Kentucky public school teachers rally for a “day of action” at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 13, 2018. Photo by Bill Pugliano | Getty Images
For those who doubted whether Gov. Doug Ducey was silently working to undermine public education, doubt no more.
As a lame duck governor, his war on district schools is no longer being waged in the shadows. He put his disdain for public education on full display during his State of the State speech on Monday.
Arizonans know the past two years have been a nightmare for students, teachers and parents. Conflicting guidelines from health and government leaders, coupled with remote learning and children and teens dealing with isolation and family illnesses and death have created a tsunami of loss in our schools.
Test scores have plummeted, and the surgeon general has reported huge upticks in anxiety and depression as well as suicide attempts, creating an unprecedented crisis among our youth.