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The American Work Tradition Is Under Siege
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Suddenly America is facing a severe structural labor shortage. We all feel it, whether we’re trying for reservations at a restaurant that has reduced hours, seeking handyman help, or just trying to get somebody to answer the dang phone....
The Inconvenient Truths About Empowerment Scholarship Awards
By Michele Hamer | If you’re confused about the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program expansion to all Arizona K-12 students, you’re not alone. The recent passing of HB 2853, gives parents and guardians who opt out of the public-school option, a...
ESA Signature Blunder Shows There’s No Math Quite Like ‘Save Our Schools’ Math
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | What’s the difference between 141,714 and 88,866? Take a few seconds to do the math, and feel free to use a calculator if you’d like. If you answered 52,848, you’re correct! Congratulations and give yourself a pat on the back...
Breaking Down Barriers in Education to Better Benefit Students
By Kurt Rohrs | Public education funding accounts for nearly $11 billion of Arizona’s $18 billion state budget. Considering this cost, taxpayers should have a clear perception about the return on this massive investment. We can define the purpose of public education...
The Decline to Sign Movement to Defend School Choice Is the Perfect Example of How to Fight Back
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Save Our Schools Arizona is clearly frustrated in its mission to stop families from having the freedom of school choice. For a few months now, the group has been gathering signatures throughout Arizona for a ballot initiative...
To Our Conservative and Moderate Friends
By Kim Miller | Are you considering voting for a Democrat, or not voting for a Republican because you think they’re crazy? If you’re someone who votes according to the “candidate I like,” rather than the political party, consider what RESULTS your vote will bring to...
Public Schools Need to Return Their Primary Focus to Academic Instruction Rather Than Social Change
By Kurt Rohrs | Right now, there’s a growing conflict between whether our schools should be focused primarily on academic instruction or social instruction. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), stated recently that teachers...
Threats to the Court Are the Real Threat to Democracy
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Sen. Elizabeth Warren, with the concurrence of much of the Left, believes our democracy is once again under attack, this time from our own “rogue” Supreme Court. MSNBC agreed that “the Supreme Court has gone rogue.” The Congressional...
It’s Time to Examine the Relevant Facts and Dispel the Myths About Teacher Salaries in Arizona
By Kurt Rohrs | A lot of rhetoric is continually thrown around in discussions about teacher’s salaries in Arizona. So just what are the relevant facts? Here we examine current teachers’ average salaries and starting salaries nationwide, in Arizona, and in the Chandler...
Should We Do More Job Skills Training in Schools?
By Kurt Rohrs | In the ongoing struggle between academic and social instruction in schools, perhaps we are leaving out the most practical instruction of all—job skills training. As our local economy continues to develop, there has been a shortage of both skilled and...
It Is Critical to Drain the School Board Swamp This November
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Public schools are out of control. And it’s going to get worse if we don’t do something about it. Unfortunately, for far too long, school board elections have been some of the most ignored around our state. But whether you have...
The Plague of Pediatric Transgenderism Is a Grave Danger to Adolescents
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Phoenix Children’s Hospital has now confirmed on a Twitter feed that their standard treatment for gender dysphoria is “gender-affirming care.” This is strictly bad news for Arizona’s troubled or gender-curious adolescents. The wildly...
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