The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Democrats battle to protect Arizona students

The Good: 

After huge pressure from advocates and Democrats, Republicans now indicate they will provide critical funding for people with disabilities. This is a crucial step in ensuring that these programs and virtual services will continue to help disabled children and adults. 

The Bad: 

Unfortunately, the free school lunch bill HB2213 has not received a third reading. Republicans in the legislature have refused to put this bill on the agenda and are continuing to use our students as political pawns. We need your help to get the funding for this added to the budget, call and email ALL the Republicans in the state legislature to ensure students have the resources they need to succeed. 

The Ugly: 

This week Donald Trump gutted the Department of Education by laying off more than half of its employees. Arizona already ranks near the bottom in education and these cuts will only hurt our students and teachers more. If Trump decides to shut down the Department of Education completely Arizona is set to lose over 800 million dollars in federal revenue.