AZEdUnited
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AZEdUnited
@AZEdUnited
70,000+ Educators and our Supporters #WEnotME. We are Arizona Educators United (AEU) and we are forever #REDforED.


Lawmakers have decisions to make re vouchers. The average voucher (ESA) cost to state general fund is $11,000+. Total in AZ is 6X higher than projected. Nonpartisan JLBC: "We've never really faced this circumstance before. You've got this requirement but it isn't funded."@12News





JUST IN: @GovernorHobbs releases a $17.1 Billion FY2024 executive budget, $2.1 Billion of which is one-time spending initiatives. It adds $274 million in K-12 investments partially funded by a repeal of universal ESAs (vouchers). Read it here: azospb.gov


Arizona Republicans, who platformed on heavily anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, have proposed a bill banning students from using their preferred pronouns. The sponsor of the bill is state Sen. @JohnKavanagh_AZ. This is the first bill they have put out for next session.

As my final act in office, I’m proud to announce a $6.75 million investment in school meals. Students qualifying for reduced-price meals will have their fees waived beginning in January through the end of school year 2023-2024.


Lame-duck @DougDucey now putting other conditions on call for special session to waive aggregate expenditure limit for schools, a move that @seanbowie says wasn't the deal and reflects the fact that this is last hurrah for GOP for 4 years. #tracking-source=home-top-story" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tucson.com/news/local/sub…

AZ public schools are set to lose hundreds of millions of dollars due to the universal ESA voucher scheme passed by the #AZLeg & Gov. Ducey. They want you to believe it’s “school choice,” but it's a handout of AZ taxpayer $ to the wealthy. #AZVoucherWatch bit.ly/VoucherWatch

This. @DougDucey: Time to step up for Arizona’s children. They deserve it.

1/ NEW: Superintendents representing 98% of AZ public school district students send Dec. 1st letter to Gov Ducey to call AEL special session: "We can’t stress enough the seriousness of this issue and the potential devastating impact on traditional public schools." Why... @12news


Maricopa Co Supervisor @billgatesaz in response to @pnjaban, @GOP @AZGOP: "The criticism from the Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Arizona is one more political stunt to try and distract us. This will not happen."




