 11, 2012...
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Supreme Court Upholds Education Supporters’ Will: Quality Education and Jobs...
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Secretary of State Ken Bennett who fought to thwart the will of over 290,000 voters who support the Quality Education and Jobs Citizen’s Initiative–Proposition...
View ArticleProposition 204 Officially Kicks Off Campaign with Rally
Supporters officially kicked off the campaign for the Quality Education and Jobs Initiative, Proposition 204, on Sunday in Phoenix and Tucson. Advocates handed out t-shirts, yard signs and bumper...
View ArticleA Message to All Prop 204 Supporters
The Arizona Education Parent Network wishes to thank all of the supporters of Prop 204–Quality Education and Jobs–for their passionate grassroots effort to help Arizona’s schoolchildren.The executive...
View ArticleGovernor Brewer’s Education Budget
January 25, 2013 . Gov. Jan Brewer released her proposed education funding budget late last week (1/18/2013). It calls for an additional $110 in continual funding ($110 per student) and $61 million in...
View ArticleArizona Leaders Indroduce School Safety Legislation Following Newtown Tragedy
January 25, 2013 This issue hits home for all of us as we want to make our schools as safe as possible, following the tragedies in Newtown and other communities. . The Governor has allocated only $3.6...
View ArticleHow US Schools Compare: Highlights from the Lastest OECD International Report
By Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, June 25, 2013 A new report that analyzes education trends in several dozen countries says that the United States is behind in early childhood education even though...
View ArticleArizona Graduation Rates Ranks 43rd in United States
By Cathryn Creno, Arizona Republic, June 17, 2013 Arizona ranks ninth from the bottom in a new national report on high-school graduation rates. Using numbers from 2010, a report called “Diplomas...
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