More than 1,000 Arizona teachers have quit their jobs since July and 4,200 positions are being filled temporarily, according to a recent survey from the Arizona Department of Education.
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says the situation is “intolerable.”
“We’re in a crisis moment because students are not getting the education they’re entitled to because they’re being taught by people that are not trained to do it,” he said.
He says schools should give teachers raises and support them on disciplinary measures.
“The situation is very bad and the big picture is even worse, which is that for some years now we have been losing more teachers than we've been gaining,” he said.
He also says state legislators should renew Proposition 123, which provides funding for schools through the state land trust.
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A student event featuring Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk that was planned at a Phoenix high school next week has been moved off campus. -
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, the widow of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is planning a visit in the Paradise Valley Unified School District next week. -
The Peoria Unified School District will cut all of its social workers at the end of this year, as funds from the state’s school safety grant program will run out. -
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter once said there are four kinds of people in the world: “those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers." But there might be a fifth: caregivers who help other caregivers. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill on Monday which would have opted Arizona into a federal tax credit program to fund private school scholarships.
